Rather late in the game, we got wind of the first ever Katy Pride Festival, in Katy, Texas. We quickly reached out to the organizers and asked if they had a spot for us. The quickly and generously offered space for Trans Truth to set up our remote recording studio. In this special episode, we interview Amanda Rose, the president of Katy Pride, and Heather Tolleson, Senior Pastor of Katy's First Christian Church. You'll hear about how the festival came to be, and about First Christian Church, Katy, has been bringing their message of hope, love, and inclusion to this Houston suburb for the last ..read more

We all know about artists like Boy George, Dee Snider, etc. but the history and influence of the transgender community goes back much further. Join Jeri Ann and Kelly as they dig through "the record library" (that's an old radio term for the room where the kept all the vinyl) to learn about all that history. News: https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/22/politicians-trans-health-care-policies-minors/?fbclid=IwAR0QHK3WCR-B_U-kM2r12_qR8PdHBi9tM4avwqgow1EtLLwb2o-SKgLbn0U Appeals court takes up transgender health coverage case likely headed to Supreme Court - ABC News (go.com) https://abcnews.go.c ..read more

In part 2 of our series on trans influences, characters, and themes in various forms of entertainment, we're looking at television. Again, this is a very selective look at those things, but we found some gems that we just had to share ..read more

Like we were saying in Part 1, much has changed about transphobia, how the vanilla population understands (or more accurately, does not understand transgender people. In Part 2, we're focusing on the "moral" objections often made about trans people, and we'll dig into the root of those objections. Here's a hint... it almost always boils down to religion, or more precisely, to the religious right's predilection for (as Jeri Ann puts it) "bellying up to the scripture buffet", to cherry pick the passages they believe will substantiate their judgement. You guessed it... we will not let that stand ..read more

As you've probably heard, Trans Truth will be on-site at the 5th Annual Woodlands Pride Festival. One of the board members was kind enough to sit down with us for an interview about the festival, it's history, and even a little bit about her role in that history. Little did I know, the interview was going to involve a little bit of serendipity. You'll have to listen to the interview for the whole story, but it turns out that The Woodlands Pride Festival is not the only time Rachael and my paths have crossed. Anyway, this festival is one you don't want to miss. It's something special. News Lin ..read more

Another in our series entitled, simply, "Our Stories". In this episode we ask the same questions, and as we're learning, we get some of the same answers and a lot of stuff that's different. That's what we love about this series. We get all get the affirmation of learning that we're not alone in what our journey has been, but we also get some very different, and very personal insights into the unique experiences we all have. News Links: https://thedailyrecord.com/2023/08/03/federal-appeals-court-upholds-ruling-giving-transgender-students-key-bathroom-access/ https://www.npr.org/2023/08/03/1 ..read more

The right is currently obsessed with the myths and horror stories about regret and detransition among transgender individuals, and while we must honestly say that such things do happen, they represent a tiny fraction, like less than one percent, of the total number of trans men and women who have transitioned. So we're going to tell the truth about these things because... that's what we do ..read more

Today, in the third installment of the "Our Stories" series, Jeri Ann and Kelly interview their long-time on-line friend Sara Doepner. Sarah refers to herself as a "late bloomer", having transitioned relatively late in life. Like so many of us baby boomers, she grew up in a time when there was less understanding of, and certainly a lot less tolerance for, those whose gender identity was "at the far end of the curve", so to speak. Lots of insight and useful information from another one of us who's found herself after a long search. News Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpNe-GvESnQ& ..read more

What a goldmine! On very short notice (like... two days!), we learned of this event, a fundraiser for this year's Houston Roundup, being held at Houston's Lambda Center. BTW, y'all need to update that Roudup website. :) Anyway, we were thinking it might be a chance to get an interesting interview or two, and to promote the Houston Roundup conference and, what we quickly learned has been a very important part of the Houston LGBTQ+ community for decades, Lambda Center. Sharon, the director of the event, quickly got approval for us to show up and do our thing. On the night of the event ..read more

In the second of our series entitled "Our Stories", Jeri Ann interviews co-host Kelly Nelson. News Links: Transgender Floridians remain in limbo as legal fight over gender-affirming care continues | WGCU PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida Transgender people largely lack sense of community, seek refuge online (usatoday.com) USU study shows clinicians lack knowledge of transgender health care | KSL.com Policing Gender: How Surveillance Tech Aids Enforcement of Anti-Trans Laws (pogo.org) Supreme Court Lets Gender Dysphoria Ruling Stand in Win for Transgender Rights (usnews.com) Judge orders ..read more