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The Dingbat Diaries Weekly

Amethysta Herrick

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Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 8

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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08 September 2023 - Mental Health and the LGBTQ Community

Episode 8

Thursday, September 7, 2023 • Duration 01:00:26

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/

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31 August 2023 - Being Blonde, Female, and Depressed

Episode 7

Thursday, August 31, 2023 • Duration 19:34

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

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

Episode 6

Saturday, August 19, 2023 • Duration 20:51

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

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10 August 2023 - Gender and Voice with Kevin Dorman

Episode 5

Thursday, August 10, 2023 • Duration 49:11

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

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

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Saturday, August 5, 2023 • Duration 28:04

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

Episode 3

Friday, July 28, 2023 • Duration 31:41

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

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

Episode 2

Saturday, July 22, 2023 • Duration 23:15

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

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

Episode 1

Saturday, July 22, 2023 • Duration 13:08

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/

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