Gender Reveal
250 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsWelcome to Gender Reveal, a podcast about nonbinary and transgender folks. Join us as we interview notable trans guests, analyze current events, answer advice questions and get a little bit closer to understanding what the heck gender is.
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Episodes
Episode 171: Yin Q
April 08, 2024 07:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBOzzy and Tuck chat with with Yin Q (they/them). Topics include: How parenting changed Yin’s relationship to gender and kink What queer people still need to learn about kink and consent How the Red Canary Song documentary honors its subjects’ privacy and agency Decriminalizing sex work — and then taking the “work” part out of it Plus: Spiritual sexuality, the kink-o-meter, and parent-child top surgery? This Week in Gender: A Trans Day of Snack update! Find Yin @redcanarysong @ki...
Bonus: Trans Day of Snack 2024 + Abolishing Time w/ Shuli Branson
March 30, 2024 07:01 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBHappy (almost) Trans Day of Snack! We’re explaining this weekend’s mutual aid campaign (including FREE SNACKS for trans people in 26 US states) and sharing part two of our chat with Shuli Branson. Sign up to receive your snack and/or financial aid at bit.ly/tdos24. View our list of trans resources at bit.ly/tdos24links. Spread the word! Our full chat with Shuli is available here. (Part one is available here.) Find Shuli at sjbranson.com and @shulibranson. Practical Anarchism is avail...
Episode 170: Jamie Lauren Keiles
March 25, 2024 07:01 - 57 minutes - 53 MBTuck chats with with writer Jamie Lauren Keiles (he/him). Topics include: Writing a nonbinary history book that eschews common trans identity rhetoric Reporting on phallo and blowjob jokes for the New York Times Magazine Why Jamie will never run another Most Transgender Name Competition Why everyone in the trans community is annoying in different beautiful ways :) :) :) Plus: “Fake bi to real bi,” best novelty license plates, and Chaz Bono shopping in Miami? This Week in Gender:...
Episode 169: Liz Fong-Jones
March 18, 2024 07:01 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBTuck and Ozzy chat with Liz Fong-Jones (she/her). Topics include: Creating a Coworker Solidarity Fund to support worker organizing and potential strikes Organizing your Google colleagues so hard that you crash Google Docs Being realistic about your security threats (e.g., is it safe to organize in Google Docs?) Ways that (trans & cis) tech workers can support trans people Plus: How the Joy Luck Club (not that one) saved her life This Week in Gender: Listen to Hang Up. Find Liz a...
Episode 168: Fola Francis
March 11, 2024 07:01 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBTuck shares last year’s conversation with Nigerian fashion designer and activist Fola Francis (she/her/they). Topics include: Dodging a blacklist to walk in Lagos Fashion Week Advice for other people living under anti-LGBTQ laws “Queerness has always been very African” Hosting several of Lagos’s first balls Plus: Nigerian healthcare, Dolls Activities, and And Just Like That… This Week in Gender: Remembering Fola. A full episode transcript is available at genderpodcast.com/lis...
Episode 167: Ariana Steele
March 04, 2024 08:01 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBTuck chats with linguist Ariana Steele (they/them). Topics include: Studying ways that Black nonbinary people degender themselves via language Developing a “chill vs loud” nonbinary fashion taxonomy How Ariana’s autism and gender relate to each other… …and how all this ties into their mixed identity and Aquarius-Pisces cusp Plus: Britney Spears, the “gay lisp,” and doing ethnographies in the club This Week in Gender: Get ready for Trans Day of Snack 2024! Find Ariana at ariana...
Episode 166: Shing Yin Khor
February 26, 2024 08:01 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBTuck chats with artist and experience designer Shing Yin Khor (they/them). Topics include: The memoirist’s dilemma: narcissism vs turning other people into Content™ “The long human tradition of grabbing some clay and making a little guy” Shifting your approach to activism in order to (hopefully!) avoid burnout Transitioning out of gender entirely? Plus: Burning Man hot takes, Paul Bunyan’s BDE and the Muffler Man renaissance This Week in Gender: Krys Malcolm Belc reviews Caitlyn...
Episode 165: Lucy Sante
February 19, 2024 08:01 - 56 minutes - 52 MBTuck chats with writer Lucy Sante (she/her). Topics include: Why Lucy finally transitioned after avoiding it for nearly 60 years Why the worst trans memoirs are like pre-cooked bacon What does it mean to identify as a bohemian? Reading about the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries in the newspaper as a high school student Plus: Trans lit recs; vibe shifts at the Strand; and how Harry Potter ruined a visit to a Portuguese bookstore This Week in Gender: Cecilia at St. Patrick...
