Today's episode features the incredible Louise, or LouLou, and what life as a T Elder means. LouLou is just a lass trying to live her life, a transgender advocate, and hostess of 'The T Elders' podcast. We get pretty dang philosophical about topics as diverse as preventing gatekeeping within the transgender community, how gender never stops evolving, and Dickens's lesser-known novel, "Nancy Twist."

REFERENCES:
Louise’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Itsloulou43

Follow Louise on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/itsloulou43.bsky.social

Follow Louise on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@itsloulou43

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:31) - Introducing Louise
• (02:24) - Of course we've always existed!
• (06:16) - We need to remember the important stories
• (12:21) - Stick together to avoid gatekeeping in any form
• (19:54) - Transgender is who you are
• (26:57) - An innate understanding of our identity
• (30:23) - Gender is a moving target for life
• (35:33) - Gender, culture, and romance
• (40:52) - Improving media representation
• (47:06) - Legislating the transgender communiity
• (51:23) - A new day dawns on identity
• (53:59) - Reflecting LouLou's Pride
• (56:32) - How to find LouLou43 on the internet
• (59:33) - Show closing
• (01:00:53) - Closing credits