As a special 50th Episode, I speak with Louise Richardson, a transgender woman whose transition in the 1970s demonstrates how - despite many strides made in society - the transgender experience is no better understood. Louise is an author, poet, and playwright whose work can be seen, heard, and read across many media. Louise and I discuss topics as diverse as early transgender community, how gender transition has changed, and how the girl next door always keeps you guessing.
REFERENCES:
Follow Louise on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@snardfluk
Buy Louise's books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00M7RGA8A
Follow Louise on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/snardfluk
Follow Louise on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/louise-gail-richardson
- (00:00) - Opening credits
- (00:37) - Show opening
- (01:33) - Introducing Louise Richardson
- (02:19) - Experiencing a feminine childhood
- (07:00) - Before the Egg Crack Moment
- (11:22) - Confidential Magazine: 1970s transgender community
- (14:40) - Choosing a life without misery
- (18:21) - From reverence to controversy
- (22:53) - All transgender people are weird...
- (26:47) - ...present company excepted, of course...
- (29:59) - Gender transition in 1970s San Francisco
- (38:52) - Why in the everloving hell did she go back to Texas?
- (43:41) - And sometimes family is not supportive...
- (50:58) - Rebirth as actress, poet, and author
- (54:02) - Procession: a poem about dimensions
- (57:55) - Cheetahs: a poem about mothers
- (59:19) - How to find Louise Richardson on the internet
- (01:03:43) - Walk with Me, from "Blue Bonnet Road"
- (01:04:56) - Sharing of ourselves
- (01:07:50) - Closing credits
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