A Tribute to Cecilia Gentili
February 12, 2024 08:01 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBThis week, we remember advocate, storyteller, and mother Cecilia Gentili. Cecilia resources & links: Cecilia’s legacy fund!!! Faltas (published by our friends at LittlePuss Press) Full videos of Cecilia’s 2/7 memorial service Speaking with M. E. O’Brien for the NYC Trans Oral History Project (with transcript) “Cecilia Gentili’s Revolutionary Ask” on Latino USA “History of the Stroll & Stories from a Trans Elder” on Afterlives: The Layleen Polanco Story (w/ Raquel Willis) I...
Episode 164: Shuli Branson
February 05, 2024 08:01 - 56 minutes - 52 MBTuck chats with Shuli Branson (she/they), author of Practical Anarchism: A Guide for Daily Life. Topics include: Transition as a form of anarchist refusal (and why transition itself isn’t liberatory) Breakup theory: letting go of the expectation that everything needs to last forever How raising kids can help you catch your authoritarian impulses Is it actually more responsible to give away your savings right now?? Plus: Palestine solidarity, abolishing work, and signing up for you...
Episode 163: Cassius Adair
January 29, 2024 08:01 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBTuck finally chats with academic and occasional Gender Reveal producer Cassius Adair (he/him). Topics include: His role in the Twin Flames cult documentary Getting mpreg (lol) 12 years after being told that HRT would sterilize him Joining trans studies because he got on the wrong flight in 2011 Writing about whiteness, tech history, and hot trans social contagion Plus: Lexification of t4t and putting ur relationship through academic peer review This Week in Gender: Jesse Lawson &...
Episode 162: Checking in with Salimatu Amabebe
January 22, 2024 08:01 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBTuck catches up with multidisciplinary artist Salimatu Amabebe (he/they). Topics include: Barracuda, an it/its drag monster and perverse people-pleaser Should you retcon your dead dad into someone more convenient? Demanding better (and more creative) gender-affirming surgeries The pros and cons of making earnest, vulnerable art Plus: Envisioning yourself as a house for many different / differently-gendered beings (“and they’re all employed!”) This Week in Gender: We remix a 4-yea...
Episode 161: Lamya H
January 15, 2024 08:01 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBWe’re back, baby! Tuck chats with Lamya H (she/they), author of Hijab Butch Blues. Topics include: Discovering queer themes (and dykes!) in the Quran How having a baby helped Lamya assert their own gender identity TFW someone suggests you read your own pseudonymous memoir Finding gender euphoria in religious practice Plus: Pinkwashing, Dadaism, and subway speed challenges This Week in Gender: Dakota Hommes reports on union bargaining for trans healthcare. Find Lamya at lamya...
BONUS: Rax Will is one of the guys
January 10, 2024 09:01 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBTuck chats with journalist Rax Will (he/they) about queer food, pronoun-themed cocktails, and “AFAB” trans clothing brands (derogatory). Plus, news about next season! Listen to the full episode on Patreon for discussions of: Rax’s extensive research about trans people and dog food(?!) Why the hottest new accessory is the NYC diaper Receiving the perfect “sorry I misgendered u” gift Why one of the best queer bars won’t hang a pride flag And more that we cannot even mention here!!...
BONUS: Making Podcasts for Trans People (via Gender Spiral)
January 08, 2024 08:01 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBTuck speaks with Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas way back on Trans Day of Snack 2023. It's a Gender Reveal x Gender Spiral crossover event! Find Gender Spiral at genderspiralpod.com as well as Instagram, TikTok, and Patreon.
BONUS: a lil end-of-year update
December 29, 2023 13:48 - 2 minutes - 2.52 MBA few quick announcements on what's coming up next. Thanks to Blue Dot Sessions as always for the music bed.
BONUS: $1000 grant! 5 days left to apply! (Also, other things!)
October 27, 2023 17:36 - 3 minutes - 3.03 MBQuick announcement because I remembered that not everyone is on Instagram dot com. This year's grant applications close on Halloween night. Apply at bit.ly/GRgrant23, and find a full list of past grant recipients at genderpodcast.com/grant. Spread the word! Grab free tickets for the November 10 2 Trans 2 Furious event (featuring Tuck, Tre'vell Anderson, and Mckenzee Griffler) at bit.ly/2T2FLA. Only a few left! Also, we've got a new Gender Conceal episode with Mckenzee and it really...
