The Dingbat Diaries Weekly

08 September 2023 - Mental Health and the LGBTQ Community

Amethysta Herrick — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -0600

This episode is the beginning of what is to become Gender Identity Weekly - my existing Dingbat Diaries idea, but engaging other contributors to Gender Identity Today. I may someday break this out into a separate podcast, but I will publish them here as well until the change occurs.

REFERENCES:
CDC Statistics: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/suicide-data-statistics.html
The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2023/
Williams Institute - LGBTQ: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/suicide-coming-out-press-release/
Williams Institute - Transgender: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/suicidality-transgender-adults/
Gender Identity Today: https://genderidentitytoday.com/

31 August 2023 - Being Blonde, Female, and Depressed

Amethysta Herrick — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 15:29:46 -0600

On the program today:
- Why I missed the Dingbat Diaries video for last week
- A response to an article that explained my absence last week in which I was called female
- Do I really buy into the rhetoric that genetics is gender?

REFERENCES:
Gender Identity Today: https://genderidentitytoday.com
Series of articles I wrote:
"All Except for My Parts": https://genderidentitytoday.com/all-except-for-my-parts/
"To Bear Responsibility is Transgender": https://genderidentitytoday.com/to-bear-responsibility-is-transgender/
"Writing My Transgender Life": https://genderidentitytoday.com/writing-my-transgender-life/
Transgender suicide statistics: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/suicidality-transgender-adults/

(00:00) - Agenda
(00:41) - Introduction
(01:34) - What Happened Last Week?
(04:52) - Dealing with My Genetics
(06:52) - Being Blonde in 1980s SoCal
(08:50) - The Genetics of Being Interblonde
(09:46) - Should We Regulate Non-Blondes Who Identity as Blonde?
(10:36) - The Abstraction of Sex
(12:20) - The Concept of Gender
(14:24) - Modern Technology and Gender
(15:17) - I Own that I Am a Woman
(16:10) - Does Genetics Define Gender?
(16:24) - Finding My Purpose Again
(18:42) - Show Closing

18 August 2023 - New Web Site, Haterade, and D&D

Amethysta Herrick — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 18:00:00 -0600

On the program today, I talk about these fabulous topics:
- I launched the new web site I've talked about for a month
- I had a short video get many views - and many hate comments
- I want to talk about role-playing...probably not what you're thinking

REFERENCES:
Gender Identity Today: https://genderidentitytoday.com
Instagram video with 13K views: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cv8kE1uJIkQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Gender-affirming care statistics: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-the-science-on-gender-affirming-care-for-transgender-kids-really-shows/
Transcurrent Explorers Discord Server: https://www.amethysta.io/transcurrent-explorers/
Sly Flourish article: https://slyflourish.com/playing_dnd_can_save_your_life.html
Rollo May: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollo_May

(00:00) - Intro
(01:09) - New Web Site Launched!
(03:15) - Gender Theory as a Practice
(04:30) - Gender Studies vs. Gender Theory
(06:12) - Come Prove Me Wrong!
(07:25) - Instagram Video Goes Fungal
(08:18) - Gender-Affirming Care Works!
(08:58) - Drinking the Haterade...and Spitting It Out
(11:03) - It Looks like Hate; It Feels like Love
(13:02) - Role-Playing Games and Identity
(14:39) - Sly Flourish Blog Post
(15:48) - D&D Is a Dressing Room
(17:26) - Dressing Up in a Role Explores Identity
(19:20) - Getting Together with Friends Is Great! Until It's Not.
(20:03) - Show Closing

10 August 2023 - Gender and Voice with Kevin Dorman

Amethysta Herrick — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 15:00:00 -0600

Hi, Kittycats! This is The Dingbat Diaries for the week of August 10th, 2023, which features Kevin Dorman of Prismatic Speech Services:
- What is gender-affirming voice?
- How do we develop gender and gender identity?
- How is gender perceived out there in the world today?

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/amethystadings
Prismatic Speech Services: https://prismaticspeech.com/
Transgender Voice article: https://medium.com/the-identity-current/sound-off-using-my-transgender-voice-46402382d48
Home Free - "Man of Constant Sorrow": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ew_bfFvros

(00:00) - Show Introduction
(01:10) - Introducing Kevin
(03:31) - About Kevin and Prismatic Speech Services
(05:07) - About Voice in Communication
(06:51) - Ami's Voice Journey
(09:17) - Voice Play
(09:51) - Why Gender-Affirming Voice?
(13:50) - Voice is for Everybody
(17:10) - Developing Gender
(17:54) - External Aspects of Gender
(20:09) - Negotiating with Society
(24:12) - Why Are Pronouns Important?
(28:39) - Ze / Zey in the 1980s
(31:48) - The Power of Being Named Correctly
(34:48) - Can Cisgender People Talk about Gender?
(38:30) - Microaggression in Gender Relations
(40:37) - A Tale of Real Aggression
(45:00) - Can We All Understand Each Other?
(48:00) - Show Closing

