Changing Narratives Podcast
Changing Narratives Podcast
Podcast Description
Welcome to Changing Narratives, the official podcast of The U.S. End FGM/C Network. This podcast is a platform for bold conversations, survivor-led advocacy and the stories that inspire change. Together with activists, experts, and change-makers, we explore the multifaceted fight to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and uplift the voices driving progress.
From policy wins to personal triumphs, Changing Narratives shines a light on the efforts shaping a world free from FGM/C. Join us as we challenge norms and build a movement rooted in dignity and action.
🎧 Subscribe now and be part of the change! Contribute to us today: https://endfgmnetwork.org/donation/.
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The podcast focuses on issues related to female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) advocacy, survivor stories, and policy discussions. Episodes feature discussions on personal advocacy journeys, such as the Connecticut Coalition's efforts to end FGM/C, and highlight the importance of amplifying survivor voices within the movement.
Welcome to Changing Narratives, the official podcast of The U.S. End FGM/C Network. This podcast is a platform for bold conversations, survivor-led advocacy and the stories that inspire change. Together with activists, experts, and change-makers, we explore the multifaceted fight to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and uplift the voices driving progress.
From policy wins to personal triumphs, Changing Narratives shines a light on the efforts shaping a world free from FGM/C. Join us as we challenge norms and build a movement rooted in dignity and action.
🎧 Subscribe now and be part of the change! Contribute to us today: https://endfgmnetwork.org/donation/.
In this episode of Changing Narratives, host Patricia Mars sits down with two leading voices working at the intersection of medicine, policy, and human rights.
Dr. Marci Bowers—the only surgeon in the U.S. trained in both gender-affirming surgery and functional clitoral restoration for FGM/C survivors—joins Sinéad, a policy expert working to protect transgender rights and survivor-centered FGM/C advocacy.
Together, they break down one of today’s most harmful and politically motivated narratives: the deliberate conflation of gender-affirming care with FGM/C.
This conversation explores:
The real medical similarities and key distinctions between gender-affirming surgery and clitoral restoration
How “protect the children” rhetoric is weaponized to restrict both survivor care and trans healthcare
The policy strategies urgently needed to counter anti-rights misinformation
Who benefits from confusion, fear-mongering and false comparisons—and at what cost
This is a clarifying, timely and deeply necessary episode for anyone working in health, policy, gender justice or survivor advocacy.
Tune in—and help us change the narrative.
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