Gender Reveal

Tuck chats with journalist Rax Will (he/they) about queer food, pronoun-themed cocktails, and “AFAB” trans clothing brands (derogatory). Plus, news about next season! Listen to the full episode on Patreon for discussions of: Rax’s extensive research about trans people and dog food(?!) Why the hottest new accessory is the NYC diaper Receiving the perfect “sorry I misgendered u” gift  Why one of the best queer bars won’t hang a pride flag And more that we cannot even mention here!!!  Find Rax @bigfoodie69. Articles mentioned in this episodes include: “The Best Shorts for Trans Men and GNC Badboyz” (lol) “The Next Generation of ‘Lesbian Bars’ Is Here. What Should We Call Them?” “When Sir and Ma’am Miss the Mark: Restaurants Rethink Gender’s Role in Food Service” (gift link) Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Dialtone 11” by Blue Dot Sessions

Tuck speaks with Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas way back on Trans Day of Snack 2023. It's a Gender Reveal x Gender Spiral crossover event!  Find Gender Spiral at genderspiralpod.com as well as Instagram, TikTok, and Patreon. 

A few quick announcements on what's coming up next.  Thanks to Blue Dot Sessions as always for the music bed. 

Quick announcement because I remembered that not everyone is on Instagram dot com. This year's grant applications close on Halloween night. Apply at bit.ly/GRgrant23, and find a full list of past grant recipients at genderpodcast.com/grant. Spread the word!  Grab free tickets for the November 10 2 Trans 2 Furious event (featuring Tuck, Tre'vell Anderson, and Mckenzee Griffler) at bit.ly/2T2FLA. Only a few left!  Also, we've got a new Gender Conceal episode with Mckenzee and it really is something.

Tuck chats with activist Raquel Willis (she/her). Topics include:  Why having the ~most radical gender~ isn’t a useful standard  Reconciling your feminism with your transsexual desires  Parental loss, and death as an animating force How to choose a good beneficiary for trans fundraising  Plus: Afrotransmisogyny, Janet Mock, and… Fortnite?? This Week in Gender: Girlfriends by Emily Zhou; Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas; People Collide by Isle McElroy; Laugh Riot by Io & Jonas Goonface. Find Raquel on Instagram and Twitter. Preorder The Risk It Takes to Bloom before Nov 14. Find a copy of 2 Trans 2 Furious here, and join us on Nov 10 at North Figueroa in LA! (RVSP HERE.) Check out our nonprofit merch store by October 15!  Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to access our bonus podcast, newsletter, and other fun perks. Find us genderpodcast.com (for starter packs, FAQ, grant info, transcripts, etc) and @gendereveal. Join the Gender Detective Slack here (link expires in 28 days). Senior Producer: O

Tuck and Ozzy chat with author Alison Rumfitt (she/her). Topics include:  When people fail to recognize their kink as simply a kink Letting go of the need to ~understand~ TERFs What makes a good trauma narrative? Reappropriating an accidentally-trans Eminem lyric Plus: Utopian organ dreams and trans slug allyship? (Also: worms!)  Find Alison @alison.zone (IG) and @hangsawoman (Bluesky/Twitter). Preorder Brainwyrms before Oct 10. Come see Tuck & Mckenzee at North Figueroa Bookshop on Nov 10!  Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to access our bonus podcast, newsletter, and other fun perks. Find a copy of 2 Trans 2 Furious here. Find us genderpodcast.com and @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderSponsors: ShopEnby.com (promo code: GenderReveal)

Tuck chats with drag performer Chiquitita (she/her). