Trandescendant
Father/daughter duo, Joe and Rya, discuss LGBTQ family issues and how to preserve positive relationships
Trandescendant
Latest Episodes
Anti-LGBTQ Laws Hurt More Than Just The People They Target
You already know these laws are harmful. What you probably don't know is how far the harm travels. A parent watching their child's identity become a topic of debate feels something they have no permission to talk about. But the evidence gives u...
Who Really Sent the Texas Trans Pamphlet?
Trans kids are not your political scapegoat. As early voting opened in Texas, a glossy pamphlet landed in mailboxes across the state, addressed to the students in the house. It coached trans teens on getting care out of state and even on becomi...
What to Say the Next Time You're Wrong
We are all wrong sometimes. What matters is what we say next. Most of us reach for one of two reflexes: we defend ourselves, or we fall all over ourselves apologizing. Both turn the moment into something about us instead of the person we hurt. ...
Finding God After the Church Turned Them Away
What do you do when the people who promised to take you in close the door? A local pastor and youth director spent six months planning their youth group's mission trip. After driving the whole day in the bus, they learned they were not welcome....
Coming Out: What No One Ever Tells You
You might think coming out is one brave conversation and then it is over. That framing sets you up to be blindsided by everything that comes after. Nobody warns you that you will have to come out again for the rest of your life. Rya describes w...
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