Gender: A Wider Lens
Gender: A Wider Lens
131 - Facing Futility: You Can’t Actually Change Sex, with Corinna Cohn
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131 - Facing Futility: You Can’t Actually Change Sex, with Corinna Cohn

Fellow podcaster, Corinna Cohn, joins Sasha and Stella for an incredibly deep and meaningful discussion. Demonstrating no shortage of her charming sarcastic banter, Corinna offers an endearing balance of humor and thoughtful introspection as well as informative insights based on her lived experience as a transexual, writer, and activist. The conversation covers a wide array of topics including Corinna’s early experiences with gender identity exploration, transition and the changing landscape of gender, as well as her reevaluation of her own perceptions of gender and self-acceptance. 

Corinna Cohn is a writer, podcaster, and activist from Indiana. Corinna was diagnosed with gender identity disorder at age 15 and underwent surgical transition at age 19. In 2019, she became involved in patient advocacy, and in 2022 began organizing to support legislation that regulates gender medicalization of minors. Corinna has met with legislators and given testimony in Indiana, Texas, and Ohio.

In this episode, you’ll hear Corinna share her reflections that the acknowledgment of futility is a crucial step in one’s personal growth and acceptance, particularly in challenging situations. Together, Sasha, Stella and Corinna get into finding meaning in navigating ambivalence, self-reflection and accountability. Their discussion also highlights Corinna’s activism in the context of the evolution of transgender activism, the complexity of legislative politics in the United States and the projected future of gender identity politics as a movement.

Links:

Corinna’s Substack

https://substack.com/@corinnacohn 

Heterodorx Podcast (with co-host Nina Paley):

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heterodorx/id1602842758 

Corinna’s Washington Post Article: 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/11/i-was-too-young-to-decide-about-transgender-surgery-at-nineteen/ 

Corinna’s Article about Texas HB3502

https://corinnacohn.substack.com/p/texas-bill-to-protect-detransitioners 

Democrat Rep. Shawn Thierry’s Address to Texas Legislative Body

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKp1IGds6RQ 

Corinna’s Indiana testimony (regarding sports):

https://youtu.be/G8lgScZ0YzY 

Corinna’s Indiana testimony (regarding medical interventions on minors): 

https://youtu.be/wYhMejWA_zg

Corinna’s Ohio testimony (regarding medical interventions on minors):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJkSZlVLwBk 

Pre-Order When Kids Say They’re Trans: A Guide for Thoughtful Parents

https://whenkidssaytheyretrans.com/ 

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Gender: A Wider Lens
Gender: A Wider Lens
In this podcast, now in its fourth year, therapists Stella O'Malley and Sasha Ayad take a deep dive into the psychological and cultural forces impacting the social changes around "gender." Through interviews with researchers, doctors, therapists, parents, detransitioners, and others, Sasha and Stella's podcast is a "must listen" for anyone trying to navigate the current gender landscape. With their sharp analytical minds and deep compassionate hearts, Stella and Sasha have also become known throughout many parent networks as lighthouses in the midst of some very stormy seas. Previous guests include Helen Joyce, Jesse Singal, Leor Sapir, Kathleen Stock, Jamie Reed, Peter Boghossian and more.