Gender Reveal
252 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 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 34: Mac Bolt
December 17, 2018 17:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with queer anthropologist Mac Bolt (they/them). Topics include: Traveling the country interviewing nonbinary folx Queer anthropology and decolonizing gender Queer culture and community in the south What do we do about sir and ma’am? Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic here and here. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! (Contact us if you have any issues.) Resources from Mac: Captive Genders Arkansas Transgender Equality Coal...
Episode 33: Sonalee Rashatwar
December 10, 2018 17:00 - 39 minutes - 54.8 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with social worker, sex therapist, and radical educator Sonalee Rashatwar (they/she). (CW: body image trauma, abusive relationships, fatphobia.) Topics include: How fatness can queer someone’s gender presentation Why gender and sexuality are supposed to be fluid Advice for trans folks struggling with body image issues The (de)colonization of gender and sexuality The most delicious “future of gender” yet. Learn more about our This Week in Gender ...
Episode 32: Archie Bongiovanni
December 03, 2018 17:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBIn this week’s episode, Molly speaks with Archie Bongiovanni (they/them), the creator of Grease Bats, Fist You Podcast, Sweatgasm, and A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns. Topics include: Archie’s exciting new book announcement! Letting go of hang-ups around (talking about) sex. That one specific time our family gendered us correctly. Creating a game that includes peein’ on your friends. Where’s your lukewarm gay dad? Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic here...
Episode 32: Archie Bongiovanni
December 03, 2018 17:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Archie Bongiovanni (they/them), the creator of Grease Bats, Fist You Podcast, Sweatgasm, and A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns. Topics include: Archie’s exciting new book announcement! Letting go of hang-ups around (talking about) sex. That one specific time our family gendered us correctly. Creating a game that includes peein’ on your friends. Where’s your lukewarm gay dad? Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic here ...
BONUS: A Grant Announcement, Sorta
December 01, 2018 02:22 - 4 minutes - 3.83 MBIn this bonus mini-ep, Tuck shares two plot twists regarding the inaugural Gender Reveal grant and gets u pumped for season three. HELP US GIVE MONEY 2 TRANS FOLX: patreon.com/gender FIND US: Twitter @gendereveal Instagram @gendereveal Transcripts: genderpodcast.com/listen Email: [email protected] Other fun stuff: genderpodcast.com See you on Monday!
Episode 31.5: Trans Folks Win the U.S. Midterms
November 12, 2018 03:57 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBIn this bonus episode, Tuck recaps several of the trans and queer success stories of the U.S. midterm election, and shares the date of the Gender Reveal season 3 premiere(!) Read more: Over 150 LGBTQ candidates claim victory in midterm elections Read Tuck's op-ed in the Washington Post and their guide to cis allyship in Bitch. Listen to Nancy podcasts’s story about the Massachusetts “Yes on 3” campaign. Check out Dr. Logan Casey’s comprehensive list of transgender candidates in ...
Episode 31: Diana James, Sophie Corvidae, and the GRA
October 24, 2018 17:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MB[CN: mentions of assault, transphobia, suicide] In this special bonus episode, Molly speaks with Diana James (she/her) and Sophie Corvidae (xe/xir) about the Gender Recognition Act reform currently being debated in the United Kingdom. Looking for ways to support trans folks in the UK? Diana recommends donating to Mermaids, and Sophie suggests supporting Trans Pride Brighton. Find other UK orgs at Trans Unite. Visit our website to read episode transcripts, hire us for inclusivity worksh...
Episode 31: Diana James, Sophie Corvidae, and the GRA
October 24, 2018 17:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MB[CN: mentions of assault, transphobia, suicide] In this special bonus episode, Tuck speaks with Diana James (she/her) and Sophie Corvidae (xe/xir) about the Gender Recognition Act reform currently being debated in the United Kingdom. Looking for ways to support trans folks in the UK? Diana recommends donating to Mermaids, and Sophie suggests supporting Trans Pride Brighton. Find other UK orgs at Trans Unite. Visit our website to read episode transcripts, hire us for inclusivity worksho...
