Marking Transgender Awareness Week, we reshare Rotary Club chair Monica Mulholland's story. Monica Mulholland was the first trans chair person of Rotary New Zealand's Inner Wheel Club. Monica grew up in 1960s Catholic Ireland and came out as trans in her fifties after decades of hiding her true identity.

Topics discussed:

1. Being transgender and growing up in 1960s Catholic Ireland
2. Coming out as trans later in life
3. Leading the way in LGBTQ+ rights and representation in the conservative Rotary Club community

Links mentioned in this episode:

• http://outcastpod.com
• https://www.mindfood.com/article/brand-new-me/

This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.

Marking Transgender Awareness Week, we reshare Australian influencer AJ Clementine's story. AJ tells Rosie her coming out story and discusses why positive trans representation on screen and elsewhere in the media is so crucial.

Topics discussed:

1. Coming out as transgender.
2. Gender dismorphia.
3. Gender confirmation surgery.
4. Trans representation on screen.
5. Social media and activism.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• https://outcastpod.com/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu2P3v6-gW5aMDGQA2EOFXQ
• https://www.minus18.org.au/
• https://www.murdochbooks.com.au/browse/books/biography-memoir/memoirs/Girl-Transcending-AJ-Clementine-9781922351609

This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.

Marking Transgender Awareness Week, we reshare transgender priest Sarah Jones's coming out story, in which she discusses the Anglican church’s approach to LGBTQ+ rights, and shares the issues facing the trans community today.

Topics discussed:

1. Experiencing life as a trans person from the 60s to now
2. Being outed as trans after ordination in the Church of England
3. The concept of God as non-binary

Links mentioned in this episode:

• https://outcastpod.com/
• https://attitude.co.uk/article/god-is-beautifully-non-binary-the-transgender-church-of-england-priest-outed-by-a-national-newspaper-1/25157/

This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.