Choosing a Life without Misery with Louise Richardson

Gender Identity Weekly

As a special 50th Episode, I speak with Louise Richardson, a transgender woman whose transition in the 1970s demonstrates how - despite many strides made in society - the transgender experience is no better understood. Louise is an author, poet, and playwright whose work can be seen, heard, and read across many media. Louise and I discuss topics as diverse as early transgender community, how gender transition has changed, and how the girl next door always keeps you guessing.

REFERENCES:
Follow Louise on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@snardfluk

Buy Louise's books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00M7RGA8A
Follow Louise on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/snardfluk

Follow Louise on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/louise-gail-richardson

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:33) - Introducing Louise Richardson
• (02:19) - Experiencing a feminine childhood
• (07:00) - Before the Egg Crack Moment
• (11:22) - Confidential Magazine: 1970s transgender community
• (14:40) - Choosing a life without misery
• (18:21) - From reverence to controversy
• (22:53) - All transgender people are weird...
• (26:47) - ...present company excepted, of course...
• (29:59) - Gender transition in 1970s San Francisco
• (38:52) - Why in the everloving hell did she go back to Texas?
• (43:41) - And sometimes family is not supportive...
• (50:58) - Rebirth as actress, poet, and author
• (54:02) - Procession: a poem about dimensions
• (57:55) - Cheetahs: a poem about mothers
• (59:19) - How to find Louise Richardson on the internet
• (01:03:43) - Walk with Me, from "Blue Bonnet Road"
• (01:04:56) - Sharing of ourselves
• (01:07:50) - Closing credits

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