Gender Reveal

Ozzy and Tuck chat with author M.E. O’Brien (she/her), whose work explores trans communist futures. Topics include:  What can family abolition offer trans people? The limits of chosen family under capitalism  Why we shouldn’t replace family with The State, either  The similarities between her psychoanalyst and oral history work Plus: Why protest camps are important visions of the future  This Week in Gender: Japan’s Supreme Court lets a trans woman pee, but trans and queer Japanese people still lack basic rights.  Find M.E. at genderhorizon.com and @genderhorizon. An archive of her work is available on Patreon. Don’t forget to pick up a copy of Family Abolition and Everything for Everyone. We’ve got a new family abolition design in the merch shop this month. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from Tiny Parade Coaching. ~~ Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our monthly bonus podcast, weekly newsletter, and other fun perks. Find our FAQ page, starter packs and episode transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster Cylinder (Kickstarter) Additional Music: “Element Ore” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: JoinDeleteMe.com/GenderReveal    

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Tuck chats IN PERSON with Mattie Lubchansky (they/them) about Boys Weekend, the Nib, Mattie’s next project, and also Orville Peck. Listen to the full episode on Patreon for discussions of: Why every book Mattie has ever worked on has been banned  What parts of Boys Weekend are inspired by Mattie’s life  Ursula K. Le Guin vs Margaret Atwood The secrets to a successful marriage??? Like 10 minutes of Broadway reviews & Sondheim discussion The time Tuck talked about being the mayor of Portland live on WNYC Girlboss gender And more??? Find Mattie @lubchansky and find  Boys Weekend wherever books are sold.

Tuck chats with activist, performer, and politician Honey Mahogany (she/her). Topics include:  Being one of the first official Drag Queen Story Hour performers Founding the world’s first transgender cultural district Collectively owning a queer bar with 17 other people  Lip syncing to Tranny Chaser with Jinkx Monsoon on RPDR Season 5 (lol) Plus: Adopting your drag name full-time and being “too pretty, too real!”  This Week in Gender: Ozzy shares good news from Arkansas and Florida. Find Honey on IG @honeymahogany. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from M’s “New Me”. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our monthly bonus podcast, weekly newsletter, and other fun perks. Find our FAQ page, starter packs and episode transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Trod Along” and “Eggs and Powder” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: JoinDeleteMe.com/GenderReveal

Tuck tackles more advice questions with BFF of the show Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). Topics include: Is getting top surgery bad for my cool radical politics? Should I tell my dentist I’m a transsexual? Going on HRT in the public eye Embracing a complete lack of self-permanence as queer culture Being trans and closeted in Idaho Plus: zarfs, girlcotts, spiro complaints, and Meredith Brooks?? This Week in Gender: We congratulate Cat, Edgar, Sabs, J. Harrison Ghee, Alex Newell, and other recent award winners. Find Mckenzee at mckenzeegriffler.com. Find Tuck’s queer podcast recommendations on Apple Podcasts. (And hey, leave us a review while you’re there, why not!) Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from the Scent of Gravity. ~~ Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our monthly bonus podcast, weekly newsletter, and other fun perks. Our merch shop is at bit.ly/gendermerch. Interested in joining the Gender Detective Slack? This link will be active for the next 28 days. Find our FAQ page, starter packs and episode transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Hensteeth” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: JoinDeleteMe.com/GenderReveal 

Ozzy and Tuck chat with tattoo artist M Nijiya (they/them). Topics include:  Tattoos as gender-affirming care What to know about nipple tattoos before top surgery  Why introverts should get face tattoos(?!) What white people get very wrong about “Japanese-style” tattoos Plus: Choosing a new last name; “irreversible damage” but for tattoos; and the drag king to HRT pipeline This Week in Gender: Tuck reads a little story. Find M at jackalopetattoo.com and @tattoos.by.m. Get yr tickets to see Tuck at Normal Gossip Live on June 16. Pre-order the 2 Trans 2 Furious zine, why not! (Patrons get 10% off.) Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s messages were from Bierly Brewing and Max Burns. ~~ Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our monthly bonus podcast, weekly newsletter, and other fun perks. Our merch shop is at bit.ly/gendermerch. Get 10% off through 6/18 with code PRIDE4EVER.  Find our FAQ page, starter packs and episode transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Carolina Carboy” “Let Go Gecko” and “Grumpalo” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: JoinDeleteMe.com/GenderReveal

Tuck chats with cartoonist A. Andrews (they/them). Topics include:  Unicycling while your peers go to sex ed  Dating someone with your former name  Navigating the healthcare system as a disabled trans person Running afoul of state laws for drawing very normal objects (!) Plus: Ableist editor gossip, quadruple Leo status, and banning parents (lol)??? This Week in Gender: Listen to t4t, Call Me Mother, and Stealth: a Transmasculine Podcast. Find A. Andrews at heyandrews.com and @_anghost on Twitter and IG. Get yr tickets to see Tuck at Normal Gossip Live on June 16. Pre-order the 2 Trans 2 Furious zine that Tuck edited, why not! (Patrons get 10% off.) Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s message was from the Zoned Out Podcast. ~~ Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our monthly bonus podcast, weekly newsletter, and other fun perks. Our merch shop is at bit.ly/gendermerch. You can submit your own designs at gendereveal[at]gmail[dot]com. Find our FAQ page, starter packs and transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Vienna Beat” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: JoinDeleteMe.com/GenderReveal  

Tuck chats with Naveen Kundanmal (they/them) about doing Shania Twain karaoke at the Texas State Capitol and tracking your HRT timeline via pterodactyl screeches. (Plus, news about next season!) Listen to the full episode on Patreon for discussions of: Trying to plan a (gender-neutral) wedding without being cringe  Getting medicated out of your need to TikTok Bonding with your mom over changing your first name as an adult What does Patti Harrison have to do with our cursed friendship origin story??  Find Naveen on Instagram @hottubtimenaveen or Twitter @naveenwashable, and see what’s happening in Texas @equalitytexas across social media.  Find our merch shop at bit.ly/gendermerch.  See Tuck with Normal Gossip at Town Hall on June 16.

Happy Fast X Day! We're celebrating chosen familia by sharing Mckenzee's essay "Letty Did Not Trans Me But Maybe She Did" from our upcoming anthology 2 TRANS 2 FURIOUS, now available for preorder!  (Note: Tuck's audio quality got messed up but we're just rolling with it, OK?) Preorder 2 TRANS 2 FURIOUS at 2trans2furious.bigcartel.com. Get your 10% off discount code at patreon.com/gender. Find Mattie Lubchansky on tour, and especially in Queens with Tuck! Listen to Tuck on You're Wrong About. Bluesky? Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Tuck chats with Mckenzee about basement pizza, intrusive thoughts, the PTW slur, our college radio origin story, and a partial list of ways to be "more transsexual."  Find the full episode on Patreon for discussions of: Joyce Carol Oates tweet crimes  Winning with your real tits and ass Femboy vs rosboy?? Celebrity posting allyship Oakland possums and NYC rats (complimentary) To Wong Foo vs Priscilla Queen of the Desert Moaning like a cop Luigi, a famous trans woman Is it valid to say that things are valid? ...or is query naive?