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145. Parents
Podcast |
The Allusionist
Publisher |
Helen Zaltzman
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Language
Linguistics
Literature
Categories Via RSS |
Arts
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Nov 07, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:41:48

When you're trans and pregnant, some of the vocabulary of pregnancy, birth and parenting might not fit you. In fact, some of it might not even work for people of ANY gender. Trans parents Freddy McConnell and CJ talk about gender-additive language, inclusive for women and other genders, and about how in English law, the word 'mother' becomes semantically very complicated indeed.

Find out more about the topics covered in this episode at theallusionist.org/parents.

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The music is by Martin Austwick. Hear Martin’s own songs at palebirdmusic.com or search for Pale Bird on Bandcamp and Spotify, and he’s @martinaustwick on Twitter and Instagram. 

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