The Transgender Zone Podcast

Transition in Rural America, especially in 2025, is an isolating and challenging experience. In this episode, Victoria - founder of Transgender Zone - interviews our newest moderator on our online learning community, Olivia. Olivia shares how Transgender Zone's trans-only online community and transition coaching has accelerated her transition and given her a sense of connection in her rural town where she has no local transgender friends. After she decided to transition, Olivia showed up full force socially by transitioning at work almost immediately connecting more deeply with her Father who came out as gay shortly before. Olivia's story is a reminder of the importance of community, confidence, and competence in transition - the three pieces of Transgender Zone's mission. Want to meet Olivia and learn alongside her in live sessions and on our community forums? Go to www.transgenderzone.com to join the community for as little as $5/month today. A membership amplifies your transition with 12 live group training sessions each month, helps you find the best local or international resources, connects you with other trans folks from around the world, and provides educational modules on every aspect of transition. Make friends, get live expert guidance, and make serious progress on your transition at transgenderzone.com.

This week, Victoria and Christopher explore the topic of cowardice, sparked by a great conversation from one of Victoria’s Live Office Hours at Transgender Zone. They’ll read comments left by Transgender Zone members on the following prompt: Have you ever felt like a coward in your transition? It doesn’t make you a coward because you let fear guide a decision: you’re on a challenging journey where you’ll gradually find more confidence, step by step. It might take you some time to take these bigger steps, but that doesn’t make you any less valid in your journey. Just admitting to yourself that you’re transgender is one of the bravest things that you can do. Go to www.transgenderzone.com to join the community for as little as $5/month today. A membership amplifies your transition with 12 live group training sessions each month, helps you find the best local or international resources, connects you with other trans folks from around the world, and provides educational modules on every aspect of transition. Make friends, get live expert guidance, and make serious progress on your transition at transgenderzone.com.

Transition is not something that happens overnight - it takes dedication and consistency to achieve results that bring Gender Euphoria to everyday life. In this episode, Victoria and Christopher dive into the mindset of long-term thinking that can shift your perspective on transition. Assuming that change happens overnight can lead to frustration and shortcuts; both leading to problems later on. Victoria shares how she applies a long-term mindset every day and how it has led to significant achievements like healthy hair, & skin; a feminine voice; a personal sense of fashion; and more.  Don't Transition Alone; Join Transgender Zone! Looking for a safe Trans-Only online community? Somewhere you can be honest about your transition, seek advice, and work alongside other trans folks? Transgenderzone.com is your hub for Transition Success. A membership to Transgender Zone’s learning community - created by Victoria Rose - provides you with 12 live group training sessions each month, helps you find the best local or international resources, connects you with other trans folks from around the world, and provides educational modules on every aspect of transition. Our "pay what you can" memberships start at $5/month to ensure anyone can afford one. Go to transgenderzone.com to join now.

For our special Pride Month episode, Christopher gushes about the Victoria and the superpower she developed through her transition process; superpowers he has noticed are much more common amongst people of transgender experience. Victoria reacts to 4 superpower Christopher has noticed in the her and the community members at Transgender Zone: the trans-owned, trans-only learning community welcome to trans folks from 18 to 100. Hear a more natural and vulnerable conversation between Victoria and Christopher this week as co-hosts; husband & wife; and co-founders of Transgender Zone.  Don't Transition Alone; Join Transgender Zone! Looking for a safe Trans-Only online community? Somewhere you can be honest about your transition, seek advice, and work alongside other trans folks? Transgenderzone.com is your hub for Transition Success. A membership to Transgender Zone’s learning community - created by Victoria Rose - provides you with 12 live group training sessions each month, helps you find the best local or international resources, connects you with other trans folks from around the world, and provides educational modules on every aspect of transition. Our "pay what you can" memberships start at $5/month to ensure anyone can afford one. Go to transgenderzone.com to join now.

Meet Ebony - one of the friendly faces you’ll meet when you join Transgender Zone! As a moderator in our trans-owned, trans-only community platform, Ebony joins founder, Victoria Rose, in a live interview about everything from her experience transitioning after 30 years old to how she found a home in goth culture before transitioning. You can join Transgender Zone and start a conversation with Ebony and our many other members by going to transgenderzone.com and getting yourself a membership. Don't Transition Alone; Join Transgender Zone! Looking for a safe Trans-Only online community? Somewhere you can be honest about your transition, seek advice, and work alongside other trans folks? Transgenderzone.com is your hub for Transition Success. A membership to Transgender Zone’s learning community - created by Victoria Rose - provides you with 12 live group training sessions each month, helps you find the best local or international resources, connects you with other trans folks from around the world, and provides educational modules on every aspect of transition. Our "pay what you can" memberships start at $5/month to ensure anyone can afford one. Go to transgenderzone.com to join now. We want to thank Ebony for everything she does on Transgender Zone! Ebony hosts our Community Circle, a 2 hour session for all members to join, on Transgender Zone each Sunday. She also has written guides for those transitioning over 30 to accept themselves as they are and start now. As she says, “it’s never too late to be who you could have been.” Show note: An apology to our listeners! The first 2 minutes have a strange audio affect that happened during filming, and we did our best to limit it.