BONUS: Dr. Z Nicolazzo w/ Feminist Killjoys PhD
October 12, 2018 20:25 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck hands the microphone over to Dr. Raechel Anne Jolie (she/her) and Dr. Melody Hoffmann (she/her). Melody and Raechel interview trans studies professor Dr. Z Nicolazzo (ze/hir or she/her) for an episode of their podcast, Feminist Killjoys, PhD. Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic here. Subscribe to Feminist Killjoys PhD in iTunes/Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow along on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and sup...
Episode 30: Gender 202
September 24, 2018 16:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck makes several exciting announcements and answers more listener questions with activist Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). Topics include: “How to pick a name?!” Would gender exist if gender roles didn’t exist? How do I come out at work? What’s the gender-neutral version of “sir”? What IS the future of gender, anyway? Here are our sources for this week’s This Week in Gender. Read the NYT story about nonbinary fashion here. NEW STUFF: Visit our website! ...
Episode 29: Vivek Shraya
September 17, 2018 16:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with musician, author, filmmaker, and visual artist Vivek Shraya (she/her). Topics include: Viewing Hindu gods as queer role models Writing pop music about racism, gender, and biphobia Why we should reject “love is love” as a queer slogan Chronic suicidality / how to live when the world wants you dead [CN: 42-49 min] How do we keep going if we don’t think we’re going to win? Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic here and here. Buy I’m...
Episode 28: Joanna Cifredo & Rebecca Kling
September 10, 2018 16:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with trans advocates Joanna Cifredo (she/her) and Rebecca Kling (she/her), hosts of the Trans Specific Partnership Podcast. [CN: mention of murder @ 18:30] Topics include: Summer camp for trans kids! The experience of being trans and Latina in Latin America. Trans legislative battles to keep an eye on. How to be an activist without getting overwhelmed. What’s it like to be a trans student these days? Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic...
Episode 27: Gaby Dunn
September 03, 2018 16:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with cis writer, comedian, podcaster and actress Gaby Dunn (she/her). [Content note: passing mentions of suicide (19:50) and domestic violence (22:50)]. Topics include: Is “born this way” a concept invented to placate straight cis folks? (Almost) breaking the law via through gender nonconformity Financial advice for queer and trans folks Does “bisexual” exclude nonbinary folks? Advice for cis people, by cis people Causing controversy!!!!!!!!!!...
Episode 26: Madin Ray Lopez
August 27, 2018 16:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Madin Lopez (they/them). [Content note: brief mentions of suicide (20:13) and slavery & assault (36:20)] Madin is the founder of ProjectQ, which serves LGBTQIA+ homeless youth. Topics include: Working with queer homeless youth of color to create currencies outside of capitalism (and more!) Using gender-affirming haircuts as a social justice tool Exploring identity and expression as a Black genderqueer person Choosing not to pursue hormones or ...
Episode 25: TC Frost
August 20, 2018 16:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with TC Frost (he/they) of the Venture Out Project. Topics include: Transitioning, de-transitioning, and re-transitioning Learning to love and accept an androgynous body Struggling to feel safe in the world as a nonbinary trans person Hiking with other queer and trans folks “Am I a shapeshifter?” Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic here. Send us your comments, questions, and feelings at [email protected] or on Twitter. You can a...
Episode 24.9: Public Trans
August 13, 2018 16:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck (literally) finds their way out of the wilderness, and we share the second episode of a brand new nonbinary podcast. Thank you to Ave Bisesi (they/them) and Mac Maclean (they/them) for letting us share the second episode of Public Trans. In addition to subscribing to the show, you can find Public Trans on Twitter, Facebook, and Patreon. Wanna know if Tuck actually made it out of the woods? You can look for them on Twitter and on Instagram. You can also reach...
Episode 24.5: Sarah Esocoff & Friends
August 06, 2018 16:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck hikes through the wilderness, and radio producer Sarah Esocoff (she/her) steps in to share the stories of several queer and trans individuals grappling with what it means to be femme (or not femme). Thank you to Sarah and SiriusXM’s Spoke Studios for allowing us to air their three-part series Femme. Don’t forget to check out Sarah’s new queer podcast, Paperweight. Send Tuck your news updates on Twitter, and find photos of their hike on Instagram (probably?)...
