Trandescendant
Father/daughter duo, Joe and Rya, discuss LGBTQ family issues and how to preserve positive relationships
Trandescendant
Latest Episodes
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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Without Hope There is No Tomorrow
Think about the person who gave you hope when you needed it most. Somebody did. Maybe they said one sentence and never knew it mattered. Harvey Milk built an entire movement on it at a time when hope was in very short supply. Joe and Rya trace ...
Loving Your LGBTQ Child Is A Behavior, Not A Feeling
When his daughter came out, Joe suggested she dress at home and go back to being someone else the moment she stepped outside. He thought he was keeping her safe. Years later, researchers have put numbers to what those compromises do to a young ...
How LGBTQ Media Portrayals Have Both Helped and Hurt Us
You have probably felt the pull in both directions. Seeing a queer character on screen for the first time can change what a young person believes is possible for their own life. Watching that same character get written off as a punchline can un...
