Podcasts by How to Be a Girl
How to Be a Girl is an audio podcast I produce about life with my six-year-old transgender daughter. It stars the two of us -- a single mom and a six-year-old "girl with a penis" -- as we attempt together to sort out just what it means to be a girl.
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Episode XXXII: The Medical Stuff from 2021-09-06T00:36:57
For years, people have asked me what I would do when my daughter hit puberty. Was I going to let her do... the "medical stuff?" Well, right after the pandemic struck, so did puberty. And this is w...
ListenEpisode XXXI: M is for Middle School from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A long-overdue update on the life of my beautiful transgender daughter. She's almost a teenager. She's in middle school. She's still magical. (And middle school girls can still be supe...
ListenEpisode XVIII: Big Sister from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
I'm not transgender, but my daughter is. That means she needs someone to model the future who isn't me: A transgender big sister.
... ListenEpisode XXXI: M is for Middle School, Take Two from 2020-11-02T21:12:38
This episode is different from any of our previous episodes. It’s also a do-over, because the first version of this episode overlooked the fact that m...
ListenEpisode XXX: Emma at last from 2019-09-23T20:06:53
I want you to meet my good friend, Emma. When she was a little girl, she was just like my daughter. But no one knew her for 60 years. I'm so glad she's here now.
ListenEpisode XXV: To Tell or Not to Tell? (Advice from HTBAG listeners) from 2018-10-30T21:42:13
Episode XXIII: Moving&Marrying, Part II - Won't you be my neighbor? from 2018-07-31T17:08:03
Episode XXI: Going First from 2018-05-10T08:00
In this episode, my daughter and I get to talk with two of our heroes. Jazz Jennings is a reality TV star, LGBTQ activist, and arguably the most famous transgender teen in the world. ...
ListenEpisode XX: The Betrayal from 2018-04-26T19:13:07
Of course I knew this was going to happen eventually. But that didn't make it any easier when it did.
... ListenWe're back! Welcome to a new season! from 2018-04-19T08:00
After a pretty lengthy hiatus, we're back! The first episode of the 2018 season comes out next week. Here's a little taste of what's to come.
... ListenWe Shall Overcome from 2018-01-15T22:35:17
ListenA little girl, a holiday, big news, and... a miracle! from 2017-12-25T00:14:30
This mini-episode contains: One VERY excited little girl awaiting Santa, news of the big changes coming to our lives, my plans for the future of this podcast, and... a miracle!
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ListenWhen it rains it pours from 2017-07-06T22:43:43
How can the best of times also be the worst of times? This spring nearly washed me away... but not quite.
... ListenEpisode XIX: Red State Mama from 2017-02-22T16:51:50
I thought I was pretty brave until I met my counterpart from a red state.
A little update from Marlo from 2017-02-18T02:04:12
This tiny episode is mostly silly, and a little bit serious. I also have some news. Plus, cat videos.
(KUOW is hosting a How to Be a Girl listening party in Seattle o...
ListenEpisode XVII: The Window from 2017-01-11T23:47:40
In 2013, Obama opened a window for transgender people when he made it easier to change the gender on your Social Security record. But with Trump coming into office, it looks like that window is ...
ListenEpisode XVI: How to Be a (Teen) Girl from 2016-12-21T14:00
It’s still five years off, but I think about it all the time. What’s it going to be like when my transgender daughter becomes a teenager?
... ListenEpisode XV: Just Maybe from 2016-11-30T14:00
She hasn't got a womb or ovaries but she wants to be a mommy. How do I tell my young daughter that she won't ever be a biological mother?
... ListenA post-election message from my 8-year-old trans daughter from 2016-11-21T23:14:04
My 8-year-old transgender daughter is not giving up. She's eating popcorn and singing and telling jokes and she has some advice for you.
... ListenEpisode XIV: My Friend Lauren from 2016-11-09T14:00
When I first realized I had a transgender child, Lauren reached out and told me it was going to be OK. Ever since, she's been the one I lean on when I'm terrified. She's the bravest woman I know...
ListenEpisode XIII: Play Date from 2016-10-19T13:00
My daughter has lots of friends, and she's big on play dates with other little girls. But sometimes we need to book a special play date, because sometimes you just need to hang out with so...
ListenEpisode XII: How to Be a Dad from 2016-09-28T16:00:17
When my husband and I split up four years ago, we agreed to share custody of our...."son." Four years later, we have a transgender daughter, and the crazy truth is that I've never really asked h...
ListenShort and Silly from 2016-09-04T23:50:34
This isn't a full episode. Just a little update on what we've been up to, with some very silly audio of my daughter. (What can I say? It's been a silly summer!) There's also an impor...
ListenEpisode XI: Bathroom Bill from 2016-06-30T01:07:14
I never thought a bathroom bill - the kind they passed in North Carolina - would come to my home state. But it did. They're trying to pass one where I live, and this is the story of ...
ListenEpisode X: School (Part II) from 2016-03-24T20:29:19
This is a continuation of Episode IX. It tells the rest of the story of what happened when my transgender daughter started second grade at a new school. Listen
Episode IX: School (Part I) from 2016-03-09T19:30:05
This episode has been six months in the making, because that's how long it took for this story to play out. It's the story of my daughter entering second...
ListenEpisode VIII: Meeting Laverne from 2015-08-05T19:38:13
Earlier this year, my daughter got to meet the transgender TV star Laverne Cox. Listen
Episode VII: THE FACTS (about transgender kids) from 2015-06-30T22:15:58
When my "son" first started saying that "he" was actually a "she," I went looking for information. I wanted hard numbers. I wanted data. I wanted science to tell me to do. This is what I discovered.
ListenEpisode VI: The Interview from 2014-12-25T03:10:18
This episode is a little different from the others I've made. It's mostly just my daughter talking, answering my questions about what it's like being a transge...
ListenEpisode V: Looking for Love from 2014-11-20T06:04:44
She's six years old and transgender. I'm a single mom. This is what happens when we both hit the dating scene and compare notes about it.
... ListenEpisode IV: Tom Boy Trans Girl from 2014-08-24T18:27:53
How girlie do you have to be to secure your spot in the girl club? And what happens when your own mother questions you...
ListenEpisode III: How Old is Gender? from 2014-07-08T20:43:33
Am I insane? How can I be so sure that my young child is transgender?
Music credits: "Her Love Comes in Air" by soundZcapa...
ListenEpisode II: Daily Life in the House of Girls from 2014-06-07T21:12:47
What's it like raising a transgender child? How did your family respond? What about school? How in the world does this work? This episode gives you the low-down on what daily life is really lik...
ListenEpisode I: Mama, I'm a Girl from 2014-06-07T21:06:57
When he was three years old, my son informed me that she was actually my daughter. I'm now the mother of a happy, confident little transgender girl, but it took a while to get here.
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