HeyJaredGender in Focus
What does it really take to create an inclusive world for trans and non-binary people? If you've ever wondered how to make meaningful changes - whether at work, in your community, at home, or beyond - you're in the right place.
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I Answer the Awkward Questions Trans People Get Asked Most (opens the original)
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What are people actually thinking when they meet a trans person for the first time? In this episode of Gender in Focus, El puts Kai on the spot and asks the questions trans and non-binary people get asked all the time - questions people ask out loud far more often than you'd expect, including from complete strangers, and the ones many don't realize are invasive until they've already asked them. From "have you had the surgery?" and "how do you have sex?" to "what's your real name?" and "how did y
Why Your Gender Policies Keep Failing (And the Simple Fix) (opens the original)
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Why does gender show up as the deciding factor in some workplace policies and programs - often in ways that quietly exclude trans and non-binary people - even when it's not really what's at stake? In this episode of Gender in Focus, TransFocus's Kai Scott and El Orchard break down the "Who to What" reframe: the framework they use to help organizations stop treating gender as a blanket category and get specific about what a policy or program is actually trying to achieve. Kai and El unpack how sh
Why Isn't "I Know Who I Am" Enough? (opens the original)
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Why do trans and non-binary people often have to prove their identity to doctors, psychiatric panels, and even courts - even after they've already told you who they are? In this episode of Gender in Focus, TransFocus's Kai Scott and El Orchard unpack gender self-determination: the idea that people should be able to define their own gender identity without needing outside approval, and why so many systems still require something else instead. Kai and El break down what "proof" actually looks like
She/They Pronouns Explained: Why People Use Multiple Pronouns (opens the original)
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What does it actually mean when someone uses multiple pronouns, like she/they, he/they, or he/she (among others) - and why do so many people assume it's just for attention? In this episode of Gender in Focus, El and Kai break down multiple pronoun use: what it means, why trans and non-binary people use two or more pronoun sets (like she/they, he/they, or he/she), and how to get it right without overthinking it. Drawing on research with thousands of trans and non-binary people, they unpack the re
Do Trans Bathroom Bans Actually Protect Women? Here's What the Data Shows (opens the original)
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Trans bathroom bans are marketed as protecting women. The data say otherwise. In the US, at least 21 states now restrict trans people from using washrooms that match their gender identity, requiring access based on sex assigned at birth instead. Canada has taken the opposite approach - gender identity has been the legal standard for washroom access since the late 1990s. So which model actually works, and who does each one really protect? In this episode of Gender in Focus, hosts Kai and El dig i
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