Always A Woman, Revisited

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Performing Arts, Society & Culture, Comedy, Personal Journals, Arts

4.6 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Morgan revisits her story from 2012 called “Always A Woman” with Kevin Allison and considers how much has changed for trans folks in the 13 years since. 🎙️Radio Story: Always A Woman by Morgan A biker and ironworker has a lifelong secret. After a nearly life-ending accident, Morgan finally decides to transition from man to woman. The people in her life are amazed, but they adjust. keywords: LGBTQIA+ storyteller, Trans storyteller, transgender 🌈 Support RISK! & Get Involved • 🎟 See RISK! live⁠ in NYC on December 11, 2025 • ✍️ Pitch your story⁠ • ❤️ Support us on Patreon⁠ or ⁠make a one-time PayPal donation⁠ • 📚 Shop merch or the RISK! book⁠ • 🎓 Take storytelling classes with us⁠ • 🎥 Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, folks, this is Risk, the show where people tell true stories they never thought
0:13.5	they dare to share. I'm Kevin Allison, and today we're revisiting a story by Morgan
0:19.7	that she told On Risk back in 2012,
0:23.8	plus a conversation that she and I had about it in 2025, looking back,
0:30.4	oh my goodness, this story meant so much to me, meant so much to so many people
0:36.7	when we first ran it back in the day. It wasn't
0:39.5	the first story we ever ran by a trans person on the show, but it was the first that was about
0:46.1	the trans experience, you know, that focused on that part of a person's story. We even ended up including a version of it, a personal essay
0:57.7	sort of version of it in the risk book. And you'll hear Morgan is just such a unique and wonderful
1:06.2	and hilarious person. Now, this is Trans Awareness Week when we're releasing this. It's a hell of a time
1:16.1	to be revisiting this because so much has changed in such alarming ways in American society since
1:27.2	this story was first recorded. So let's jump on in for all of the
1:33.5	laughter and the sadness. So a quick break. And when we come back, Morgan and I will revisit and
1:41.6	review Always a Woman.
1:45.7	We'll be right back.
1:49.1	We're back.
1:50.2	Hey, everyone.
1:56.4	I am here to listen to one of the all-time classic risk stories from 2012,
2:00.1	Always a Woman by Morgan. And joining me here to listen to it, listen back, is Morgan.
2:05.0	Hey, Morgan, how are you?
2:06.8	Hi, Kevin.
2:08.1	So good to see you.
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