Tuesday December 3rd live at 630 PM EST The Pay It Forward Guy on Transition Radio

I am choosing to remain anonymous, for my personal safety, the safety of my partner and because I am extremely stealth. I am not stealth because I am ashamed, I am stealth simply because I want to be seen as a man, no more, no less. I am also choosing to remain anonymous because I felt it makes my cause more genuine, if that makes any sense, ‘so you can just call me the "pay it forward" guy. He quotes I may not have all of the money in the world, but I would like to consider myself an anonymous benefactor. I fully believe in random acts of kindness and paying it forward, because I too was at the bottom of the barrel. I believe it is part of my life's mission to lend a helping hand to others in need. I always knew I was different, even from a very young age. I threw tantrums whenever I was put in girl’s clothes and constantly insisted I was a boy even though I didn’t know why. In 2011 I knew I couldn’t hide it any longer, so I decided to come out and begin living intentionally as the man I have always been. I met my current partner, who has also transitioned, in an online support group. I received top surgery under the care of Dr. Peter Raphael in Plano Texas just a little over a month ago and that’s when The Pay It Forward Project was born. I promised that if I was able to receive the remaining amount of money that I needed to get top surgery that I would pay it forward to several other guys. I’m a man of my word, and as promised when I returned home, I donated a total of $1000 to 4 different guys. Then I created the original Pay It Forward Page on Tumblr to spread the word and help them get donations. I believe in random acts of kindness and paying it forward because I think we all know what it's like to need a helping hand. So I ask in humility; help me pay it forward!

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Tuesday November 26th at 630 PM EST live on Transition Radio with Dallas Denny

Dallas Denny is a leader in the transgender rights movement. Her work as a writer, editor, and community builder have played a significant role in the advancement of rights for transsexual and transgendered people in North America and around the world. 

I’m a writer and educator with many years experience both as a professional in the mental health field and as a writer, educator, and passionate and compassionate activist on transgender issues. Did I mention I myself am transsexual? I sometimes forget to do that. My transition and surgery were more than twenty years ago and I get so caught up in my life and work I sometimes forget to disclose. I’m an accidental activist. That is, I didn’t initially set out to change the world. I was sucked in by my need to help others like myself. Because I had a horribly hard time finding reliable information and professionals who knew more about transsexualism than I did, I wanted those who came after me to have more information, support, and acceptance. Then I did set out to change the world, and I like to think in a small way I and others like me did. Things are certainly better for us than they were a couple of decades ago. Of course, we have a long way yet to go. Transgendered and transsexual people are still being murdered worldwide at an alarming rate and we still face widespread discrimination and find ourselves unable to marry in many places. Okay, lend me an arm to lean on as I step off this soapbox.

Click here to listen live http://www.blogtalkradio.com/transitionradio/2013/11/26/dallas-denny-a-leader-in-the-transgender-rights-movement

to visit her website click here http://dallasdenny.com/

 

Thursday December 5th at 8 PM EST on Transition Radio TV Show Live with Ryan Sallans

Ryan Sallans is a public speaker, diversity trainer, consultant, publisher and author specializing in health care, campus inclusion and workplace issues surrounding the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) community. Over the past fourteen years Ryan has conducted over a thousand presentations and trainings to diverse audiences including professionals, students and the general public. After his appearance in the documentary Gender Rebel featured on the LOGO channel, Ryan began traveling to Universities where he shares the story of his transition from female to male. His story is told with an intermixing of humor and intricate clinical details surrounding the transition process. Ryan has also been interviewed twice on Larry King Live!, Trisha, Ricki: The New Ricki Lake Show, and on NPR’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook. In 2012 Ryan released the first edition of his memoir, Second Son: Transitioning Toward My Destiny, Love and Life. In 2013, Ryan founded Scout Publishing LLC and released the second edition of his memoir, Second Son. Ryan attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he received a Bachelor of Arts in English and Anthropology, Master of Arts in English, and a Master of Arts in Educational Psychology.

Click here to watch and chat live http://www.transitionradio.net/chat_and_television.html

visit his website http://www.ryansallans.com/

Thursday November 21st at 8 PM EST live with Yui all the way from England.

I'm an out and proud Swedish born Thai transwoman currently residing in Bournemouth, UK. My nickname is Yui and my surname is Karlberg. Put those together and you've got my stage name. 

Originally, I was an ambient folk solo artist resembling Anthony & The Johnsons but I play fingerpicking guitar. 

Then I started using a loop pedal...which basically records something and loops it..as well as playing electric guitar instead of acoustic, beat boxing as well as adding some synth in there too.

I sing in both head voice/falsetto and chest voice/baritone.

Sometime last year, I became an electro pop artist but I still play the ambient folk songs that I originally wrote and as it's good for business, I have written songs that would suit any event or venue eg. Rock, jazz...you name it but with electro pop being my main focus. 

I'm really looking forward to performing at this years Transgender Day of Remebrance in London and Birmingham

to watch live and chat http://www.transitionradio.net/chat_and_television.html

Live on Transition Radio with Kenna Henderson Nov 19th at 630 PM EST

Kenna Henderson is a writer whose personal story,  Kenna / A Transgender Life, was published in 2012.

Since then, she has written a followup, I'm Not The Man I Used To Be, along with three other books of humor fiction under the author name "Clay Reston".  She also writes and edits books for others.

Being acutely aware of her gender self-identity as early as age six, she found herself with nowhere to turn for information or advice.  It was the 1940s, and she somehow quickly learned that her sense of being "different" had to be kept secret.

After five decades of internal struggle, trying to understand and fight the feelings, she gained access to the internet and was able to learn more about what she was dealing with.  Consultation with medical professionals convinced her that there was nothing "wrong" about the way she felt.  But another ten years would pass before there was total self-acceptance and, finally, determination to live her life as she knew she needed to.

On her own, Kenna decided to work in female mode to seek validation of the person she felt she was. A journal of that experience, as documented in her long-running blog called "Another Self", is included in her first book.

Kenna Henderson also has about 130 songs to her credit, including some that directly address the transgender experience.

She sees her role now as being a source of support and inspiration for others who walk the same path, and to that end she is actively engaged as co-organizer of a local LGBT group.

Kenna is very happily married and lives in Florida. where she has assisted with the rescue of Great Danes and other animals for the last twenty years.

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