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The final episode explores the intersection of trans masculinity and men's work, emphasizing the need for cultural regeneration and inclusion.

We have reached the final episode of the series: ”Trans Men: In Their Own Words” . This conversation began with Episode #1, looking at the collective cultural moment with The Seed and the Soil. We explored how trans folk represent a trickster figure, troubling the psychic architecture of the binary many of us were raised with. We talked about the urge to ‘monster’ the other, but we also looked at the history of how gender has been used as a tool of social control. In Episode #2, we moved past the intellect and into Stories of Transition. My guests shared the intimate vulnerability of their own journeys - the grief, joy and reckonings that bind us all in the search for a place in the Book of Life. And now in this final episode, Emmanuel, Kanoa, Lev, and Aliko move beyond individual stories to examine the architecture of men’s work. We address the faultline currently trembling modern men’s spaces: the tension between a masculinity fixed in biological certainty and one defined by collective stewardship. “There is a larger paradigm shift in men’s work: the realization that men’s circles aren’t just for healing and brotherhood. These circles are now impacting our greater world in this…

People in this episode

Host: Ian MacKenzie

Guests: Emmanuel, Kanoa, Lev, Aliko

Topics covered

• trans masculinity
• men's work
• cultural stewardship
• gender identity
• social control
• personal wellness
• regeneration of culture

Keywords

• trans men
• masculinity
• cultural moment
• stories of transition
• psychic architecture
• collective stewardship
• personal wellness

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Trans Men: In Their Own Words, The Seed and the Soil

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