Tuck speaks with musician Ezra Furman (she/they). Topics include:

Gender as a religion; transness as a mystical cult
The power of taking control (and overcoming HRT hang-ups)
Trans voice feelings as professional voice-users
A collection of genders based off Billy Joel lyrics
Plus: sympathetic pregnancy, Lou Reed, rabbinical school, and coming out as a mom.

This Week in Gender: New Zealand unanimously passes its self-ID law; a trans student in Missouri wins a sex-discrimination lawsuit; Chile legalizes same-sex marriage; a study says HRT access improves trans youth’s mental health (obvi); and Canada successfully bans conversion therapy.

Find Ezra’s music, merch, tour dates and more at ezrafurman.com.

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Associate Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderSponsors: Enby (promo code: GenderReveal) and Rev Nat’s (promo code: SNACKS)

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