In this bonus episode, Tuck updates listeners about all matter of topics in the Gender Reveal universe, including (but not limited to) Gender Reveal Season 5; exciting new holiday merch (and 10% off the whole store with the offer code BETRANS!); the seven(!!!) Gender Reveal grant winners; and our fantastic first live show. Then, we listen to an important Personal Gender Update from friend of the show Callie Wright . (This portion of the episode originally aired on Queersplaining under the name “...
Dec 10, 2019•24 min
In the Season Four finale, Tuck speaks with journalist Lewis Raven Wallace (ze or he). Topics include: Why transphobia and homophobia aren't binary What folks don't understand about being trans in North Carolina How the concept of journalistic objectivity harms trans folks Being trans in the previous millennium "Gender is a universe and we're all stars" Buy Lewis’s book, The View from Somewhere , from the University of Chicago Press . Subscribe to hir podcast, also called The View from Somewhere...
Oct 17, 2019•56 min•Season 4Ep. 15
In this bonus episode, Tuck breaks down three landmark LGBTQ cases argued in the United States Supreme Court earlier today. Additional references: This SCOTUS/LGBTQ discrimination explainer from Vox is really useful. The transcript excerpt featured in the episode is available here . Adult Mom’s referenced tweet is here . Katelyn Burns is @transscribe on Twitter. Chase Strangio is @chasestrangio on Twitter. We’re giving away $1,500 in grants! Apply by October 31 at genderpodcast.com/grant , or do...
Oct 09, 2019•18 min
In this week’s episode, Tuck answers listener questions with BFF of the show Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). Topics include: Am I secretly cis? Who is queer? Can nonbinary people use the trans flag? How can I support my closeted partner? Can I say “transsexual”? Content warnings Murder, hate crimes (19:20–21:30) Eating disorders, weight loss, dysphoria (31:10–34:40) Do you have gender questions that you’d like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form . Find Julien’s T...
Sep 21, 2019•43 min•Season 4Ep. 14
In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with somatic therapist and politicized healer Brooke Stepp (they/them). Topics include: Tips for finding a therapist as a trans person Eating disorders and harm reduction (h/t Gloria Lucas ) Why body acceptance doesn’t work for trans people Nonbinary high femme identity (vs womanhood) Gender communism! Content warnings Suicidality (20:30–21:30) Eating disorders (29:30–38:30) Read more about our This Week in Gender topic: “ Many Genes Influence Same-Sex Sexuali...
Sep 13, 2019•44 min•Season 4Ep. 13
This week's episode is going to be a little late — so what if Tuck vamped by telling you all of their secret personal feelings and experiences from the last week? It's.... a lot! Content warnings: (5:00–8:00) restricted eating and suicidality. Shout-outs to: Eden Rohatensky , Soleil Ho , Emma Kinema , Harry Brewis , Helen Zaltzman , Rhea Butcher , Left at London , Rose Eveleth , XOXO Festival , Wellbutrin, Scorpio Venus, NRE a.k.a. good good brain drugs, Love Island (not the show), they4they, do...
Sep 09, 2019•15 min
In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Gender Reveal grant winner and LGBTQ+ advocate Elle Halo (she/her). Topics include: How other LGBTQ+ folks can support trans women How trans women offer/teach empathy to other communities The importance of Black foster parents The impact of the National Black Trans Advocacy Conference and SHEBA Content warnings: (14:15) brief mention of child sexual assault; (30-32) mentions of assault, abuse, etc. Read more about our This Week in Gender topic: “ How Quee...
Sep 02, 2019•34 min•Season 4Ep. 12
In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Jerika Che (they/them), founder of Stick to Resist . See below for content warnings. Topics include: Traveling while trans (aka gender in the Amazon rainforest) The limits of the words “trans” and “nonbinary” The power of queer stickers Nonbinary rights! (Dot com!) The importance of sharing traumatic trans stories Content warnings Murder of trans people (13:00–13:30) Genocide (21:15–24:15) Abuse/assault (24:30-28:45) Suicide, murder, torture (46:45–50:00)...
Aug 26, 2019•55 min•Season 4Ep. 11
This week on the show, Tuck flies away to what may or may not be gender hell [EDIT: boy howdy, it was], leaving journalists Sarah Marshall (she/her) and Michael Hobbes (he/him) to fill in by sharing an extra-queer, extra-great episode of You're Wrong About... Find You're Wrong About... wherever you get your podcasts. Follow the show on Twitter @yourewrongabout. Support the show on Patreon if you're into it. I also recommend reading Sarah & Michael's journalistic work! They're real smart and ...