04 August 2023 - Barbie, Music for Minors, and Cisgender Dysphoria

Amethysta Herrick — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 21:15:00 -0600

Hi, Kittycats! This is The Dingbat Diaries for the week of August 4th, 2023:
- What in the world makes "Barbie" such a controversial movie?
- A new friend of mine helped open my eyes to greater issues of mental health around youth developing identity
- A couple conversations that reminded me how gender and gender identity is understood today

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/amethystadings
"Barbie": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_(film)
Naomi Alderman "The Power": https://littlemountainpublishing.biz/the-power-by-naomi-alderman
"Transgender Meh": https://medium.com/the-identity-current/transgender-meh-finishing-before-i-was-done-b989f53db019
Superbands.me: https://www.superbands.me/
Prismatic Speech Services: https://prismaticspeech.com/
Speech413: https://www.speech413.com/
"Sound Off: Using My Transgender Voice ": https://medium.com/the-identity-current/sound-off-using-my-transgender-voice-46402382d48

(00:00) - Agenda
(01:21) - Living in Mower Lightning Land
(01:43) - Barbie - A Conservative Dream
(03:05) - The Barbie Feminist Manifesto
(04:42) - Barbie Has the Power
(06:14) - The Barbie Dystopia
(08:49) - The Real Meaning of Barbie
(10:20) - Superbands.me
(13:33) - How You Can Help
(14:19) - Music and Gender Identity Are Similar
(16:41) - Conversations about Gender-Affirming Voice
(18:15) - Kevin from Prismatic
(18:56) - Alison from Speech413
(19:42) - What Kevin and Alison Seem to Say about Gender
(22:22) - Examples of Developing Gender
(23:16) - Alison's Gender Development
(24:04) - Jason's Gender Development
(24:58) - Jason's Kick in the Nuts
(25:32) - The Common Thread of Gender Development

27 July 2023 - Shapewear, Aliens, and The Boost

Amethysta Herrick — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 19:19:32 -0600

Hi, Kittycats! Today on The Dingbat Diaries, I discuss:
- Medium's new Partner Plan for August 2023
- How I finally found shapewear that suits my budget and my butt
- Aliens in Congress, which is why transgender people should be left alone

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/amethystadings
Buster Benson's MPP changes article: https://blog.medium.com/new-partner-program-incentives-focus-on-high-quality-human-writing-7335f8557f6e
Robin Wilding's article about the Boost: https://medium.com/new-writers-welcome/mediums-boost-is-killing-writers-4c741c6b61f4
Orchard Corsets: https://www.orchardcorset.com/
Angel Curves: https://www.angelcurves.com/
Maidenform Waist Trainer: https://www.maidenform.com/waistnipper.html
"Gender as Mediator:" https://medium.com/the-identity-current/gender-as-mediator-between-the-origin-of-identity-and-social-environment-5a6f390b1bd6
"Making Transgender Normal:" https://medium.com/the-identity-current/the-quest-to-make-transgender-normal-e38a61569f9
UFO Congressional Investigation: https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/calif-politician-questions-alien-whistleblower-18262296.php

(00:00) - Show Agenda
(00:36) - Introduction
(01:35) - The Medium Partner Program
(06:46) - Follower Engagement
(09:40) - The Boost
(13:00) - Transgender Shapewear
(15:35) - Corsets
(17:34) - The Great Corset Untying Brigade
(18:18) - Waist Trainers
(20:49) - Generic Shapewear
(22:31) - Aliens Are like Transgender People
(25:37) - The Response to Humans Compared to Animals
(28:13) - The Response to Alien Technology
(29:56) - Is There Nothing Weird in San Francisco?
(31:08) - Show Closing

20 July 2023 - I'm Scientific and You're Not

Amethysta Herrick — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 17:55:49 -0600

Hi, Kittycats! Today on the Dingbat Weekly, I talk about my newest article detailing my gender theory, "Gender as Mediator," but also how I ended up getting to the point of writing the article. I finish up with a scathing indictment (not really) of Christian thoughts around gender.

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/amethystadings
"Gender as Mediator:" https://medium.com/the-identity-current/gender-as-mediator-between-the-origin-of-identity-and-social-environment-5a6f390b1bd6
Walter Rhein's "Medical Industry:" https://aninjusticemag.com/why-wont-the-american-medical-industry-research-alternative-treatments-707ded0c1a8

13 July 2023 - Medium, My Future, and Having Thoughts

Amethysta Herrick — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 17:53:02 -0600

This is the first in a series of discussions I have with myself about what I thought about in the past week.

Today I talk about:
- Where publishing to Medium has gone, including discussion with @robin_wilding
- A new publication web site I'm considering
- How I think in abstractions and what that means

Robin Wilding on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@robin_wilding
Robin Wilding on Medium: https://medium.com/@robin_wilding
A.J. Cralle on Medium: https://medium.com/@ajcwrites5
My Website: https://amethysta.io
My Substack: https://amethystadings.substack.com/