The Dingbat Diaries Weekly
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Every week, join Amethysta Herrick to hear the interesting, frightening, and overall wacky stuff that thunks through her head. Topics include books Ami's reading, productivity tips, and the philosophy and science of gender and identity.
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Description:
Every week, join Amethysta Herrick to hear the interesting, frightening, and overall wacky stuff that thunks through her head. Topics include books Ami's reading, productivity tips, and the philosophy and science of gender and identity.
Language:
English
Website:
https://amethysta.io
Episodes
08 September 2023 - Mental Health and the LGBTQ Community
9/7/2023
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/
Duration:01:00:26
31 August 2023 - Being Blonde, Female, and Depressed
8/31/2023
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?
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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/
Duration:00:19:34
18 August 2023 - New Web Site, Haterade, and D&D
8/18/2023
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
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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
Duration:00:20:51
10 August 2023 - Gender and Voice with Kevin Dorman
8/10/2023
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?
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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
Duration:00:49:11
04 August 2023 - Barbie, Music for Minors, and Cisgender Dysphoria
8/4/2023
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
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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
Duration:00:28:04
27 July 2023 - Shapewear, Aliens, and The Boost
7/27/2023
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
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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
Duration:00:31:41
20 July 2023 - I'm Scientific and You're Not
7/22/2023
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
Duration:00:23:15
13 July 2023 - Medium, My Future, and Having Thoughts
7/22/2023
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/
Duration:00:13:08