Episode 146: Ryan Ken
Episode description
Tuck chats with actor and writer Ryan Ken (they/them). Topics include:
- Why a TikTok can be more useful than a DEI training
- Using fashion strategically as a fat, Black, queer, nonbinary person
- When astrology can be reminiscent of Evangelical Christianity
- Why masculinity, not femininity, felt fragile and delicate as a child
- Plus: classical violin, Last Week Tonight, and moving beyond allyship
This Week in Gender: Ryan’s TikTok videos about The New York Times and Beauty & the Beast.
Find Ryan on TikTok, Twitter and Instagram @ryan_ken_acts.
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