Gender Reveal

Tuck speaks with actor Vico Ortiz (they/he/she), whose credits include American Horror Story, Vida, and These Thems. Topics include: Auditioning for roles as a genderfluid actor Exploring femininity as a Backstreet Boys-inspired drag king? The evolution of gender-inclusive Spanish… …and translating nonbinary jokes into Spanish subtitles Plus: gender as a waterbed? This Week in Gender: Rest in power, Aimee Stephens. (Linked article by our friend Katelyn Burns.) Support Tuck's full-time gender detective gig! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We're still accepting donations to the trans mutual aid fund via PayPal or Cash App. Thank you! We've got NEW merch (and restocked favorites) in the shop until May 31 at bit.ly/gendermerch. -- Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Twitter or Instagram. Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Learn more about Tuck's trans-focused equity consulting company at Sylveon.co. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: "Come As You Are" by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

Tuck speaks with writer Daniel M. Lavery (he/him) of Dear Prudence, the Toast, and Something That May Shock and Discredit You. Topics include: Gaining courage to transition by speaking with detransitioners "The overnight boy switch" and other fears of starting T Where's all the forced-masc content? (Hint: She's The Man) Transitioning in a different direction than your trans partner Plus: What will trans people do if society collapses? This Week in Gender: Request emergency financial support at bit.ly/GRsurvivalfund. Donate to the fund by contacting Tuck directly, or via PayPal or Cash App. Call or support Trans Lifeline at translifeline.org. Read Something That May Shock and Discredit You and join Danny's robust newsletter at shatnerchatner.com. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. Support Tuck's full-time gender detective gig! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. -- Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Twitter or Instagram. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we'll read on the show. Today's Theymail message is from the Heart. Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Learn more about Tuck's trans-focused equity consulting company at Sylveon.co. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: "Silent Flock" by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

Tuck speaks with trans, queer, and intersex activist Mari Wrobi (they/them). Topics include: Being the only trans person at your middle school. Why "people with vaginas" might not be as inclusive as you think. What does a "typical intersex puberty" look like? What does transitioning look like for intersex folks? Also: OK, but what does femme mean? This Week in Gender: Read them's tribute to Lorena Borjas; watch her documentary; and donate to her trans mutual aid fundraiser. Find Mari @genderfenderbender on Instagram, and become a better intersex ally with the help of interactadvocates.org. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. -- Support Tuck's full-time gender detective gig! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Twitter or Instagram. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we'll read on the show. Today's Theymail message is from the Heart. Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Learn more about Tuck's trans-focused equity consulting company at Sylveon.co. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: "Come As You Are" by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this extra-nice episode, Tuck answers listener questions with their roommates Taegan Wolfe (they) and Tehya (they). Topics include: Navigating a gender transition in a previously "straight" relationship Androsexual, gynesexual, sapiosexual… are they problematic? What should I do if I'm triggered by my partner's gender expression? How can I feel sexy in a non-normative body? Also: how and why did you choose to be gay? This Week in Gender: Marvel announces its first nonbinary superhero… Snowflake (via Pink News) We've got NEW merch, including "Surf Don't TERF" sweatshirts & mugs and a shirt that says "at least it's spring in hell," only available until April 1. Browse all of our shirts, stickers, mugs and more at bit.ly/gendermerch. -- Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. Support Tuck's new full-time gender detective gig! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Twitter or Instagram. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we'll read on the show. Today's Theymail message is from the Heart. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

Tuck speaks with Bangladeshi Muslim artist and organizer (and Gender Reveal grant winner) Farhat Rahman (they/he). Topics include: Bangladeshi gender roles and trans identities Creating spaces for films about trans, gender nonconforming, and intersex POC The tokenization of trans voices by cis folks for clout Should we be hopeful for/jealous of trans youth? CW: suicide (33-35) This Week in Gender: Chelsea Manning is out of prison and her fines have been paid. (CW: suicide in this article as well.) Find Farhat on Instagram @thirdworldtrans and follow their film festival projects at @movinggendersnyc. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. -- We've got merch! Browse all of our shirts, stickers, mugs and more at bit.ly/gendermerch. Support Tuck's new full-time gender detective gig! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Twitter or Instagram. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we'll read on the show. Today's Theymail message is from the Heart. Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Learn more about Tuck's trans-focused equity consulting company at Sylveon.co. Production help: Allyson McCabe Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: "Sylvestor" and "Louver" by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

