Alyson & Buzz Slutzky - Family Matters

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  


US (877) 565-8860 


Canada (877) 330-6366