Episode 161: Lamya H

We’re back, baby! Tuck chats with Lamya H (she/they), author of Hijab Butch Blues. Topics include: 

• Discovering queer themes (and dykes!) in the Quran 
• How having a baby helped Lamya assert their own gender identity 
• TFW someone suggests you read your own pseudonymous memoir 
• Finding gender euphoria in religious practice
• Plus: Pinkwashing, Dadaism, and subway speed challenges

This Week in Gender: Dakota Hommes reports on union bargaining for trans healthcare. 

Find Lamya at lamyah.com and @lamyaisangry. Paperbacks are available for preorder. 

We’ve got three Palestinian solidarity designs (plus trains flag restocks) 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 Luke Dani Blue. 

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