Tuck speaks with Canadian writer and activist Niko Stratis (she/her). Topics include: Safety tips and advice for protesting anti-trans activists Getting a punch card at the Dept. of Vital Statistics Coming out and accessing trans healthcare in a super remote territory. Developing a podcast about trans voices Plus: American Dirt! Garfield Eats! Porn! Blowing up gender! Find our respective Garfield Eats threads here and here if that's your kink. Find Niko on Twitter and Instagram @nikostratis and at nikostratis.com. Check out transresourceyukon.com and subscribe to You Don't Sound Like a Girlfriend wherever you're listening to this show. We've got NEW Surf Don't T*RF! merch that raises money for Niko and Girls Rock Camp Toronto. Browse all of our shirts, stickers, mugs and more at bit.ly/gendermerch. --- Support Tuck's new full-time gender detective gig! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Twitter or Instagram. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we'll read on the show. Today's Theymail message is from B URSLF LLC. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Learn more about Tuck's trans-focused equity consulting company at Sylveon.co. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: "Neon Drip" by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

Tuck speaks with two-spirit artist and Gender Reveal grant winner Elijah Forbes (he/him). Topics include: "What does being a man mean, and how attached to those meanings am I?" Why cis people prefer tragic trans stories to happy ones Censorship in trans and two-spirit art Navigating healthcare systems as a trans Indigenous person Plus: Why indie trans patreons always trump Disney Support Elijah's work on GoFundMe as well as patreon.com/twospiritgroup, and join him at facebook.com/twospiritgroup and indigenouscomicscollective.com. You can find Elijah on social media @paintedturtleco and at paintedturtleco.com, where you can hire him for illustration work. You can also find Tuck on recent episodes of the What The Trans!? podcast and Dear Prudence podcast. We've got all sorts of merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Browse our shirts, stickers, mugs and more at bit.ly/gendermerch. Support Tuck's new full-time gender detective gig! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Twitter or Instagram. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we'll read on the show. Learn more about Tuck's trans-focused equity consulting company at Sylveon.co. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

Tuck answers listener questions with Mckenzee Griffler (she/her) at our first Gender Reveal live show. Topics include: Am I trans enough to try HRT? Does all expression count as gender expression? Should I get top surgery if I like myself naked? What does "gay" and "straight" mean for nonbinary people? OK, but what the heck IS gender? This Week in Gender: Visit equalrecognition.scot to learn how to support Scotland's GRA reform bill. --- Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. We've got NEW merch (including Nature is Queer shirts and Femmes Can Be Thems hoodies) that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Browse our shirts, stickers, mugs and more at bit.ly/gendermerch. Support Tuck's new full-time gender detective gig! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Twitter or Instagram. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we'll read on the show. Learn more about Tuck's trans-focused equity consulting company at Sylveon.co. Production help: Mckenzee Griffler Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional music: "Slimheart" and "Tidal Foam" by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

Tuck speaks with Paige Kreisman (she/her), a democratic socialist running for statewide office. (See content warnings below.) Topics include: Why many trans folks hate the military… but enlist at twice the rate of cis people Why so many trans people are socialists How "progressive" states fail at trans healthcare Why the prison industrial complex is a trans issue What trans people should know about running for office Content notes: mentions of rape (13, 21), trans death (22), and death threats (13, 32). This Week in Gender: Giggle. Donate to Paige's campaign at paige2020.com. It's a win for trans folks everywhere. We've got NEW merch (including Nature is Queer shirts and Femmes Can Be Thems hoodies) that raises money for trans people! Find our shirts, stickers, mugs and more at bit.ly/gendermerch. -- Support Tuck's new full-time gender detective gig! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Twitter or Instagram. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we'll read on the show. Learn more about Tuck's trans-focused equity consulting company at Sylveon.co. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional music: "Slimheart" and "Slow Line Stomp" by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

Tuck speaks with activist and labor organizer Alyssa Pariah (she/her) at Gender Reveal's first live show. Topics include: What trans healthcare would look like under Medicare for All How to be a better ally/accomplice for sex workers How the Black Lives Matter movement supports trans liberation better than many LGBTQ orgs Coping with survivor's guilt as a 32-year-old trans woman of color What will it take to end trans oppression? Also: an army of trans bitches in the class war! This Week In Gender: We discuss state legislatures' attempts to block trans kids from transitioning (3:30-6:30). Read the referenced Katelyn Burns article on Vox and Laura Thompson's article on Mother Jones. Emoji news is via Emojipedia. Learn more about the Audre Lorde Project; Don't Shoot PDX; Critical Resistance; Pride at Work; and Jobs with Justice. (Also, never cross a picket line!) -- We've got NEW, limited-edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Browse our shirts, stickers, totes and more at bit.ly/gendermerch. Support Tuck's new full-time gender detective gig! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Learn more about Tuck's trans-focused equity consulting company at Sylveon.co. Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Twitter or Instagram. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we'll read on the show. Production help: Mckenzee Griffler Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional music: "The Back Lot" and "Sylvestor" by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!