The Purplepaw Blog

I sat on the sidelines about gender-affirming care for minors too long. A friend of mine asked me point-blank what I believe, and given the

My theory of identity and gender rests on two major pillars.

First, that every human possesses a core set of knowledge about their motivations and

I'm transgender, I'm a scientist, and I want you to Ask Me Anything. That's the topic this week, and your presence will make it all

As a special 50th Episode, I speak with Louise Richardson, a transgender woman whose transition in the 1970s demonstrates how - despite many strides made

I received a question about how intimacy changes when transgender women begin hormone replacement therapy. Yes, it is possible to have a healthy sex life,

This week's episode is with the ever-effervescent Kristoffer Hughes. Kristoffer is an esoteric author, teacher of Death Midwifery, and Chief of the Anglesey Druid Order.

I was asked what it means to explore and create your own identity, especially in a role-playing game. Is this something we have to continue

In this episode, I chat with Dominika Staniewicz about the brain, biochemistry, and the origin of identity. Dominika is a Brain Coach, Elite Neuroencoding Specialist,

On 04 December 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in United States vs. Skrmetti, which challenges a 2023 Tennessee

In this live stream (now over!), I was back from a week away, tired, and had no topic prepared. What's a transgender girl to do?

In today's fascinating episode, Max Carey discusses the world of kink. Max is a producer and director who created the documentary "tOuch Kink," about the

In this live stream, I talk about four pet peeves I have being transgender in modern Western society.

In short:

• I hate the word "trans"

Today's episode features Artemisia de Vine's theory of sexual fantasy. Artemisia is a sexual fantasy expert, sexologist and author who uses fantasy not as a

The Universe knows I am different. I was marked Other from birth.

Perhaps in innocent eyes, I would appear as a white hound with red

This week, I want to tackle a comment that wonders if the transgender community is being punished in some way for past crimes. The commenter

On today's episode, I speak with Ailsa Blair about the drag community. Ailsa is a neurodiverse, nonbinary product designer and research leader who founded Drag

In last week's live stream, a viewer asked what I felt about a minority changing language against the will of the majority. Language, however, is

In this episode, I talk history with Neil Laird. Neil is an Emmy and BAFTA-nominated TV producer, novelist, and ancient history geek whose fiction retells

When I began this live stream, I intended to have it as interactive as I could. But I haven't done really well at that. Do

Today we hear an inspirational story from Duncan Bhaskaran-Brown. Duncan is a speaker, author, sober coach, and Morris dancer whose work challenges the stranglehold alcohol