Gender Lies and Liberation with Trans Historian Susan Stryker

American Hysteria

W!ZARD Studios

History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 28 June 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Susan Styker is the author of Transgender History: The Roots of Today’s Revolution as well as a filmmaker, distinguished professor, and longtime activist for the LGBTQ community. She began transitioning in the late 1980s, a very different era for gender nonconformity than the one we find ourselves in today. In this episode we discuss fragmentation within the wide rainbow umbrella, issues between feminists and transgender women, and how to deal with the generational and ideological gaps that have long broken up our potential solidarity. Become a Patron to get access to Chelsey's other podcast Walk with Me Go to brickhousesleep.com and get 15% off your first order at checkout with promo code HYSTERIA American Hysteria is written, produced, and hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith Sound design by Clear Commo Studios Produced by Miranda Zickler Follow American Hysteria on social media: Twitter: @AmerHysteria Instagram: @AmericanHysteriaPodcast Find our merch at americanhysteria.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This season will be further exploring each topic, hanging out with experts and enthusiasts
0:09.2	of all kinds, for more strange stories, social commentary, and the myths that make America
0:15.9	tick.
0:16.9	I'm your host, Chelsea Weber-Smith.
0:20.9	Susan Striker is an American author, filmmaker, theorist, and distinguished professor with
0:36.0	a doctorate in United States history.
0:39.3	She's also a longtime activist for the LGBTQ community, and she came out as transgender
0:45.9	in the late 1980s and began transitioning in the early 1990s.
0:50.6	A very different time to come of queer age than the time we find ourselves in right now.
0:58.9	But with some similarities, too.
1:01.4	Today we'll talk about her book Transgender History, the Roots of Today's Revolution,
1:08.0	a complex and nuanced look at gender non-conformity in the last few centuries.
1:14.3	We'll discuss some of the fragmentation and discord within the wide rainbow umbrella,
1:21.3	the relationship between transgender women and certain types of feminists, and how we
1:27.6	can better bridge some of our generational and ideological gaps in order to hopefully
1:35.7	gain a little more solidarity.
1:40.4	Susan, it is so great to have you on our show.
1:43.1	Thanks for joining us.
1:44.6	It's so great to be here.
1:46.1	We also have Miranda again today, our producer.
1:49.0	Hi, hello everyone.
1:50.4	Hello Miranda.
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