Episode 24: Meredith Talusan
July 30, 2018 16:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with award-winning journalist and author Meredith Talusan (she/they), the executive editor of them. Topics include: Third gender traditions in the Philippines Becoming the first openly trans staff writer at BuzzFeed Existing as a minority who often passes as “””normal””” (cis/white) Adding specificity, nuance, and good faith to the American feminist movement Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic by listening to our previous episode, Gende...
Episode 23: Gender 201
July 23, 2018 16:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck answers more listener questions with filmmaker and activist Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). Topics include: Pronoun go-arounds and cis fragility Advice for coming out Writing about trans folks without becoming the next Jesse Singal What does butch mean? Read more about our This Week in Gender topics at the following links: Maine, courts, Ireland, Kerala, Pakistan, Scarlett Johansson. Questions/feedback/feelings? Hit us up at [email protected] or ...
Episode 22: Ryan Cassata
July 16, 2018 16:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Ryan Cassata (he/him), an award-winning singer-songwriter, actor, performer, writer, LGBTQ activist & motivational speaker. Topics include: “I was forced into activism to survive.” Barging into the principal’s office to advocate for trans kids. Coming out—and getting misgendered—on Larry King Live. Navigating bathrooms as someone who doesn’t always pass as male or female. “I just want people to stop being afraid of trans people.” Read more a...
Episode 21: Alaina Monts
July 09, 2018 16:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with writer and Ph.D. student Alaina Monts (they/them), whose research focuses on queer women of color and non-binary people of color. Topics include: Grappling with family trauma by writing a love letter to butch queers. Using federal dollars to study queer SM communities of color. Rethinking “femme” as an identity beyond an aesthetic. Practicing Christianity as a queer and trans person. Exploring nonbinary identity at A-Camp. Read more about o...
Episode 21: Ari Monts
July 09, 2018 16:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with writer and Ph.D. student Ari LaRae Monts (they/them), whose research focuses on queer women of color and non-binary people of color. Topics include: Grappling with family trauma by writing a love letter to butch queers. Using federal dollars to study queer SM communities of color. Rethinking “femme” as an identity beyond an aesthetic. Practicing Christianity as a queer and trans person. Exploring nonbinary identity at A-Camp. Read more abou...
Episode 20: Mattie Lubchansky
July 02, 2018 16:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with cartoonist Mattie Lubchansky (they/them). Topics include: Coming out as queer and genderqueer as an ancient dinosaur. Googling “Matt[ie] Lubchansky gender” (and finding tomatoes). Nike’s pink triangle shoes—yikes! The flourishing world of queer comics! Read more about our This Week in Gender topics here and here and here. Check out the comics we mentioned on the show: “Visibility Has Its Rewards: Six Cartoonists on Gender and Transition”...
Episode 20: Matt Lubchansky
July 02, 2018 16:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with cartoonist Matt Lubchansky (they/them). Topics include: Coming out as queer and genderqueer as an ancient dinosaur. Googling “Matt Lubchansky gender” (and finding tomatoes). Nike’s pink triangle shoes—yikes! The flourishing world of queer comics! Read more about our This Week in Gender topics here and here and here. Check out the comics we mentioned on the show: “Visibility Has Its Rewards: Six Cartoonists on Gender and Transition” “Co...
Episode 19: Demian DinéYazhi´
June 25, 2018 15:44 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Indigenous Diné transdisciplinary artist Demian DinéYazhi´(they/them). Demian is the founder and director of the artist/activist initiative R.I.S.E.: Radical Indigenous Survivance & Empowerment. Topics include: “The only option for being queer was death. And the only option for being a Native person was death, as well.” Decolonializing concepts of sex, love, gender identity, and sexual orientation for future generations. Defining “radical indigen...
