Miche: A New Journey

Keep the Mess

In this episode, Miche talks about her intersecting identities as a Jewish and Christian Asian transwoman, as well as how she has learned to work with her emotions and difficult upbringing.

This episode was originally recorded on August 31, 2023.

Next episode will be released October 26, 2023.

Content Warnings for talk about bottom surgery, sexual abuse, incest, physical abuse, mental health, emotional abuse, extreme anger, transphobia. In this episode Miche mentions the war in Israel in the late 80s, and I recognize I'm releasing the episode less than a week after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

References:

Queer Christian Fellowship: an organization that provides support for queer Christians

Study about opinions on trans folk by Evangelical Christians vs mainline Christians - PRRI study America's Growing Support for Transgender Rights, 2019

Circumference of the Earth - Around 250 B.C., Eratosthenes used the formula (360° ÷ θ) x (s) to say that the earth's circumference was 25,000 miles. Today it is accepted that the Earth's circumference is about 24,855 miles. From: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_geodesy/geo02_hist.html

Acronyms:

DEI: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

CMA church: Christian and Missionary Alliance

APA: American Psychological Association

WPATH: World Professional Association for Transgender Health