Transgender

Morning Edition

'It's A Career Ender': 2 LGBTQ Former Dell Workers Share Their Stories

A former Dell worker said she had such a rough time at the company because of her appearance that she filed a human rights complaint. Another former worker alleges bias over her gender transition.

Hidden Brain

The Fox And The Hedgehog: A Story of Triumphs and Tragedy

The Greek poet Archilochus wrote that "the fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." This week, we'll use the metaphor of the fox and the hedgehog as a way to understand the differences between tacticians and big-picture thinkers. We'll explore the story of a pioneering surgeon whose hedgehog tendencies led him to great triumphs, and a heartbreaking tragedy. This episode first aired in May 2017.

'Ask A...'®

How can you be a better ally? Ask a transgender person

The KUOW Ask A series seeks to confront ‘otherness’ between members of our community. We bring together groups of strangers from various walks of life. They get to know each other by asking questions and sharing experiences. As Pride festivities continued throughout June, KUOW’s Ask A team took the opportunity to invite in members of Seattle’s Trans community together for another ‘Ask A Transgender person’ event.

Hidden Brain

Nature, Nurture, And Our Evolving Debates About Gender

Gender is one of the first things we notice about the people around us. But where do our ideas about gender come from? Can gender differences be explained by genes and chromosomes, or are they the result of upbringing, culture and the environment? In this encore episode from October 2017, we delve into debates over nature vs. nurture, and meet the first person in the United States to officially reject the labels of both male and female, and be recognized as "non-binary."

Morning Edition

Transgender Boy Tells Mom 'It Shouldn't Be Scary To Be Who You Are'

In an interview with StoryCorps, Kaysen Ford talks to his mother, Jennifer Sumner, about being transgender and growing up in Alabama.

Seattle reacts to proposed rollback of trans protections

The White House is considering rolling back federal protections for transgender people. We spoke to Seattle’s LGBTQ Commission about what that would mean.