The Gender Reveal Party - The Real Reveal Podcast

You can't talk about gender and the queer community without talking about drag. In fact, if you don't know this, the queer movement was started at a bar in New York City called Stonewall. Stonewall was a riot that happened when the police had continually broken and busted into this bar and arrested people over and over and over again. These people were being brutalized back then; you couldn't even wear a piece of clothi...

C. Alexandria-Bernard Thomas is a Queer Black Non-Binary, award-winning poet, teaching artist, an advocate for Child Abuse Prevention, the LGBTQIA community, and Mental Health Awareness. 

Their work as a community organizer has afforded them opportunities to educate adults on how to respond and react to Child Sexual Abuse through Darkness to Light's Stewards of Children® and becoming a board member for Touch Me I’m Tellin (...

A few years back I read an article about "Theybies", babies born to parents who refused to tell the world the "sex" of their child and used they/them pronouns. At the time I thought, "Wow, what a brave and generous thing to do for a child, to let them decide what their "gender" is."   

I am happy to say that in today's episode I get to interview one of those brave and generous parents.  I...

I'm excited to share my friend Anthony Barnett with The Gender Reveal Party Podcast. He's a strong ally to the LGBTQIA+ community and a local business owner of Home Sweet Home Dog Resort here in Lawrence, Kansas for over 18 years. Not only does Anthony share his experience of being an "other" as a cisgender male and his work with therapy dogs, we discuss the masculinization of human beings, extinction bursts and s...

This interview is way over due. I had the glorious pleasure of sitting down on zoom with my friend Kate Bornstien last summer and then I couldn't find the interview. My deep apology to Kate for taking so long to get this interview out. So much has changed and happened since we talked. Kate Bornstien is the pioneer of pioneers. She has been on the leading edge of the gender conversation since the early 90's when her book &qu...

I want to welcome my good friend and Pastor of my former church Rev. Rachel Cornwell, who is the Pastor at Dumbarton UMC in Washington, D.C. In an environment where transgender and gender-diverse children are being targeted for political purposes, Rev. Rachel Cornwell, a Methodist pastor and mother of a transgender son, has written a beautiful and helpful book for parents looking for guidance and hope that all children are going to...

Hello friends,

We are back with The Gender Reveal Party Podcast!

Thank you for indulging my extra long hiatus.

We have an extra special guest for our return, and I am so excited to share this with you all. He is the Author of All Boys Aren't Blue and We Are Not Broken. George M. Johnson's young-adult memoir All Boys Aren't Blue has become one of the most banned books in the U.S. It's a young adult memoir di...

It's an inspiration when the top female athlete on the US Marshal Arts Fighting Team decides to make their transition to their most authentic self. My guest on this week's #therealreveal has a gift of supporting Cis Gender Men around bringing Positive Masculinity to the world. He is a world renowned athlete, a Guinness World Record holder, transgender activist, author, speaker, the list could go on. This person is a new friend...

My next guest is a local friend that I am grateful to know. She is a musician, poet, and para educator that loves teaching and is dedicated to educating people on better understanding the conversations they’re a part of. This year, she will be hosting Words Save Lives, an event that takes place on World Suicide Prevention Day in Lawrence, Kansas, intended to work on helping every person experience life with a sense of being valued,...

Today more than ever all of us need to remember what it was like for women who had the courage and the boldness to step into business that was historically all male dominated. We've moved so far so fast that we forget that it wasn't until 1974 that women could get a credit card in their name. 

Our guest was one of those pioneers. She is  still challenging assumptions and creating spaces for all people to thrive and find p...

As a bonus episode to the end of Pride month, I think it's important to talk about some of the folks in the LGBTQIA+ community that don't get as much air time.

Folks that identify as Pan sexual for example are part of our community but little is talked about opening and or explained much.

In this episode my guest generously lets us in to her world and her story of coming to know herself as a pan sexual person, what that means and w...

It's the last week of Pride and in this episode we are celebrating moving from surviving to thriving and the opportunity to create ourselves as our most authentic. I hope you listen and consider being part of making my best Pal's dreams come true.

Listen to find out more.

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Imagine raising a baby drag queen that has STAR written all over him. That's the lived experience of our next guest and I'm delighted to have this story to share during Pride month. Tune in to hear how a 7 year old has already chosen his drag name, is working on learning sewing and dance, and is currently prepping for his first Pride performance. His mom is here to tell his story and hers. 

I've always appreciated th...

It's the second week of Pride and I'm joined today by my friend Aurora Higgs. Aurora has been here before and I always love and appreciate her insights. Today we talk about the origin of Pride, how it started, where it has gone and what's next.

I hope you enjoy listening.

Happy Pride

To learn more about what Aurora is up to, check out www.aurorahiggs.com

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Pride started as a riot, a stand off; It was the beginning of revolution that is still ongoing.

I'm still pinching myself that I got to sit down with this next guest. And even more blown away and delighted that this is our first episode of pride month.

As far as I'm concerned she is the queen of all Femme's, and her late Butch hersband Leslie Feinberg was one of my greatest heros. These people changed my life forever as a...

Today I turn 56 years old and my birthday is always the kick off of Pride month.

I hope you enjoy this mini bonus episode where I share about my Birthday and my journey to transform it from fear and loathing, into Pride.

Thanks for listening, Love you bye,

Jay

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If you aren't interested in hearing anything about spirituality you may want to skip this episode. My guest this week is someone new in my life that I am just getting to know, but I am excited to introduce you to. This human's perspective and mine are in sync about spirituality, the divine, and our unique roll in the world as trans individuals. You will hear the word God referenced in this episode as we both agree th...

When I first met my next guest  they were a Drag King favorite in a troupe called Puss N Boots. They identify as a Gender Queer Butch Dyke and has walked in the world as an out Butch for decades. They have a  commitment to being fully self-expressed and encouraging conversations around gender and gender identity. In this interview Kimberly and I share  the powerful dynamic of being a butch with a femme and the  ...