Episode 1: Demystifying This Podcast

In the introduction to "Demystifying the Transgender Journey," hosts Lynn Murphy and Wendy Cole invite viewers to explore the experiences of people born transgender. They discuss the goals of their podcast, which include educating the public about what it means to be transgender through interviews with transgender individuals, their families, friends, and professionals who support them. Lynn, an accomplished author and interviewer, was inspired by Wendy's journey and passion for humanizing the transgender experience. Wendy shares her personal transition story, emphasizing that being transgender is not a choice but an inherent identity. They aim to provide knowledge, change perspectives, and support those affected by or interested in the transgender journey. Viewers are encouraged to subscribe, engage, and open their minds to this enlightening series.

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Episode Transcript

Lynn (00:00):
What do you really know about people who were born transgender?
Have you ever met someonewho's transgender?
Well, if you're like me, you'recurious, but hesitant to ask questions.
Well, welcome to Demystifyingthe Transgender Journey.
In our conversations with people who wereborn transgender, their families, friends,
and the professionals who support them,we ask probing questions and discover

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insightful and educational answers.
You can also find moreinformation on our website.
TheTransgenderJourney.
com Now, let's get rightinto today's episode.
Welcome, everybody.
Thank you for joining us andthank you for finding Demystifying
the Transgender Journey.
You know, you're probably wonderingwhat this is all about and whether

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you belong here and whether youcan get anything out of this.
So Wendy and I are putting togetherthis short video today to explain who we
are, what we Why we're doing this, whowe're interviewing, and who this is for.
Hopefully you will stick aroundand subscribe and watch the rest
of our podcast because we've gotsome great, great information here.

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So we want to educate aboutthe transgender journey.
Let's introduce ourselves first.
I'm Lynn Murphy.
I am one of the hosts.
I founded Women Who Push The Limitsand I put together an interview
book with 50 women and wrote.
The Amazon number one bestseller, 50Life Lessons from Inspiring Women.
And I am heterosexual, white, cisgender,I'll say mature woman, you know, sometimes

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I say old woman, but a mature woman.
So I've been interviewing peopleand writing for a little while, but
I never imagined that I would bedoing a podcast, which will lead to
a book on the transgender journey.
Not until I met Wendy,and Wendy has educated me.
Thank you very much, Wendy.

Wendy (01:48):
Lynne, it has been such a pleasure to have met you.
You have been amazing.
You have taken everythingthat I've told you, you've
internalized it, researched it.
reached out to other people andyou're now an ally and you're just as
passionate about doing this as I am.
My mission and my legacy is to doeverything I can to humanize being born

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transgender for the rest of society andwhile I'm Also helping people who are in
transition and parents of transgender.
It's become my passion and I believethat in 2015 when I actually transitioned
and started this life, that was theuniverse putting me on a path to

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doing something very meaningful.
I don't expect people to understandthe concept of being transgender.
Unless you have ever questioned yourgender identity, looked in the mirror,
and said, I really should have been aman, or I really should have been a woman.
If you've never said that, I don'texpect you to understand this, because

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that's what people like myself gothrough every day of our lives.
I did until 2015.
I was in my 60s when I transitioned.
It saved my life, literally, andit's been a wonderful experience.
All I hope to accomplish is to changepeople's perspectives and give you a

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little knowledge to better comprehendwhat it means to be born transgender.
This is not a choice.
It's not something thatyou wake up and do.
And I knew personally, I knewfrom age three, I was different,
just didn't have the words for it.
I've lived with this.
For decades, and that's whatI hope to share with you.

Lynn (03:46):
Well, and we are going to educate people, we're going, Wendy's the first
person I interviewed, and she andI have had extensive conversations.
Thank you so much, Wendy, foreducating me, and that's what
we're doing with our podcast.
So, we will be interviewing otherpeople who were born transgender.
We'll also be interviewing parents,siblings, friends, relatives, co

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workers, and medical professionalswho are helping the transgender
community with their needs.
Therapists, doctors, the whole spectrum.
So we're taking a wide approach to this.
We'll be interviewing somepeople who have transitioned from
male to female, female to male.
We want kind of a comprehensive look atwhat it means to be born transgender.

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So we hope that you will stay tunedfor all of those things, and we know
that just by telling stories of realpeople, having you hear from people
like Wendy and some of the otherpeople we're going to interview, that
you will understand the human side ofthis, rather than listening to people
who are uninformed and misinformed.
about what it's liketo be born transgender.

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If we can reach a few people and helpyou open up to this, this is for you.
We want people who are maybenot sure of what this all means.
Maybe you've got a family memberor a friend, you've just found out
that they're transitioning, thatthey are actually Born transgender.
You're probably confused.
These podcasts will help yousee the different perspective.

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Like Wendy said, we're not trying tounderstand this necessarily, but to have a
different perspective on what's going on.

Wendy (05:23):
I feel that, um, this is something that is very important to put out
and offer you this kind of knowledge.
It's, it's very important.
And it will make a difference.
I know from the, uh, people that I'vehelped to transition, changing their
beliefs in themselves and helpingthem to find self acceptance, because

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most of us wind up having a very badfeeling about ourselves and who we are.
The inner turmoil that people live with.
It's debilitating at times, andit's a very difficult way to live.
And I think that's animportant thing to realize.
This is not a choice.
It's who we are.

Lynn (06:08):
So if you are born transgender, if you have loved ones, if you're
just curious about what this isabout, please subscribe, comment, rate
and review this podcast, share it.
with other people who are openminded and who want to know.
Even like Wendy said, if you'reborn transgender, you may want

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to hear from other people.
Some people who are born transgenderdon't necessarily put themselves
out there the way Wendy has done.
Listen to our podcast.
Participate.
Comment and, oh, and join our Demystifyingthe Transgender Journey group.
We would love to have youpart of the conversation.
Just show up authentically andhonestly and with an open mind
and we'll be there for you.

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So once again, thank you forjoining the podcast Demystifying
the Transgender Journey.
I'm Lynne Murphy.
This is Wendy Cole and we will guide youalong in this educational experience.
Thank you.
Thank you for joining us todayon this episode of Demystifying
the Transgender Journey.
Remember to subscribe so youdon't miss a single episode
of our fascinating interviews.

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You can also find more information onour website, thetransgenderjourney.
com.
So until next time, staycurious and stay kind.