Episode 18: Mal Blum
June 18, 2018 16:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with musician Mal Blum (they/them). Topics include: Is NYC Pride™ evil? Depression tips (and how medication doesn’t fix being constantly misgendered) Questioning the value systems of gay bars Uploading your gender onto the server! Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here, here, here, and here. Read Mal’s Autostraddle article about NYC Pride here. Send us your comments, questions, and feelings at [email protected] or on Twitter....
Episode 17: Naseem Jamnia
June 11, 2018 16:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with writer and scientist Naseem Jamnia (they/them). Topics include: Why biological sex isn’t a binary (and why everything you learned in biology class is wrong) Busting myths around Islam and queerness Is it a good idea to prove trans identity through brain scans? Should we include nonbinary folks in women-only spaces? CW: mention of police brutality @ 3:30 Happy Pride, babiesssss! Send us your comments, questions, and feelings at gendereveal@gm...
Episode 16: Riley J. Dennis
June 04, 2018 16:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Riley J. Dennis (she/they), best known for her YouTube videos about LGBTQ+ subjects and intersectional feminism. Topics include: Can you be trans without dysphoria? Is it transphobic to have a genital preference or refuse to date trans folks? Is it possible to be nonbinary, a trans woman, and a lesbian? Being a trans YouTuber who doesn’t make transition videos—and why that’s so rare. Plus: Why you should never read the comments on Riley’s vid...
Episode 15: Gender 103
April 16, 2018 16:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck answers listener questions with filmmaker and activist Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). Topics include: Misgendering yourself Using they/them pronouns in solidarity Should nonbinary people apply for “women’s” scholarships? Is it possible to be nonbinary and a trans woman? What the hell does femme mean?! “Why the Popular Phrase “Women and Femmes” Makes No Sense” “Women and Femmes Unite” (counterpoint) Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here. ...
Episode 15: Gender 103
April 16, 2018 16:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBIn this week’s episode, Molly answers listener questions with filmmaker and activist Z Griffler (they/them). Topics include: Misgendering yourself Using they/them pronouns in solidarity Should nonbinary people apply for “women’s” scholarships? Is it possible to be nonbinary and a trans woman? What the hell does femme mean?! “Why the Popular Phrase “Women and Femmes” Makes No Sense” “Women and Femmes Unite” (counterpoint) Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here. Read...
Episode 14: AC Dumlao
April 09, 2018 16:18 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with activist AC Dumlao (they/them), the founder of Call Me They and @menswearselfcare. Topics include: Celebrating “genderFULL fashion” as self-care. Shifting your gender presentation to try to appeal to folks you’re dating (yikes!). Writing an open letter to cis folks angrily sharing news of the transgender military ban. The importance of TLDEF’s free legal name change services. Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here. (This one felt ...
Episode 13: Kirby Conrod
April 02, 2018 16:23 - 45 minutes - 42 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Kirby Conrod (they/them), a PhD candidate in linguistics. Among other subjects, Kirby specifically studies the use of they/them pronouns. Topics include: Tips for folks who struggle with they/them pronouns. Reasons why those folks might be struggling more than other people. Being a nonbinary person in academia. Coming into a nonbinary identity in Taiwan. What is syntax?!? Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here and here. Read...
Episode 12.5: Trans Specific Partnership & Asher Johnson
March 26, 2018 16:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck hands the airwaves over to a series of other LGBTQ storytellers. In Act I, Joanna Cifredo (she/her) and Rebecca Kling (she/her) unpack pretty privilege—and how it intersects with passing privilege—on the very excellent Trans Specific Partnership Podcast. In Act II, Vassar student Yasemin Smallens (she/her) interviews Asher Johnson (he/him), a transmasculine student who attends a historically women’s college. Find the Trans Specific Partnership on iTunes, Sound...
Episode 12: Kevin Cook/Poison Waters
March 19, 2018 16:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Kevin Cook (he/him), better known as the glamorous Poison Waters (she/her). One of Portland’s most beloved event hosts, Poison is a co-host at the legendary Darcelle XV Showplace. Topics include: Distinguishing between trans women and (male) drag queens. Joining the drag scene as a gay black man in the late 1980s. Living as one person with two identities, two presentations, and two sets of pronouns. Watching LGBTQ visibility and acceptance evo...
