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80. KC Councilor can talk about menopause now

Hotflash Inc, Ann Marie McQueen, KC Councilor Episode 80

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KC Councilor is an assistant professor in Communication, Media, and Screen Studies at Southern Connecticut State University. He is also a cartoonist who draws about the experiences of being a trans and transitioning person in the world.

His graphic memoir, Between You and Me: Transitional Comics, came out in 2019.

He has also published comics in numerous academic journals, including the Annals of Internal Medicine, Literature and Medicine, Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, and Women's Studies in Communication. His comic Cycles was published in the Eisner Award-winning anthology Menopause: A Comic Treatment

Highlights

  • Why he’s ready to talk about feminity
  • The comic that brought him on the podcast
  • What it’s like going through puberty and menopause at the same time
  • At 41, how he feels about the possibility of perimenopause
  • Being a trans person in the US right now
  • Feelings in fatherhood
  • The loud and angry state of trans in the US
  • The issue of trans violence 
  • What medical care has been like

Find out more about KC and his work:
Web: www.kccouncilor.com
Instagram: @betweenyouandmetranscomics


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