Episode 160: Raquel Willis
October 02, 2023 07:01 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBTuck chats with activist Raquel Willis (she/her). Topics include: Why having the ~most radical gender~ isn’t a useful standard Reconciling your feminism with your transsexual desires Parental loss, and death as an animating force How to choose a good beneficiary for trans fundraising Plus: Afrotransmisogyny, Janet Mock, and… Fortnite?? This Week in Gender: Girlfriends by Emily Zhou; Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas; People Collide by Isle McElroy; Laugh Riot by Io & Jonas G...
Episode 159: Alison Rumfitt
September 25, 2023 07:01 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBTuck and Ozzy chat with author Alison Rumfitt (she/her). Topics include: When people fail to recognize their kink as simply a kink Letting go of the need to ~understand~ TERFs What makes a good trauma narrative? Reappropriating an accidentally-trans Eminem lyric Plus: Utopian organ dreams and trans slug allyship? (Also: worms!) Find Alison @alison.zone (IG) and @hangsawoman (Bluesky/Twitter). Preorder Brainwyrms before Oct 10. Come see Tuck & Mckenzee at North Figueroa Bookshop...
Episode 158: Chiquitita
September 18, 2023 07:01 - 49 minutes - 45 MBTuck chats with drag performer Chiquitita (she/her). Topics include: Why trans people make the best drag performers (even w/o clothes) Dealing with family members who don’t grow alongside you A romcom-worthy t4t meet-cute An exclusive future name change announcement(!) Plus: Nicki, Lana, TS Jackson, getting FFS in Spain and tranifesting a trans magician?? This Week in Gender: Should you let an app trace your gender? Part 3! Find Chiqui @chiquitettas on IG. Join our Patreon (...
Episode 157: SPEED/READING Live!
September 11, 2023 07:10 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBTuck chats with Casey Plett (she/her), Fran Tirado (she/they) and Kendra Wells (they/them) live at the Bell House. Topics include: Gossip from the Fire Island Doll Invasion Is Fast & Furious more like Shakespeare or Dante’s Inferno? Casey’s very secret fan fiction Kendra's book title reveal! Plus: Elf pervert gender, Che Diaz redemption arc, and a fast(!) reading from Casey Find Kendra at kendrawcandraw.com. Find Fran @fransquishco and Like a Virgin. Find Casey at caseyplett.c...
Episode 156: Casey Plett
September 04, 2023 07:01 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBTuck and Ozzy chat with author Casey Plett (she/her). Topics include: Is queer community… bad for us? Is it finally time to talk about Topside? The present and future of trans publishing Accidentally teaching girlies about the COGIATI(!?) Plus: Mennonite masculinity, Super Smash Bros, and Taylor Swift’s Red This Week in Gender: Niko Stratis shares the latest from Autostraddle’s ongoing implosion. Read more via MB’s thread. Find Casey at caseyplett.com and preorder On Community...
Episode 155: Checking in with Soleil Ho
August 21, 2023 07:01 - 49 minutes - 45 MBTuck catches up with cultural critic Soleil Ho (they/them). Topics include: Doing secret drag at an anti-trans fundraising dinner Should we abolish restaurants? Why insisting on “authentic” recipes is... fascist Soleil’s takes that are too spicy for a mainstream newspaper Plus: Strikes at the pronoun factory and worldwide socialist revolution This Week in Gender: Breaking down a new study about top surgery regret (or a complete lack thereof). Find Soleil at soleilho.com and r...
Episode 154: Nicole Maines
August 14, 2023 12:31 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBTuck chats with actress Nicole Maines (she/her). Topics include: The long, slow process of transitioning in elementary school Picketing with the WGA even before the SAG-AFTRA strike Writing a trans superhero’s origin story Getting name inspiration from Nickelodeon & Disney Channel Plus: vampire hot takes and Danny Phantom Tumblr discourse?! This Week in Gender: A moment from the O’Shae Sibley vigil Get your tickets to our August 28 live show! 2 Trans 2 Furious PDFs and ...
Episode 153: Katie Barnes
August 07, 2023 07:01 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBTuck chats with sports journalist Katie Barnes (they/them). Topics include: Will “the science” ever be settled re: trans athletes? How coordinated are all these anti-trans sports bills? Why most teams should be co-ed (and why most elite sports shouldn’t be) What makes a bad interview question? (Asking for a friend lol) Plus: Getting banned for your bones, interviewing trans kids, and a reminder that sports are hard! This Week in Gender: Joan Summers on Barbie (2023) Find Katie ...