Episode 12: Kevin Cook/Poison Waters
March 19, 2018 16:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBIn this week’s episode, Molly speaks with Kevin Cook (he/him), better known as the glamorous Poison Waters (she/her). One of Portland’s most beloved event hosts, Poison is a co-host at the legendary Darcelle XV Showplace. Topics include: Distinguishing between trans women and (male) drag queens. Joining the drag scene as a gay black man in the late 1980s. Living as one person with two identities, two presentations, and two sets of pronouns. Watching LGBTQ visibility and acceptance ev...
Episode 11: Kaig Lightner
March 12, 2018 16:25 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Kaig Lightner (he/him), the founder of both Portland Community Football Club and Breaking the Gender Binary Consulting. Topics include: Coming out as trans to young soccer players—and having the resulting video go viral. Fighting sexism and harmful gender roles in kids’ sports. Not feeling comfortable in the “middle space” of gender, despite feeling internally genderless. Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here. Find Tuck on last w...
Episode 10: La Tisha Rico
March 05, 2018 17:15 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with La Tisha “Tish” Rico (she/they). La Tisha is Diné (Navajo) and originally from Na' Neelzhin (Torreon, New Mexico). She identifies as an Indigenous feminist and vegan straight edge. Topics include: Decolonizing gender Growing up in a matriarchy Living in a culture with 4+ genders Working with youth to unlearn toxic masculinity How “the future is nonbinary” erases Indigenous history You can find Tish through No! to Rape Culture and their n...
Episode 10: LaTisha Rico
March 05, 2018 17:15 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with LaTisha “Tish” Rico (she/they). LaTisha is Diné (Navajo) and originally from Na' Neelzhin (Torreon, New Mexico). They identify as an Indigenous feminist and vegan straight edge. Topics include: Decolonizing gender Growing up in a matriarchy Living in a culture with 4+ genders Working with youth to unlearn toxic masculinity How “the future is nonbinary” erases Indigenous history You can find Tish through No! to Rape Culture and their new ...
Episode 9: Mads Ambrose
February 26, 2018 16:54 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Mads Ambrose (they/them), founder of body-positive, all-gender waxing salon Babe Wax. Topics include: Why waxing can be lifesaving for some trans folks. Transphobia at mainstream waxing salons. The struggle of being femme and genderqueer (in Oklahoma circa 2010). Playing with gender as a feminine drag king. What even is a woman? Donate to WaxFund here. Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here. Find Tuck on last week’s episode ...
Episode 8: Soleil Ho
February 19, 2018 17:43 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBIn this week’s episode, we speak with Soleil Ho (she/her), a writer, chef, and host of two fantastically intersectional podcasts: Popaganda and Racist Sandwich. Topics include: The privileges of giving off “non-binary, gay vibes” as a female chef Fighting against sexual harassment at your favorite restaurant Creating a queer Vietnamese-American community Claiming gayness while in a heterosexual marriage Read more about our This Week in Gender topics here and here. Questions/feedb...
Episode 7: Joey Alison Sayers
February 12, 2018 17:01 - 40 minutes - 56.3 MBIn this week’s episode, we speak with cartoonist and generally hilarious person Joey Alison Sayers (she/her). (CW: depression, suicidality, substance abuse @ 30-38 min) Topics include: Brain changes after transitioning Getting called “sir” at the deli Depression and antidepressant stigma Coming out to coworkers through comics Talking to the youth! (Spoiler: the youth are lucky jerks.) Plus, we made this tiny art thing out of an inspiring quote from this interview: Check it out! R...
Episode 6: Gender 102 with Mckenzee Griffler
February 05, 2018 16:41 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck answers listener questions with filmmaker and activist Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). Topics include: Personal gender identity vs. societal gender roles Trans folks with internalized transphobia Non-binary parenting Can a non-binary person mansplain? Read more about our This Week in Gender topics here and here. Questions/feedback/feelings? Hit us up at [email protected] or on Twitter @gendereveal. You can also submit questions anonymously here. An...
