Gender Reveal

In this week's episode, Tuck speaks with cartoonist Carta Monir (she/her). Topics include: Why comics are an ideal medium to talk about trans identity. Coming out to a dying parent. Rethinking Trans Day of Remembrance. Creating trans community in your very own town. Plus: the power of selfies! CW: death of a parent (22-27) and murder/death of trans folks (30-34 min) Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic here. Support Gender Reveal by buying pins from Stick to Resist! --- Find Carta at cartamonir.com and diskettepress.com, as well as on Twitter and Instagram. Please consider supporting her work at patreon.com/carta. Read Carta's comic about gender and disability for the Nib. --- Submit a piece of Theymail, our new system where listeners can submit messages to be read on the show. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! 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 Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week's episode, Tuck speaks with Grover Wehman-Brown (she/they), founder of the podcast Masculine Birth Ritual. (CW: transphobia and medical harm/trauma @ 17-22 min). Topics include: Creating community for masculine pregnant folks and genderqueer parents. Facing medical transphobia moments after giving birth. Using she/her pronouns as a masculine butch. Surviving homelessness… and then studying homelessness. Support Masculine Birth Ritual on Patreon! Resources via Grover: Trystan & Biff on the Longest Shortest Time "Pregnant Butch" by A.K. Summers Masculine Birth Ritual on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram Submit a piece of Theymail, our new system where listeners can submit messages to be read on the show. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! 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: "Rafter" by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week's episode, Tuck speaks with Portland chef and self-described genderless feral child Torri Rubi (she/they). Topics include: Dressing up like a literal doll. Ghost roots and colonization. Gender justice and community giving. How do people find girlfriends? Don't forget to donate to the Social Justice Fund's Gender Justice Giving Project! You can also follow Torri on Instagram at @soycurlmami and @mijamijaaaa. Submit a thing to Theymail, our new system where listeners can submit messages to be read on the show. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! 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: "Topslides" by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week's episode, Tuck speaks with documentarian and Gender Reveal contributor Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). [Note: this name and pronouns have been updated since the original interview; see Episode 110 for more info.] Topics include: Hormones and electrolysis and boobs, oh my Trans day at Sephora! Is the gender binary good for animals? Changing names and gender markers in various states Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at our website; 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. ('Tis the season, ya know?) Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional music: "Kallaloe" by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week's final mini-episode, Tuck speaks with Mo Tester (they/them), co-creator of the Parenting is Political podcast. Topics include: Being (repeatedly) fired for being trans Raising a Black trans daughter in Arkansas Creating a radical new parenting podcast Listening to your kids! Follow Parenting is Political on Instagram, listen to the show in Apple Podcasts, and donate via the PiP website. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at our website; 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. ('Tis the season, ya know?) Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional music: "Come As You Are" by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week's second mini-episode, Tuck speaks with Diego Girgado (they/them) of the Strength United Family Justice Center. Topics include: Advocating for trans survivors of violence and assault Decolonizing and reclaiming Cubanx identity Working in an LGBTQ-affirming space Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at our website; 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. ('Tis the season, ya know?) Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional music: "The Yards" and "OneEightFour" by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week's first mini-episode, Tuck speaks with poet and zinester Rae White (they/them) of #EnbyLife. Topics include: Being trans in Australia—is it a kangaroo-tastic utopia? Writing increasingly queer poetry. Passing the same $20 in a circle forever. Gender utopias and dystopias. Please consider supporting Rae and #EnbyLife on Patreon. Buy the #EnbyLife zine on Gumroad or Etsy. Buy Milk Teeth online. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at our website; 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. ('Tis the season, ya know?) Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional music: "Come As You Are" by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week's episode, Tuck speaks with LGBTQ advocate and diversity & inclusion professional Aubri Qian (she/her/hersss). Topics include: Tips for working & applying for work while trans. Getting routinely harassed by the TSA. Vagina advice! (Re)claiming our own names. Exploring gender through cosplay. Plus: Bowsette! Bespoke gender! Janet Mock! Find Aubri on LinkedIn, I guess? Don't forget to hit up cooltranssanta@gmail.com or @cooltranssanta for a special gift and hella affirmation. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at our website; 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. ('Tis the season, ya know?) Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional music: "Jazzy Bells" by Dee Yan-Key Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In 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 Coalition Lucie's Place Center for Artistic Revolution Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at our website; 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. ('Tis the season, ya know?) Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: YOU!Thank you!

In 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 topic here and here. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at our website; 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 Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!