Episode 24: Meredith Talusan

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with award-winning journalist and author Meredith Talusan (she/they), the executive editor of them. Topics include: 

• Third gender traditions in the Philippines
• Becoming the first openly trans staff writer at BuzzFeed
• Existing as a minority who often passes as “””normal””” (cis/white)
• Adding specificity, nuance, and good faith to the American feminist movement

Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic by listening to our previous episode, Gender 201. 

Referenced essays:

• How #MeToo Stands to Marginalize Trans and Gender-Nonconforming People by Meredith Talusan
• I’m a Trans Woman Who Detransitioned to Become a Mom by Lara Americo
• On Being Queer and Happily Single — Except When I'm Not by Brandon Taylor
• Twitter Needs to Treat Misgendering Trans People as Hate Speech by Meredith Talusan

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