Get Intimate with Oliver Wong

Get Intimate: Erin Mohr

Episode Summary

Erin Mohr is a transgender stand-up comedian. She joins Oliver to candidly share her gender identity journey, which as she states is full of obstacles. Erin and Oliver start their conversation about how stand-up comedy provides a platform to touch on serious subjects such as transgender and HIV. Transitioned in 2016, Erin speaks about her frustration when a transgender person is reduced to their genitals, quite often especially in the dating scene. Erin and Oliver also talk about TikTok trolls, TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminist), basketball, and their coming-out stories. Going from a white male to a white female, Erin says, also means losing privileges and Erin openly shares her experience of what it is like for her and how she adjusted to it. Erin and Oliver– a trans woman and a gay man–delve into the power dynamic within the LGBTQ community and how transgender people are often underrepresented in LGBTQ events. Grab your rainbow flag and listen! If you are an ally, listen too! Erin Mohr's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@erinmohrcomedy?lang=en Erin Mohr's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinmohrcomedy/ Oliver Wong's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oliverwongcomedy?lang=en Oliver Wong's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliverwongcomedy/ Get Intimate's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getintimatepodcast/ Get Intimate's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oliverwongcomedy

Episode Notes

Erin Mohr is a transgender stand-up comedian. She joins Oliver to candidly share her gender identity journey, which as she states is full of obstacles. Erin and Oliver start their conversation about how stand-up comedy provides a platform to touch on serious subjects such as transgender and HIV. Transitioned in 2016, Erin speaks about her frustration when a transgender person is reduced to their genitals, quite often especially in the dating scene. Erin and Oliver also talk about TikTok trolls, TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminist), basketball, and their coming-out stories. Going from a white male to a white female, Erin says, also means losing privileges and Erin openly shares her experience of what it is like for her and how she adjusted to it. Erin and Oliver– a trans woman and a gay man–delve into the power dynamic within the LGBTQ community and how transgender people are often underrepresented in LGBTQ events. Grab your rainbow flag and listen! If you are an ally, listen too!