The Purplepaw Blog

Today on the show, I discuss role-playing games with Bill Tucker, an experienced improv actor and tabletop role-playing gamer. Bill and I get philosophical about

I did not enjoy last week. No, that description is simply too bland. Last week was horrid - worse than the little girl in the

My good friend Morgan Whitten responded to a photograph I posted to social media recently. She called me beautiful, and I had to stifle the

Today I speak with the one and only Ossiana Tepfenhart, who covered the adult film industry as a journalist and has written on topics from

Recognizing you've always been 'One of Them'

Shaneel Lal, a 23-year-old activist, founded the Conversion Therapy Action Group which pushed to ban conversion therapy in

In my childhood I was the problem. I believed I was the bully, although I was always responding to the incessant teasing of others which

I was 13 years old when my father took me to a movie theatre to watch "Risky Business." I was certainly too young to understand

In this slightly different show, I engage my witchy side with Miriam Rachel, a medium and tarot reader who writes and teaches how to improve

I recently read a fairly old article that struck a nerve, and something clicked. A switch moved and I am suddenly in full berserker protective

A common assertion among many transgender people is the abject futility of explaining gender dysphoria to cisgender people. In answer, many cisgender people throw up

Hello Catty Kittens*, and of course everyone else!

I find myself lately wanting to share more positive messages since so much around us feels like

In this episode, I talk to Caitie Corradino, a Registered Dietician and body worker who explains the connections among body, mind, and spirit. Caitie and

Not long ago, my mental health deteriorated to the point I believed suicide was the only resolution. It was the worst I had felt since

When describing the distinction between sex and gender, I use an example of a species of fish from the Great Barrier Reef. This species of

Today I talk to Tucker Lieberman, an excellent author and philosopher whose transgender journey took place in part through his creativity. Tucker and I discuss

While a common experience for me, and I believe, most transgender people, this particular form of unbalanced relationship is not specific to or exclusive of

In this episode, I have an informal discussion with my good friend Alison (Dragon) Hiester - because any discussion we have is informal! We talk

I am a scientist - an Analytical Chemist. As a graduate student, I was taught to consider experimental design, to question data acquisition and processing

Hi, I'm Tucker Lieberman. One cool thing about me is that when I'm asked to write about being trans, I write about something completely different,

Today I am honored to share this interview with my inspiring Sister Döro. She speaks under cover of anonymity about being transgender in Türkiye. The