In this bonus episode, hear audio from Victoria's recent video deep dive on Gender-Affirming Vocal Coaching with Transgender Zone's Vocal Coach, Micah. Victoria - founder of Transgender Zone - spent one full month dedicated to daily vocal training alongside 1:1 weekly private coaching with Micah to see how much change she could make to her voice. Included is a live interview with Micah, where she talks with Victoria about the job of a vocal coach and how you can change your voice over time with specific techniques and practice. To schedule a consultation with Micah, go to transgenderzone.com/micah Don't Transition Alone; Join Transgender Zone! Looking for a safe Trans-Only online community? Somewhere you can be honest about your transition, seek advice, and work alongside other trans folks? Transgenderzone.com is your hub for Transition Success. A membership to Transgender Zone’s learning community - created by Victoria Rose - provides you with 12 live group training sessions each month, helps you find the best local or international resources, connects you with other trans folks from around the world, and provides educational modules on every aspect of transition. All this for $5 a month. Go to transgenderzone.com to join now.

In this episode, Victoria - founder of Transgender Zone - and her husband, Christopher, explore misconceptions about trans folks or being transgender. By reading through answers given by the Transgender Zone community, they explore many different types of myths and how they can slow your transition or even be dangerous during someone's transition.  Don't Transition Alone; Join Transgender Zone! Looking for a safe Trans-Only online community? Somewhere you can be honest about your transition, seek advice, and work alongside other trans folks? Transgenderzone.com is your hub for Transition Success. A membership to Transgender Zone’s learning community - created by Victoria Rose - provides you with 12 live group training sessions each month, helps you find the best local or international resources, connects you with other trans folks from around the world, and provides educational modules on every aspect of transition. All this for $5 a month. Go to transgenderzone.com to join now.

Founder of Transgender Zone, Victoria Rose, and her husband, Christopher, read stories from their online community "TZone" about when and how folks knew they were transgender. This episode explores key themes that arose from community member stories, like knowing young, having moments of clarity, and more. Victoria adds to these stories by sharing her own; exploring how and when she knew that she was born in the wrong body and started taking steps to transition. Are you trans and want to unlock your transition? Looking for a safe Trans-Only online community? Somewhere you can be honest about your transition, seek advice, and work alongside other trans folks? Transgenderzone.com is your hub for Transition Success. A membership to TZone’s community - created by Victoria Rose - provides you with 12 live group training sessions each month, helps you find the best local or international resources, connects you with other trans folks from around the world, and provides educational modules on every aspect of transition. All this for $5 a month. Go to transgenderzone.com to join now.

In this episode, Victoria and Christopher explore how to handle bullying as a person of transgender experience. Victoria shares her personal experience of being bullied while transitioning in High School and responds to TZone Community Member comments on bullying and how they personally handle it. Looking for a safe Trans-Only online community? Somewhere you can be honest about your transition, seek advice, and work alongside other trans folks? Transgenderzone.com is your hub for Transition Success. A membership to TZone’s community - created by Victoria Rose - provides you with 8 live group vocal training sessions each month, helps you find the best local or international resources, connects you with other trans folks from around the world, and provides educational modules on every aspect of transition. All this for $5 a month. Go to transgenderzone.com to join now.

On this episode, Victoria Rose - founder of TZone - and her husband, Christopher, talk through the executive orders signed by the Trump Administration that actively attack the basic rights of Transgender Americans. They'll react to the new challenges facing trans Americans, provide some advice to keep moving forward, and talk about how the Republicans pushing these bills have - hypocritically - got gender-affirming care themselves.  Looking for a safe Trans-Only online community? Somewhere you can be honest about your transition, seek advice, and work alongside other trans folks? Transgenderzone.com is your hub for Transition Success. A membership to TZone’s community - created by Victoria Rose - provides you with 8 live group vocal training sessions each month, helps you find the best local or international resources, connects you with other trans folks from around the world, and provides educational modules on every aspect of transition. All this for $5 a month. Go to transgenderzone.com to join now.