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The Gurls Talk Podcast

Ep 16. Adwoa talks to Munroe Bergdorf about transgender activism and how we can all join her movement towards embracing the trans community.

The Gurls Talk Podcast

Gurls Talk

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Mental Health

4.8583 Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

We couldn’t talk about 'Gender’ without getting this trailblazing voice of the trans community on the podcast. Her eloquence is only outshone by her passion for society’s acceptance of all genders, and I learnt so much from our conversation. I’ve walked away from the episode knowing how we can all open our world to things we don’t understand. We might be scared of saying the wrong thing, but Munroe tells us to embrace the discomfort, because “being uncomfortable spurs growth”.  ...

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0:00.0

Girls Talk.

0:06.8

You're listening to the Girls Talk podcast, hosted by me, Adjoa-Boha and powered by our friends at Nike.

0:13.9

This is where girls come together to talk, share, listen and take control.

0:19.0

So listen to us every week for your source of fierce chat. And don't forget to

0:23.8

subscribe. Hi everyone. We're back from doing our first ever girls talking Ghana. It was so amazing.

0:37.4

So make sure to check out on our Instagram and the website to see

0:41.0

all of the amazing panelists that took part.

0:43.7

It's now April, and we're starting with our new theme of gender in all its forms.

0:50.7

We've got some mad guests on to talk to us throughout the month, ranging from experts

0:55.7

on gender, women who are killing it in male-dominated fields, and even men who want to talk

1:01.0

about masculinity. As always, if you've got something you want to say on gender, then message us,

1:07.1

Instagram us, email us. We exist to provide you with a safe space to talk about anything that's on your mind.

1:13.4

So never hold back. Tell us everything you're thinking and we'll try to share it on the podcast.

1:18.7

So without further ado, I would like to introduce our first guest for this month's theme of gender.

1:26.0

Her name is Munro Bergdorf. So thank you so much for coming

1:29.7

on the podcast. Thank you for having me. Monroe is an activist, but I will let her kind of introduce

1:35.5

herself. She has proven herself as a brave and bold voice in our current society. She uses her

1:41.7

profile to advocate for a fairer world and to empower individuals like

1:46.7

myself and many others to fight for positive change. So let's get going with the first part

1:53.0

of podcast, Girls Talk.

1:58.8

What an introduction

2:02.2

No, thank you so much, Monroe, for being on the podcast.

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