Episode 6: Gender 102 with Z Griffler
February 05, 2018 16:41 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this week’s episode, Tuck answers listener questions with filmmaker and activist Z Griffler (they/them). Topics include: Personal gender identity vs. societal gender roles Trans folks with internalized transphobia Non-binary parenting Can a non-binary person mansplain? Read more about our This Week in Gender topics here and here. Questions/feedback/feelings? Hit us up at [email protected] or on Twitter @gendereveal. You can also submit questions anonymously here. And of ...
Episode 5: Leila Haile and Maya Vivas
January 29, 2018 17:10 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBIn this week's episode, we speak with Leila and Haile and Maya Vivas, co-directors of Ori Gallery. Ori is a brand new gallery that seeks to amplify the voices of trans and queer artists of color in Portland, Oregon. (CW: assault at 9:00 and 33:00) Topics include: Queerness and Afro-Queerness as a gender, sexual, and political identity Racism and transphobia in the medical industrial complex Navigating queer spaces as a Black, trans, disabled human Coming into a non-binary identity thr...
Episode 4: Eden Rohatensky
January 22, 2018 17:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBIn this week's episode, we speak with Eden Rohatensky (they/them), a programmer, writer, and musician (Also Also Also, Eden the Cat, Orphan Mothers, Rotten Spooky). (CW: mentions of harassment, assault, and suicidality.) Topics include: Adding a non-binary voice to the #MeToo movement The difficulties of coming out as non-binary in other languages How coming out helped Eden recognize their privilege Navigating the tech industry as a non-straight-white-dude Is gender a spooky ghost? ...
Episode 3: Carlos the Rollerblader
January 15, 2018 17:46 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBHey there, gender detectives! In this week's episode, we speak to Carlos the Rollerblader (they/them), a stand-up comic, advice hotline creator, DJ, painter, community organizer, event host, and Portland icon. Topics include: How queerness "softens the blow of being read as a Black man" by white Portlanders Learning about gender roles from a supermodel/professional bowler Using queerness to challenge toxic masculinity Aspiring to be a walking decoupage Read more about our This Week ...
Episode 2: Nicholas Cummins
January 08, 2018 17:44 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBWelcome to our first official Gender Reveal interview! In this episode, we speak to Brooklyn musician Nicholas Cummins (they/them), founder of the band Fits. We also unveil our new segment, “This Week in Gender.” Topics include: Touring with PWR BTTM (yikes!) How the debate over women-only spaces “tore a schism through all of queerness” Using they/them pronouns with Pitchfork Riding a bike in a dress for the first time What the hell does “women and femmes” mean? Read more about o...
Episode 2: Nicholas Cummins
January 08, 2018 17:44 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBWelcome to our first official Gender Reveal interview! In this episode, we speak to Brooklyn musician Nicholas Cummins (they/them), founder of the band Fits. We also unveil our new segment, “This Week in Gender.” Topics include: Touring with PWR BTTM (yikes!) How the debate over women-only spaces “tore a schism through all of queerness” Using they/them pronouns with Pitchfork Riding a bike in a dress for the first time What the hell does “women and femmes” mean? Read more about o...
Episode 1: Gender 101
January 08, 2018 17:25 - 22 minutes - 21 MBWelcome to Gender Reveal! In this mini episode, we review essential gender concepts for listeners who might find it useful. Topics include: How closely related are sex and gender? What steps do people take to transition? How much should I focus on pronouns? How is transphobia connected to racism? If you’re already comfortable with basic gender terminology, feel free to skip ahead! We’ve listed some of our favorite episodes at genderpodcast.com/starterpacks. Find an annotated tran...
Episode 1: Gender 101
January 08, 2018 17:25 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBWelcome (again) to Gender Reveal! In this mini episode, we introduce the show, and review essential gender concepts for listeners who might find it useful. Topics include: What’s the difference between gender and sex? Is “female-bodied” politically correct or problematic? Is it okay for straight cis people to say “queer”? Wait, what does cis mean? What’s a TERF? If you’re already comfortable with basic gender terminology, feel free to skip ahead to our interview with Nicholas Cum...