'The Advocates' Podcast: Being the Father of a Trans Woman

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 The Advocates Podcast: Being the Father of a Trans Woman
  On this special episode of The Advocates podcast, host Jessie "Gender" Earl sits down with her father to talk about being transgender.
 
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          Dec 26, 2017
          
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The newest episode of the brand-new podcast The Advocates is now available! Host Jessie sits down with her father to talk about being transgender, coming out, his feelings on her gender-confirmation surgery, and much more.
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The Advocates Podcast: Being the Father of a Trans Woman

On this special episode of The Advocates podcast, host Jessie "Gender" Earl sits down with her father to talk about being transgender.

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The Advocates Podcast: Being the Father of a Trans Woman

On this special episode of The Advocates podcast, host Jessie "Gender" Earl sits down with her father to talk about being transgender.

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“The President has launched our nation and our great military into a war of choice," the Afghanistan War veteran and former transportation secretary said.