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The Michele Tafoya Podcast

The Grief and destruction Behind the Term, “Dead Name”

The Michele Tafoya Podcast

Salem Podcast Network

News, Politics, News Commentary, Society & Culture

2.4590 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

She made the indie film, “Dead Name,” which follows the heartbreaking journeys of three parents whose children are transitioning.  Because of the fierce backlash to the film from from the “trans lobby,” she won’t reveal her identity.  But she will shine light on a topic few are willing to touch.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to another episode of the Michelle Tofoya podcast.

0:03.8

Today's episode, you'll see me, but you will not see our guest.

0:08.3

The guest will call her Taylor is a filmmaker who produced the documentary dead name.

0:14.7

It's an independent film about three kids whose parents see them through some form of transitioning their genders.

0:25.9

And it's moving and it's frightening and it's important.

0:30.5

And we're going to talk to the filmmaker next.

0:33.2

It's time for the Michelle Tofoya podcast.

0:39.6

Let me just read this description.

0:42.7

Dead Name lets us in on the inner thoughts, the struggles, and the declarations to fight for children who feel lost to them.

0:51.0

We have made Dead Name to open the conversation, humanize the subject from the

0:56.2

perspective of parents and give them a voice. The fact that parents need that voice is so important

1:04.7

right now. We need it in education and we need it in our children's health. And this is quite a timely topic. We're going to speak to the

1:13.5

filmmaker. This is important. And we're going to learn a lot. And hopefully you'll end up seeing

1:19.1

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