Gender Reveal

In this week’s episode, guest host Mckenzee Griffler (she/her) speaks with Gender Reveal grant winner Sam Long (he/him), a high school biology teacher working to make science classes more diverse, accurate and inclusive. Topics include: What most high school biology classes get wrong Becoming the first trans astronaut Queering curriculums (through animal mating rituals) How being gay could help a population(!) Finding trans Nemo?!? Read more about our amazing This Week in Gender topic here. Find Sam at sam-long.weebly.com and at @samlong713. Sam also recommends learning more about his collaborator, Lewis Maday-Travis, at fishyteaching.com. BIG NEWS! We’ve got limited edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Browse our shirts, stickers, totes, pillows and more at bit.ly/gendermerch. Support trans media! 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; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: “Entwined Oddity” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Gender Reveal grant winner Kai Minosh Pyle (they/them), whose work includes Two-Spirit education and Indigenous language revitalization. Topics include: Busting two-spirit myths and misconceptions Searching for words to describe yourself—in six languages The origin of the word “two-spirit” Trans*temporal kinship Being an ACTUAL gender detective! Find Kai at mekadebinesikwe.com or on Twitter @mekadebinesikwe. BIG NEWS! We’ve got limited-edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Browse our shirts, stickers, totes, pillows and more at bit.ly/gendermerch. Support trans media! 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; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: “True Blue Sky” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Callie Wright (she/her), creator of the podcast Queersplaining. Topics include: Shifting away from performing femininity as a trans woman Exploring your gender twice… and knowing when to stop Atheist activism in LGBTQ communities and vice versa “All of the worst things in my life have come from keeping secrets” Genders aren’t plots! (h/t Cass Adair)  Read more about our This Week in Gender topics: New Hampshire, Sarah McBride, Australian car fire. Support Callie at patreon.com/queersplaining, please! Listen to her show at queersplaining.com and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Support trans media! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. 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; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: “Colrain” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with multimedia artist Nwaobiala (they/them), one of several Gender Reveal spring grant winners. Topics include: Nigerian queer histories Community care > self care Gender roles at a Catholic boarding school African LGBTQ media staples Does feminine energy exist???? Find Nwaobiala’s work at nwaobiala.com and at @nwaobiala419 on Instagram. Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here. Support trans media! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. 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; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: “Poplar Grove” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with author and illustrator Maia Kobabe  (e/em/eir), creator of the memoir Gender Queer. (Buy eir book!)Topics include: Spivak pronouns Low inventory at the orgasm store “Deserving” trans-related surgeries Coming out to your first Girl Scout troop Educating TERF-adjacent relatives Also: Tuck does unlicensed therapy Support trans media! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Support Maia at patreon.com/maiakobabe. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. 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; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: “Poplar Grove” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with storyteller Morgan Givens (he/him), creator of the critically acclaimed Flyest Fables podcast. Topics include: What nobody tells you about testosterone Becoming a Black man in America Telling a live audience about your junk Being your own trans role model Cops?! Is that how you spell pizza? Plus: Morgan gives a five-minute talk about "objectivity" that I want to play on loop in every newsroom in the country. Support trans media! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was by Z at @bernardwoodworks. 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; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: “Alchemical” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with journalist Katelyn Burns (she/her). Topics include: How can we combat bad reporting on trans topics? Do trans women have an athletic advantage? Being a trans reporter on Capitol Hill Fact-checking that NYT binding article The important political news Tuck has been hiding from Find Katelyn’s Outline article here. Find her first-ever article here. Please support her work at patreon.com/katelynburns. Speaking of support, pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter! Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. 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; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff.  Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: “Cast in Wicker” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!  

Happy Pride! In this week’s episode, Tuck answers listener questions with BFF of the show Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). Topics include: Deciding whether to start HRT Folks vs. folx (vs. dudex) He/him lesbians Safe binding tips Can cis people have dysphoria? And more! Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic here. Find the Rachel Anspach article that Mckenzee mentioned on them.us.  Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter! Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. 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; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff.  Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: “Campfire Rounds” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week’s crossover bonus episode, Tuck answers gender questions with Nichole and Everett on the Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack podcast. Topics include: Is it OK to refer to my child with gendered language? What's the difference between nonbinary and gender non-conforming? Should we be assigning genders to non-human animals? Is "toxic femininity" a thing we should be thinking about? Can straight cis people use the word "queer"? We have a newsletter now! Sign up by donating any amount to our Patreon. We also gratefully accept donations via PayPal or Cash App.  Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Our biannual grant is open for applications at genderpodcast.com/grant. Tell the rad BIPOC trans folks in your life! Support Gender Reveal by buying pins from Stick to Resist. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously via our Google form. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: “Topslides” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with masculinity expert Thomas Page McBee (he/him), author of Amateur and Man Alive. Topics include: What does non-toxic masculinity look like? Does testosterone really cause aggression? Can non-masculine folks help dismantle toxic masculinity? Being afraid of men… and then becoming one. Using violence as a cover for intimacy. Embracing trans joy. Learn more about our This Week in Gender topics: the Arizona two-spirit powwow; Indiana; Maryland; Vermont; and new third-haircut emojis.  Find Thomas at @thomaspagemcbee on Instagram and Twitter, and at thomaspagemcbee.com.  Win a copy of Thomas Page McBee’s book Man Alive by making a lil post about how much you like Gender Reveal by March 31! Don’t forget to tag us. :) Our biannual grant is open for applications at genderpodcast.com/grant! Tell the rad BIPOC trans folks in your life.  Support Gender Reveal by buying pins from Stick to Resist. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s Theymail is from Queer Spectra Arts Festival. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff.  Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: “Silver Lanyard” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!