Gender Stories

About Gender Stories

Every body has a relationship with gender... What's your story?In this podcast Alex Iantaffi, author of "How to Understand Your Gender: a practical guide for exploring who you are" will reflect on how gender impacts different areas of our lives, such as relationships, spirituality, parenting and more. They will have guests to explore these topics as well as reflect on their own experiences as a therapist, writer, educator and trans masculine, non-binary person (don't worry if you don't know what that means, there will be a podcast episode about terminology!). If you have a relevant topic you would like to talk about contact Alex at genderstoriespodcast@gmail.com They would love to chat with you and maybe invite you on the podcast!

Publisher

Alex Iantaffi

Category

education · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Feb 2018

Latest episode

7 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 92 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Apr 2026

   Transgender people belong to every community: in conversation with Leigh Finke

   In this compelling interview, Dr. Alex Iantaffi interviews transgender pioneer and Minnesota State Representative Leigh Finke. They discuss cross-movement solidarity, the recent militarized occupation of Minnesota by ICE during Operation Metro Surge, the impact of the current political violence on trans communities, especially trans women, and on Leigh herself, and the importance of community organizing and political engagement in the fight for all our civil rights. Leigh Finke is honored to ...

2. 

   26 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Roguish Goblin Stories: exploring gender through Shakespeare and beyond with Beks Roen.

   Dr. Alex Iantaffi geeks out about Shakespeare, gender, and the power of theatre with Beks Roen, founder of Roguish Goblin Stories, an online queer art library where enbies and aspecs are the main characters. Alex and Beks discuss the joy of Shakespeare in the park, the power of exploring gender through acting, and the importance of queer representation. Beks Roen (they/he) helps trans/aspec folks and allies who feel isolated and powerless to find chosen family through queer fantasy and...

3. 

   27 Jan 2026

   Transcendence Cabaret. In conversation with Eun Bee Yes.

   Dr Alex Iantaffi interviews Eun Bee Yes, the fabulous founder, show director, and producer for Transcendence Cabaret, a trans, genderqueer, two-spirit, and gender expansive drag troupe that centers BI&POC artists in the Twin Cities. They discuss the importance of representation and mentorship in the drag scene, the evolving nature of drag as a form of artistic expression, and safety concerns in the current socio-political climate. Listen for an uplifting conversation on the nourishi...

Inside a recent episode

Roguish Goblin Stories: exploring gender through Shakespeare and beyond with Beks Roen.

Published 26 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Right. And I definitely appreciate I've been on the receiving end of experiencing that, you know, from kids and young adults sometimes too as an older trans person. You know, I remember somebody going, oh, I'd never met somebody who was like, at the time, more like genderqueer, genderfluid before we used non-binary more like 20 years ago when I was in my 30s. who was like above like 25, right? And literally I thought that I had to like pick a gender when I left college. And I was like, you do not have to pick a gender if that's not what you want. You get to just be yourself. And so... You know, I think that the power to be that person that people see and they're like, oh, maybe a life is possible and doing what I want is possible. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

45 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

27 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

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Quality

23

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

92