Aug 19, 2019•1 hr 22 min
In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with cartoonist Emma Jayne (she/her), author of Trans Girls Hit the Town and co-host of We Should Be Friends . Topics include: Drawing trans women (forever) Creating trans community in comics Wasting good jokes on straight people Queer eggs attracting other queer eggs Plus: Spilling three beans! Support Emma on Patreon ! Find her work at emma-jayne-comics.com . Check out Indya Moore’s misgendering GoFundMe, Common (Mis)Cisconception . We’ve got limited-edition...
Aug 12, 2019•39 min•Season 4Ep. 10
In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Morgen Bromell (they/them), the founder of the queer dating/connection app Thurst . Topics include: How dating apps fail queer and trans folks Navigating dating under white supremacy Dating apps as survival tools Building an asexual- and aromantic-inclusive dating app Being a nonbinary tech CEO Read Tuck's Podcast Review article about trans/nonbinary podcasters here . We’ve got limited-edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! ...
Aug 05, 2019•39 min•Season 4Ep. 9
In this week’s episode, guest host Mckenzee Griffler (she/her) speaks with Gender Reveal grant winner Sam Long (he/him), a high school biology teacher working to make science classes more diverse, accurate and inclusive. Topics include: What most high school biology classes get wrong Becoming the first trans astronaut Queering curriculums (through animal mating rituals) How being gay could help a population(!) Finding trans Nemo?!? Read more about our amazing This Week in Gender topic here . Fin...
Jul 29, 2019•40 min•Season 4Ep. 8
In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Gender Reveal grant winner Kai Minosh Pyle (they/them), whose work includes Two-Spirit education and Indigenous language revitalization. Topics include: Busting two-spirit myths and misconceptions Searching for words to describe yourself—in six languages The origin of the word “two-spirit” Trans*temporal kinship Being an ACTUAL gender detective! Find Kai at mekadebinesikwe.com or on Twitter @ mekadebinesikwe . BIG NEWS! We’ve got limited-edition merch tha...
Jul 22, 2019•36 min•Season 4Ep. 7
In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Callie Wright (she/her), creator of the podcast Queersplaining . Topics include: Shifting away from performing femininity as a trans woman Exploring your gender twice… and knowing when to stop Atheist activism in LGBTQ communities and vice versa “All of the worst things in my life have come from keeping secrets” Genders aren’t plots! (h/t Cass Adair ) Read more about our This Week in Gender topics: New Hampshire , Sarah McBride , Australian car fire . Sup...
Jul 15, 2019•37 min•Season 4Ep. 6
In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with multimedia artist Nwaobiala (they/them), one of several Gender Reveal spring grant winners. Topics include: Nigerian queer histories Community care > self care Gender roles at a Catholic boarding school African LGBTQ media staples Does feminine energy exist???? Find Nwaobiala’s work at nwaobiala.com and at @nwaobiala419 on Instagram. Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here . Support trans media! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to rec...
Jul 08, 2019•28 min•Season 4Ep. 5
In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with author and illustrator Maia Kobabe (e/em/eir), creator of the memoir Gender Queer . ( Buy eir book!) Topics include: Spivak pronouns Low inventory at the orgasm store “Deserving” trans-related surgeries Coming out to your first Girl Scout troop Educating TERF-adjacent relatives Also: Tuck does unlicensed therapy Support trans media! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash Ap...
Jul 01, 2019•46 min•Season 4Ep. 4
In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with storyteller Morgan Givens (he/him), creator of the critically acclaimed Flyest Fables podcast. Topics include: What nobody tells you about testosterone Becoming a Black man in America Telling a live audience about your junk Being your own trans role model Cops?! Is that how you spell pizza? Plus: Morgan gives a five-minute talk about "objectivity" that I want to play on loop in every newsroom in the country. Support trans media! Pledge any amount at patre...
Jun 24, 2019•44 min•Season 4Ep. 3
In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with journalist Katelyn Burns (she/her). Topics include: How can we combat bad reporting on trans topics? Do trans women have an athletic advantage ? Being a trans reporter on Capitol Hill Fact-checking that NYT binding article The important political news Tuck has been hiding from Find Katelyn’s Outline article here . Find her first-ever article here . Please support her work at patreon.com/katelynburns . Speaking of support, pledge any amount at patreon.com/...