BONUS: Capturing The New York Times with Imara Jones
August 02, 2023 07:01 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBThe most recent episode of the Anti-Trans Hate Machine is a banger, and we thought you should hear it. Listen to the Anti-Trans Hate Machine (a TransLash production) wherever you get your podcasts, or read the transcript here.
BONUS: Calvin Kasulke, Hal Schrieve, crossover content, live show?!
July 31, 2023 07:01 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBThis week, we’ve got a grab bag of bonus content! Topics include: Book and comic recommendations from Hal Schrieve Kurt Russell, gender roots, and movie tuberculosis with Calvin Kasulke Multiple other trans podcasts that Tuck recently guested on An important 2 Trans 2 Furious zine update A live show announcement And more! Find this month’s full Gender Conceal episode, “Managing Rihanna’s MLB expansion team with Calvin Kasulke,” exclusively on Patreon. Live show tickets ava...
Episode 152: Hal Schrieve
July 24, 2023 07:01 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBTuck chats with author and comic artist Hal Schrieve (ze/hir). Topics include: Growing up as a trans teen and surviving via messy queer youth spaces Writing about horny trans youth while working as a children’s librarian Emailing [redacted famous transphobe] about Kate Bush and tits Being pro-chaser and furry-adjacent? Plus: Tumblr, t4t discourse, sci-fi and Samuel Delany This Week in Gender: Gretchen Felker-Martin, Torrey Peters, Max Graves, Leo Fox, Topside Press, Hal’s new bo...
Episode 151: M.E. O’Brien
July 17, 2023 07:01 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBOzzy and Tuck chat with author M.E. O’Brien (she/her), whose work explores trans communist futures. Topics include: What can family abolition offer trans people? The limits of chosen family under capitalism Why we shouldn’t replace family with The State, either The similarities between her psychoanalyst and oral history work Plus: Why protest camps are important visions of the future This Week in Gender: Japan’s Supreme Court lets a trans woman pee, but trans and queer Japan...
BONUS: Sandy Stone w/ Sarah Esocoff
July 10, 2023 07:01 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBTuck share their favorite episode of their new favorite podcast. Find Sounds Gay wherever you get podcasts. Sandy Stone's incredible time capsule of a website is sandystone.com.
TEASER: High-Fiving Mattie Lubchansky through Keith Haring’s Irreversible Damage Hole
July 06, 2023 07:01 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBTuck chats IN PERSON with Mattie Lubchansky (they/them) about Boys Weekend, the Nib, Mattie’s next project, and also Orville Peck. Listen to the full episode on Patreon for discussions of: Why every book Mattie has ever worked on has been banned What parts of Boys Weekend are inspired by Mattie’s life Ursula K. Le Guin vs Margaret Atwood The secrets to a successful marriage??? Like 10 minutes of Broadway reviews & Sondheim discussion The time Tuck talked about being the mayo...
Episode 150(!): Honey Mahogany
June 26, 2023 07:01 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBTuck chats with activist, performer, and politician Honey Mahogany (she/her). Topics include: Being one of the first official Drag Queen Story Hour performers Founding the world’s first transgender cultural district Collectively owning a queer bar with 17 other people Lip syncing to Tranny Chaser with Jinkx Monsoon on RPDR Season 5 (lol) Plus: Adopting your drag name full-time and being “too pretty, too real!” This Week in Gender: Ozzy shares good news from Arkansas and Florid...
Episode 149: Spicy Advicey with Mckenzee Griffler
June 19, 2023 23:40 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBTuck tackles more advice questions with BFF of the show Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). Topics include: Is getting top surgery bad for my cool radical politics? Should I tell my dentist I’m a transsexual? Going on HRT in the public eye Embracing a complete lack of self-permanence as queer culture Being trans and closeted in Idaho Plus: zarfs, girlcotts, spiro complaints, and Meredith Brooks?? This Week in Gender: We congratulate Cat, Edgar, Sabs, J. Harrison Ghee, Alex Newell, and...
Episode 148: M Nijiya
June 11, 2023 07:01 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBOzzy and Tuck chat with tattoo artist M Nijiya (they/them). Topics include: Tattoos as gender-affirming care What to know about nipple tattoos before top surgery Why introverts should get face tattoos(?!) What white people get very wrong about “Japanese-style” tattoos Plus: Choosing a new last name; “irreversible damage” but for tattoos; and the drag king to HRT pipeline This Week in Gender: Tuck reads a little story. Find M at jackalopetattoo.com and @tattoos.by.m. Get yr ti...
