The Joy Tuck Club

Hair Transplants with Dr Dilan Fernando

Hair transplants aren't just about hair; they're about defeating dysphoria and channeling confidence. Whether you're looking to fill-in your hairline or fill-out your beard, Dr. Dilan Fernando at the multi-award-winning Treatment Rooms London is a true artist. His clinic is known for the incredibly natural results it can give almost everyone looking for gender affirming care, but he also has a special reputation for his work with transgender patients, both MtF and FtM.In this episode, we explore all the ins and outs of this specialised surgery including the benefits, risks, preparation, recovery, and how to pick the perfect provider. Dr. Dilan's passion for his work shines through, and it's easy to see why he's so pleased with the work he and his co-founder do with painstaking care.If you're hoping for some hair-raising (or hairline lowering) happiness in your future, please tune in.You can reach The Treatment Rooms London at https://www.treatmentroomslondon.com/ and via their contact form. While they are physically located in London, they run virtual pre-op and post-op appointments from numerous UK locations. You'll find more information on that on their site.Note: We met Dilan through a regular consultation process when Rachel was shopping for her own hairline feminisation. Her surgery and the interview portion of this podcast were completed before we invited him to join our book’s sponsor list. We are thrilled he did.Support the show—Visit The Joy Tuck Club online at redandfreckles.com and learn more about us and our upcoming book, How To Transition. You can also find red+freckles (Rachel & Phoebe) at:Instagram: @twodamptransThreads: @twodamptransBluesky: @twodamptrans.bsky.socialTikTok: @twodamptransYouTube: @TwoDampTransSpotify: The Joy Tuck ClubApple: The Joy Tuck ClubThe Joy Tuck Club is written, produced, and edited by red+freckles, of Two Damp Trans Ltd, UK.

Dr Marci Bowers (Part Two) – A Life of Firsts

Pull up a comfortable chair and join us as we share the second part of our interview with Dr. Marci Bowers.Dr. Bowers is renowned for her exceptional surgical work, work that has brought about remarkable advancements for all women, cisgender and transgender alike.Her dedication to both groups is testament enough, but after thousands of vaginoplasties and hundreds of metoidioplasties and clitoral restorations, she is also a first in more ways than deniers of gender affirming care can count. She is the living embodiment of a theme she espouses throughout this interview: "Don't be afraid of who you are." She is fearless. We could all use more of that.Support the show—Visit The Joy Tuck Club online at redandfreckles.com and learn more about us and our upcoming book, How To Transition. You can also find red+freckles (Rachel & Phoebe) at:Instagram: @twodamptransThreads: @twodamptransBluesky: @twodamptrans.bsky.socialTikTok: @twodamptransYouTube: @TwoDampTransSpotify: The Joy Tuck ClubApple: The Joy Tuck ClubThe Joy Tuck Club is written, produced, and edited by red+freckles, of Two Damp Trans Ltd, UK.

Dr Marci Bowers (Part One) – A Life of Firsts

In this very special episode of The Joy Tuck Club, we sit down with Dr. Marci Bowers—trailblazing surgeon, passionate advocate, media-figure, WPATH President, and genuine trans icon. Marci shares her deeply personal journey from childhood in small-town America to becoming the first transgender woman to perform gender-affirming surgery.We talk candidly about her early attempts to access hormones, the challenges of transitioning while building a medical career, and what it meant to take over the practice of the legendary Dr. Stanley Biber. Along the way, she reflects on identity, privilege, sexism, and why sisterhood sometimes looks like someone holding your pizza box while you pee.This is the first of a two-part conversation that covers everything from obstetrics to Oprah, all told with Marci’s trademark warmth, wit and wisdom. Whether you’re trans yourself, an ally, or just curious about the lives shaping modern gender medicine—this is not one to miss.https://marcibowers.com/https://www.marcifoundation.org/Support the show—Visit The Joy Tuck Club online at redandfreckles.com and learn more about us and our upcoming book, How To Transition. You can also find red+freckles (Rachel & Phoebe) at:Instagram: @twodamptransThreads: @twodamptransBluesky: @twodamptrans.bsky.socialTikTok: @twodamptransYouTube: @TwoDampTransSpotify: The Joy Tuck ClubApple: The Joy Tuck ClubThe Joy Tuck Club is written, produced, and edited by red+freckles, of Two Damp Trans Ltd, UK.

JTC News Flash - Split me up Scotty: Police policy warps gender norms

In an exemplary move toward clarity, the High Court in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has ruled that transgender women are women. This important legal shift helps relieve discrimination against those whose human rights were traditionally filtered through the lens of a being a third, lesser, gender, giving them the same rights as other women. In a notable decision, the judge rejected the notion that womanhood could only be tied to those who may have had a capacity to give birth, thereby outright rejecting the idea that only natal females can be women.Meanwhile, in the lands of India's colonial forebears, a blighted chaos had reigned since a now well known Supreme Court judgement, and a subsequent alarmingly biased interpretation by the laughably named Equality and Human Rights Commission, unleashed a wave of poorly-informed gatekeeping against not just trans people, but cis women too.The UK Parliament has now declared that trans women are women if they work there, but not if they are just visiting, but when the history books are written, there will perhaps be no confusion greater than that being shown by the Scottish police force.Tune in as red and freckles dive into what the heck just happened.Support the show—Visit The Joy Tuck Club online at redandfreckles.com and learn more about us and our upcoming book, How To Transition. You can also find red+freckles (Rachel & Phoebe) at:Instagram: @twodamptransThreads: @twodamptransBluesky: @twodamptrans.bsky.socialTikTok: @twodamptransYouTube: @TwoDampTransSpotify: The Joy Tuck ClubApple: The Joy Tuck ClubThe Joy Tuck Club is written, produced, and edited by red+freckles, of Two Damp Trans Ltd, UK.

WPATH and Gender Affirming Surgery with Dr Loren Schechter

Come join us in this episode with Dr. Loren Schechter, one of the United States’ foremost experts in gender-affirming surgery and the President-Elect of WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health).With over 20 years of experience performing some 150–200 surgeries annually, Dr. Schechter is not short on insights into the evolving field of transgender healthcare.He also performs numerous types of surgeries, including bottom surgery for MTF and FTM patients, along and strongly believes in the importance of multidisciplinary care including dealing with the emotional realities afterwards.Of course, being the future president of WPATH, we had us an opportunity to probe, ever so gently, on what the future might hold under the current political threats to trans healthcare. While there were no fiery speeches, you'll certainly get a sense of the steady hand on the tiller he'll provide. WPATH continues to play a critical role in advocacy and setting standards of care, and we all need it to remain relevant.Support the show—Visit The Joy Tuck Club online at redandfreckles.com and learn more about us and our upcoming book, How To Transition. You can also find red+freckles (Rachel & Phoebe) at:Instagram: @twodamptransThreads: @twodamptransBluesky: @twodamptrans.bsky.socialTikTok: @twodamptransYouTube: @TwoDampTransSpotify: The Joy Tuck ClubApple: The Joy Tuck ClubThe Joy Tuck Club is written, produced, and edited by red+freckles, of Two Damp Trans Ltd, UK.