Jun 17, 2019•43 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Happy Pride! In this week’s episode, Tuck answers listener questions with BFF of the show Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). Topics include: Deciding whether to start HRT Folks vs. folx (vs. dudex) He/him lesbians Safe binding tips Can cis people have dysphoria? And more! Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic here . Find the Rachel Anspach article that Mckenzee mentioned on them.us . Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter! Join the Gender Detectives Slack her...
Jun 09, 2019•29 min•Season 4Ep. 1
In this week’s crossover bonus episode, Tuck answers gender questions with Nichole and Everett on the Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack podcast . Topics include: Is it OK to refer to my child with gendered language? What's the difference between nonbinary and gender non-conforming? Should we be assigning genders to non-human animals? Is "toxic femininity" a thing we should be thinking about? Can straight cis people use the word "queer"? We have a newsletter now! Sign up by donating any amount to o...
Apr 01, 2019•1 hr 15 min
In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with masculinity expert Thomas Page McBee (he/him), author of Amateur and Man Alive . Topics include: What does non-toxic masculinity look like? Does testosterone really cause aggression? Can non-masculine folks help dismantle toxic masculinity? Being afraid of men… and then becoming one. Using violence as a cover for intimacy. Embracing trans joy. Learn more about our This Week in Gender topics: the Arizona two-spirit powwow ; Indiana ; Maryland ; Vermont ; a...
Mar 19, 2019•51 min•Season 3Ep. 17
In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Portland Two-Spirit Society interim director Jack Malstrom (he or she). [CW: colonization/genocide; suicide mention (37:20)] Topics include: How to push back against 500 years of colonizing queerness. (Re)learning and reclaiming two-spirit traditions. Educating white folks at Pride — in a literal tipi. What does Indigenous queer community look like? Resources: Listen to Rose City Native Radio on KBOO.FM. Find the SAMHSA Native American Culture Card here ....
Mar 11, 2019•43 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Bad news: there isn't a new Gender Reveal episode this week. Tuck was out of town working on an exciting new project that we'll tell you about... someday. Good news: We're sharing trailers for five other podcasts this week, instead! We'll be back next week, but in the meantime, you can find us at genderpodcast.com and on Twitter and Instagram . You can also j oin the Gender Detectives Slack here! We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App . Donate $5+ to receive stickers a...
Mar 05, 2019•12 min
In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Caitlin Benedict (they/them), creator of the BBC’s NB podcast. Topics include: Airing your gender journey on national radio(!) LGBTQ rights in London and Australia Nonbinary vs non-black vs nota bene The euphoria of denim jackets Listen to NB on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. Support Gender Reveal by buying pins from Stick to Resist. Submit a piece of Theymail : a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Join the Gender Detectives S...
Feb 25, 2019•38 min•Season 3Ep. 13
In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with writer, activist, teacher, performer, fat babe and Ph.D. student Caleb Luna (they/them). (cw: mentions of rape, slavery, racism) Topics include: How fatness impacts gender performance Experiencing white supremacy in QTPOC spaces “Fat liberation requires the undoing of western civilization” The racialization of gender throughout U.S. history Is romantic love a colonial construct? References: “ The Gender Nonconformity of My Fatness ” by Caleb Luna “ The X ...
Feb 18, 2019•32 min•Season 3Ep. 12
In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with nonbinary Puerto Rican Monix Juarbe (they/them). Topics include: The loneliness of being a 40-year-old nonbinary Puerto Rican Searching for other queer and trans boricuas Experiencing transphobia in the lesbian community Building community after Hurricane Maria Our deepest dive into gender-inclusive Spanish yet! Find the Borikén Podcast at borikenpodcast.com . Support Gender Reveal by buying pins from Stick to Resist ! Submit a piece of Theymail , our new...
Feb 11, 2019•31 min•Season 3Ep. 11
In this week’s episode, Tuck answers more listener questions with activist Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). Topics include: Do you need dysphoria to be trans? (a.k.a. truscum vs tucutes) Is that bumper sticker transphobic? Get better friends!!! Tips for gender exploration, body positivity, and allyship. Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic here and here . Support Gender Reveal by buying pins from Stick to Resist ! Submit a piece of Theymail , our new system where listeners can submit messa...
Feb 04, 2019•30 min•Season 3Ep. 10
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...
Jan 28, 2019•43 min•Season 3Ep. 11
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 &...
Jan 21, 2019•45 min•Season 3Ep. 10
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 mes...
Jan 14, 2019•31 min•Season 3Ep. 9
