{"id":2691,"date":"2025-04-04T17:13:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T17:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wendycolegtm.net\/staging\/9199\/?p=2691"},"modified":"2025-04-04T17:20:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T17:20:35","slug":"transgender-myths-busted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendycolegtm.net\/staging\/9199\/transgender-myths-busted\/","title":{"rendered":"EP 007 Transgender Myths Busted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Truth Revealed with Wendy Cole<br>Demystifying The Transgender Journey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Episode 007 Transgender Myths Busted: Truth Revealed with Wendy Cole\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fHdvtL71ZOg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">April 4, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fHdvtL71ZOg?si=8U02k33TROLooMzJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/episode-7-transgender-myths-busted-truth-revealed-with\/id1799458202?i=1000702229747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/episode-7-transgender-myths-busted-truth-revealed-with\/id1799458202?i=1000702229747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In this episode of &#8216;Demystifying the Transgender Journey,&#8217; Lynn Murphy discusses myths and misunderstandings about the transgender community with Wendy Cole, a transition mentor. 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