<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, my spouse shares her feelings about moving abroad. "We are not chess pieces," she says, regarding the current anti-transgender climate in the US. That says it all.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Mentioned or related to this episode:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;USA Today: &lt;a title= "USA Today: Safest States for Gay and Trans People" href= "https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/06/02/gay-transgender-least-most-welcoming-states/83773344007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Safest States for Gay and Trans People&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a title="Rainbow Railroad" href= "https://www.rainbowrailroad.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Rainbow Railroad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;TransLash: &lt;a title= "TransLash: Trans Relocation Guide -- Finding Trans Aslyum and Safe Havens" href= "https://translash.org/resources/trans-relocation-guide-finding-trans-asylum-and-safe-havens/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Trans Relocation Guide -- Finding Trans Aslyum and Safe Havens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Erin in the Morning: &lt;a title= "Erin in the Morning: Countries Should Accept Transgender Refugees from the United State" href= "https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/countries-should-accept-transgender" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Countries Should Accept Transgender Refugees from the U.S.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Information for allies:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;PFLAG &lt;a title="PFLAG Guide to Being a Trans Ally" href= "https://straightforequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2020-Trans-Ally-Guide-Revised.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Guide to Being a Trans Ally&lt;/a&gt;(PDF)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;GLAAD &lt;a title="GLAAD Tips for Allies" href= "https://www.glaad.org/transgender/allies" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Tips for Allies of Transgender People&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Advocates for Trans Equality &lt;a title= "National Center for Transgender Equality Ally Guide" href= "https://transequality.org/issues/resources/supporting-the-transgender-people-in-your-life-a-guide-to-being-a-good-ally" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;ally guide&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Human Rights Campaign &lt;a title= "Human Rights Campaign Ally Guide" href= "https://www.hrc.org/resources/be-an-ally-support-trans-equality" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;ally guide&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Places to look for therapy and professional support:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Psychology Today&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a title= "Coaching for Partners of Transgender and LGBTQ+ People" href= "https://beyondbinarybonds.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Coaching&lt;/a&gt; for Cis &amp; Straight Partners of Transgender, Gender Diverse, and LGBTQ+ Folx &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;More transgender families: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;YouTube Channel: &lt;a title="Great Scotts" href= "https://www.youtube.com/@GreatScotts" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Great Scotts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;YouTube Channel: &lt;a title="Jammidodger" href= "https://www.youtube.com/@Jammidodger" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Jammidodger&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;TikTok: &lt;a title="TikTok: TransitionTogether" href= "https://www.tiktok.com/@transitiontogether" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;TransitionTogether&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The Cut: &lt;a title= "Article: My Husband is Now my Wife: Trans Women's Wives on Their Own Dramatic Transformations" href= "https://www.thecut.com/2015/09/trans-wives-transitioning.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;My Husband is Now my Wife: Trans Women's Wives on Their Own Dramatic Transformations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Chicago Tribune: &lt;a title= "Article: Suburban Wife Loves the Person, Not the Gender, After Spouse Comes out as Woman" href= "https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-transgender-marriage-met-20151011-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Suburban Wife Loves the Person, Not the Gender, After Spouse Comes out as Woman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;* * * &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://sites.libsyn.com/437244/site/contact" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Get in touch&lt;/a&gt;, I'm happy to hear from you or answer questions.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you would like to support the podcast, consider donating to: The &lt;a title="Donate to Trevor Project" href= "https://give.thetrevorproject.org/give/583742/#!/donation/checkout" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Trevor Project&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title= "Donate to GLAAD" href= "https://give.glaad.org/page/51921/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=2404AWEV05XX&amp;utm_source=2404AWEV05XX&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=fy24webgiving&amp;en_txn6=701VV000006c64EYAQ&amp;en_og_source=fy24webgiving" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;GLAAD&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title= "Donate to PFLAG" href="https://pflag.org/donate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;PFLAG&lt;/a&gt; and PFLAG &lt;a title= "PFLAG International Chapters" href= "https://pflag.org/intlfamilygroups/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;International chapters,&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a title= "Donate to Lambda Legal" href="https://lambdalegal.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Lambda Legal&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title= "Donate to the Trans Formations Project" href= "https://givebutter.com/TheTFP" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Trans Formations Project&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title= "Donate to The Williams Institute" href= "https://giving.ucla.edu/Campaign/Donate.aspx?SiteNum=57" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;The Williams Institute&lt;/a&gt;, your local LGBTQ+ centers.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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S3E15: Spouse's Take on Moving Abroad

OCT 19, 202512 MIN
Straight Wife Trans Life

S3E15: Spouse's Take on Moving Abroad

OCT 19, 202512 MIN

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In this episode, my spouse shares her feelings about moving abroad. "We are not chess pieces," she says, regarding the current anti-transgender climate in the US. That says it all. Mentioned or related to this episode: USA Today: Safest States for Gay and Trans People Rainbow Railroad TransLash: Trans Relocation Guide -- Finding Trans Aslyum and Safe Havens Erin in the Morning: Countries Should Accept Transgender Refugees from the U.S. Information for allies: PFLAG Guide to Being a Trans Ally(PDF) GLAAD Tips for Allies of Transgender People Advocates for Trans Equality ally guide Human Rights Campaign ally guide Places to look for therapy and professional support: Psychology Today Coaching for Cis & Straight Partners of Transgender, Gender Diverse, and LGBTQ+ Folx More transgender families: YouTube Channel: Great Scotts YouTube Channel: Jammidodger TikTok: TransitionTogether The Cut: My Husband is Now my Wife: Trans Women's Wives on Their Own Dramatic Transformations Chicago Tribune: Suburban Wife Loves the Person, Not the Gender, After Spouse Comes out as Woman * * * Get in touch, I'm happy to hear from you or answer questions. If you would like to support the podcast, consider donating to: The Trevor Project, GLAAD, PFLAG and PFLAG International chapters, Lambda Legal, Trans Formations Project, The Williams Institute, your local LGBTQ+ centers.