Transgender

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

The world's first transgender politician, Georgina Beyer, has died. Friends of the ground-breaking politician and activist say she died this afternoon after a long illness.

Her friends Scotty and… Video, Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Elite sporting bodies worldwide are barring transgender women from competing if they've experienced male puberty, all in the name of fairness – but The Detail finds out that the science isn't that… Audio

Jan Eldridge, Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Auckland on the facts behind the fiction of the Star Trek mind-swap episode - Turnabout Intruder. Audio

Dr Hinemoa Elder, Kyle Mewburn, Anjum Rahman, Julie Zarifeh and Emily Writes explore very different aspects of courage and adventure in their lives. They talk with Jo Malcolm. Audio

We have answered the questions we wish we had known to ask, now we are answering yours. Audio

What is day-to-day life like when you're Trans? In this episode, we address one of the biggest fears of parents and whanau - what will the future hold for my transgender loved one? Audio

While gender is finally no longer seen as a binary choice in western societies, Pacific cultures have understood this for hundreds of years. Joe finds out what it means to be takatÄpui and fakafifine.

So far we have learned the kids are going to be alright. But what about the parents? The podcast is called Let's Be TRANSparent after all. Audio

One of the very first places you are going with your child on their transition is the Doctor's office. Joe talks to a couple of experts about what to expect.  Audio

Coming out is just the beginning. Now it's time to look at some of the practicalities and some of the first, early stages of transitioning. Joe speaks with Ary Jansen from Rainbow Youth and youth… Audio

Buckle up for Ep #1. Joe talks to the iconic Mary Haddock-Staniland about what to do when someone you love comes out as trans and Joe and Pauline revisit the rocky ride that was his own coming out. Audio

Listen to the trailer for RNZ's brand new podcast Let's be TRANSparent. Audio

We like to think that we have evolved as a species to become more athletic over the centuries but the research may tell a different story. David Epstein is the author of The Sports Gene and  joins the… Audio