Gender Identity Weekly

In today's episode, I speak with Karen Anne Coccioli.  Karen is a queer author and public speaker whose queer memoir "Paradise" is available on Amazon.  We cover topics as disparate as fleeing fascism, madness as a source of gender, and the purple light within.

REFERENCES:
Karen Anne Coccioli’s website:  https://www.karenannecoccioli.com/
Annie Moon’s website:  https://www.authoranniemoon.com/
Follow Karen Anne on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/karenannecoccioli/
Follow Karen Anne on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/karenanne.coccioli/
Gender Identity Today:  https://genderidentitytoday.com

  • (00:00) - Opening credits
  • (00:37) - Show opening
  • (01:29) - Introducing Karen Anne Coccioli
  • (02:02) - The origin of an author
  • (09:07) - Family flight from fascism
  • (16:01) - Writing through conversion therapy
  • (22:27) - The gendered body and madness
  • (27:12) - Is madness pathological or powerful?
  • (34:35) - Madness as a source of gender
  • (40:32) - Living as you are glows you up
  • (44:45) - Using what we have to work with
  • (50:25) - You can't be told who you are
  • (55:09) - Would you change it if you could?
  • (59:00) - Don't stamp your children's sparks
  • (01:03:05) - How to find Karen
  • (01:03:53) - Show closing
  • (01:05:29) - Closing credits
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Creators & Guests

Host
Amethysta Herrick
Writer, Transgender Activist, Philosopher, and sometimes Software Consultant

What is Gender Identity Weekly?

Every week, join Amethysta Herrick and contributors to Gender Identity Today for a pithy discussion of the challenges facing humanity as each of us discovers our identity and gender.