Alyson & Buzz Slutzky - Family Matters

How's Your Gender?

Buzz Slutzky (they/them) is an artist & educator. Alyson Slutzky (she/her) is a former social worker / therapist. She’s also Buzz’s mom. The Slutzky’s join Wesley (he/him) to talk about:

+ Bat Mitzvahs & revising our gender stories

+ Alyson’s former work as a therapist to families of trans people while also being a mom of two trans kids

+ Two examples of Buzz’s art, Clothes Feelings & My Surgery Story, as a way to process trans identity

Watch: Clothes Feelings (2016)

Watch: My Surgery Story (2019)

For more info on Buzz & their work, visit their website or follow them on instagram @buzzslutzky

For more info on Alyson, visit her website* or you can follow her @alyson_acts_positively_blue

*Please note, she is no longer in private practice.

Sign up for Wesley's monthly mailing list & learn more about his work at wesleyflash.com

For more podcast content, follow @howsyourgender on instagram & you can find Wesley @flashreads

Special thanks to our producer, Oliver Slate-Greene (he/him), Emily Bate (she/her) for the perfect theme song and Charley Parden (he/they) for writing the iconic lyrics.

If you or anyone you know is struggling with your gender, we encourage you to contact Trans Lifeline

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