Episode 147: A. (Gus) Andrews
June 05, 2023 07:01 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBTuck chats with cartoonist A. Andrews (they/them). Topics include: Unicycling while your peers go to sex ed Dating someone with your former name Navigating the healthcare system as a disabled trans person Running afoul of state laws for drawing very normal objects (!) Plus: Ableist editor gossip, quadruple Leo status, and banning parents (lol)??? This Week in Gender: Listen to t4t, Call Me Mother, and Stealth: a Transmasculine Podcast. Find A. Andrews at heyandrews.com and @_...
TEASER: Naveen Kundanmal's Pterodactyl Screech Transition Timeline
June 02, 2023 07:01 - 14 minutes - 13 MBTuck chats with Naveen Kundanmal (they/them) about doing Shania Twain karaoke at the Texas State Capitol and tracking your HRT timeline via pterodactyl screeches. (Plus, news about next season!) Listen to the full episode on Patreon for discussions of: Trying to plan a (gender-neutral) wedding without being cringe Getting medicated out of your need to TikTok Bonding with your mom over changing your first name as an adult What does Patti Harrison have to do with our cursed friends...
BONUS: 2 Trans 2 Furious Sneak Peek with Mckenzee Griffler
May 19, 2023 03:56 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBHappy Fast X Day! We're celebrating chosen familia by sharing Mckenzee's essay "Letty Did Not Trans Me But Maybe She Did" from our upcoming anthology 2 TRANS 2 FURIOUS, now available for preorder! (Note: Tuck's audio quality got messed up but we're just rolling with it, OK?) Preorder 2 TRANS 2 FURIOUS at 2trans2furious.bigcartel.com. Get your 10% off discount code at patreon.com/gender. Find Mattie Lubchansky on tour, and especially in Queens with Tuck! Listen to Tuck on You're ...
TEASER: The ISIS Tweet to Trans Ally Pipeline with Mckenzee Griffler
May 13, 2023 15:59 - 10 minutes - 9.73 MBTuck chats with Mckenzee about basement pizza, intrusive thoughts, the PTW slur, our college radio origin story, and a partial list of ways to be "more transsexual." Find the full episode on Patreon for discussions of: Joyce Carol Oates tweet crimes Winning with your real tits and ass Femboy vs rosboy?? Celebrity posting allyship Oakland possums and NYC rats (complimentary) To Wong Foo vs Priscilla Queen of the Desert Moaning like a cop Luigi, a famous trans woman Is i...
BONUS: Trans Day of Having a Nice Snack 2023
March 31, 2023 06:27 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBHappy Trans Day of Snack! We’re explaining today’s mutual aid campaign (including FREE SNACKS for trans people in 26 US states) and sharing a sneak peek of our snack-packed chat with Lilith K, tweeter of that famous tweet. Our full interview with Lilith is available here. Find Lilith at @deathcarpets and on the podcasts Ghostpuncher Corps and Diet Coke & Lilith’s House of Snax. Sign up to receive your snack and/or financial aid at bit.ly/tdos2023. View our list of trans resources at bit...
Episode 146: Ryan Ken
February 27, 2023 08:01 - 55 minutes - 51 MBTuck chats with actor and writer Ryan Ken (they/them). Topics include: Why a TikTok can be more useful than a DEI training Using fashion strategically as a fat, Black, queer, nonbinary person When astrology can be reminiscent of Evangelical Christianity Why masculinity, not femininity, felt fragile and delicate as a child Plus: classical violin, Last Week Tonight, and moving beyond allyship This Week in Gender: Ryan’s TikTok videos about The New York Times and Beauty & the Beast. ...
Episode 145: Live at the Bell House!
February 20, 2023 08:01 - 57 minutes - 53 MBTuck chats live in Brooklyn with AC Dumlao (they/he), Mattie Lubchansky (they/them) and Io (they/them). Topics include: Changing your legal name to facilitate your Wendy’s order Why gaslighting your family is the transmasc experience Reading the dictionary to find out if your boyfriend is queer Putting a basketball in your Irreversible Damage hole Plus: Gaylor thoughts, community theater gender journeys, swiping on Grimblr, and establishing a parliament of gender failures. Thi...
Episode 144: Mckenzee Griffler (normal girl edition)
February 13, 2023 08:01 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBTuck checks in with BFF of the show Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). Topics include: Speedrunning gender Special girl bottom surgery Getting comfortable with public voice training Finally not thinking about gender at all times constantly(!) Plus: toe gender, breakfast sandwich crimes, and gender podcast good actually?! This Week in Gender: Unholy underwhelms Satanists, per TMZ. (Learn more on Eating for Free.) Find Mckenzee at mckenzeegriffler.com and opensanctuary.org. Her Gender...
Episode 143: maia arson crimew
January 30, 2023 08:01 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBTuck speaks with hacktivist maia arson crimew (it/she). Topics include: Takeaways from the No Fly List leak Why “white hat” and “black hat” hacking is another false binary An argument against copyright laws Which came first, the hacker or the catgirl? Plus: bi lesbians, bingle, and the one time horseshoe theory was real?? Find maia @_nyancrimew and at maia.crimew.gay. Its excellent merch is available on Teepublic. Tickets for our Feb. 1 Brooklyn live show are on sale now! ...
Episode 142: Lily Zheng
January 23, 2023 08:01 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBTuck speaks with DEI strategist Lily Zheng (they/them). Topics include: Why pizza can be more useful than a 60-minute workshop Can we DEI our way out of transphobic workplaces? What makes allyship performative? (It’s not what you think!) Should corporations be hosting Trans Day of Remembrance events? Plus: does DEI work delay the proletarian revolution?? This Week in Gender: an exclusive Gender Conceal clip with Kirby Conrod about all things -ussy. Find Lily at lilyzheng.co ...
Episode 141: Renée Yoxon
January 16, 2023 08:01 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBTuck speaks with gender-affirming voice teacher Renée Yoxon (they/them). Topics include: How do we modify the perceived gender of our voices? What exactly causes a “t-voice”? What does nonbinary vocal training sound like? How do mobility aids affect the way your gender is perceived? Plus: Maverique gender, jazz, and how the two dogs inside of you can change your vocal resonance!? This Week in Gender: Elevated Access and the International Society of Nonbinary Scientists (ISNBS) F...
Episode 140: Margaret Killjoy
January 09, 2023 08:01 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBTuck speaks with author and podcast host Margaret Killjoy (she/they). Topics include: What to consider before moving to a queer off-grid land project Suing RENT (2005) to get credit for playing melodica!? The secret rules of writing heterosexual romance novels Easy, actionable ways that we can all prepare for disasters Plus: Feminazgûl, high school GSAs, anarchism, and exploding the czar This Week in Gender: It’s our fifth anniversary, baby! Find Margaret on Cool People Who Did...
Episode 139: Alynda Segarra
January 02, 2023 08:01 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBTuck speaks with musician Alynda Mariposa Segarra (they/them) of Hurray for the Riff Raff. Topics include: Crashing a blockbuster film set in a jangly key bikini Refusing to be made a spectacle (as a nonbinary Puerto Rican and a former train-hopping crust(y) punk) What do adrienne maree brown, Julian Casablancas, Sylvia Rivera and the Young Lords have in common? Coming back into your body after dissociating for a decade Plus: pisces vs cancers, getting middle-name deadnamed, and ...
Episode 138: Lehuauakea
December 26, 2022 00:49 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBTuck speaks with māhū artist Lehuauakea (they/them). Topics include: Should you be going to Hawaii???? Being cornered, exotified and spat on(!) by white patrons Native Hawaiian gender terms and cultural roles The past, present, and future of kapa-making Plus: Finding faith that the world will continue to exist, lol? This Week in Gender: More about drivers license gender markers, including stats from California and another story from Rosemary. Find Lehuauakea’s work at lehuauak...
live show tix on sale now(!!!)
December 22, 2022 20:26 - 4 minutes - 4.36 MBIt's a Christmas miracle — we've got tickets on sale to our February 1st live show, feauting four of your favorite Gender Reveal alumni. Get your tickets here while you can!
Episode 137: Dean Spade
December 19, 2022 08:01 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBTuck speaks with organizer and educator Dean Spade (he/him). Topics include: Why civil rights laws won’t save us Common mutual aid struggles: money, security culture, etc. Why does burnout convince us that we can’t take a break? Reflections 20 years after founding the Sylvia Rivera Law Project Plus: dinosaur gender, x markers, and talking people out of law school This Week in Gender: The Texas government tried to make a database of residents who changed their gender markers. Fi...