EP 131: Facing Futility: You Can't Actually Change Sex w/Corinna Cohn

Fellow podcaster, Corinna Cohn, joins Sasha and Stella for an incredibly deep and meaningful discussion. Demonstrating no shortage of her charming sarcastic banter, Corinna offers an endearing balance of humor and thoughtful introspection as well as informative insights based on her lived experience as a transexual, writer, and activist. The conversation covers a wide array of topics including Corinna’s early experiences with gender identity exploration, transition and the changing landscape of gender, as well as her reevaluation of her own perceptions of gender and self-acceptance. Corinna Cohn is a writer, podcaster, and activist from Indiana. Corinna was diagnosed with gender identity disorder at age 15 and underwent surgical transition at age 19. In 2019, she became involved in patient advocacy, and in 2022 began organizing to support legislation that regulates the gender medicalization of minors. Corinna has met with legislators and given testimony in Indiana, Texas, and Ohio. In this episode, you’ll hear Corinna share her reflections that the acknowledgment of futility is a crucial step in one’s personal growth and acceptance, particularly in challenging situations. Together, Sasha, Stella and Corinna get into finding meaning in navigating ambivalence, self-reflection and accountability. Their discussion also highlights Corinna’s activism in the context of the evolution of transgender activism, the complexity of legislative politics in the United States and the projected future of gender identity politics as a movement. Links: Corinna’s Substack https://substack.com/@corinnacohn Heterodorx Podcast (with co-host Nina Paley): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heterodorx/id1602842758 Corinna’s Washington Post Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/11/i-was-too-young-to-decide-about-transgender-surgery-at-nineteen/ Corinna’s Article about Texas HB3502 https://corinnacohn.substack.com/p/texas-bill-to-protect-detransitioners Democrat Rep. Shawn Thierry’s Address to Texas Legislative Body https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKp1IGds6RQ Corinna’s Indiana testimony (regarding sports): https://youtu.be/G8lgScZ0YzY Corinna’s Indiana testimony (regarding medical interventions on minors): https://youtu.be/wYhMejWA_zg Corinna’s Ohio testimony (regarding medical interventions on minors): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJkSZlVLwBk If you liked this episode, more episodes you might find interesting: Episode 8 - TransGenerational Wisdom: A conversation with Buck Angel https://youtu.be/-Io6fzguR_w?si=EzMFkvbBw0f1WW-l Episode 78 — Affirming Reality for Kids with Stephanie Davies-Arai https://youtu.be/kV1_XiN4gDs?feature=shared Episode 109 — What If We Are All Wrong: A Mother’s Regret with Rose https://youtu.be/pEZkjRzJnFU?feature=shared Episode 110 — Pathologizing Normal: The Lure of Identity Labels & Diagnoses https://youtu.be/dwZBRIvDHik?feature=shared Episode 111 — Affirmation Therapy: Necessary, But Not Sufficient https://youtu.be/WxRJQ_FI70c?feature=shared Episode 123 - Drag, Drinking and Taking off the Mask with Calvin Lunt https://youtu.be/E5kz3cYMnOw?feature=shared Please visit www.widerlenspod.com to explore more content, access additional resources, or to join our listener community. For more information about Sasha’s & Stella’s parent coaching membership groups: Sasha Ayad: https://inspiredteentherapy.com/paren... Stella O’Malley: http://www.stellaomalley.com/parent-c... To learn more about our sponsors, visit: GETA: https://www.genderexploratory.com/ ReIME: https://rethinkime.org/ Genspect: https://genspect.org/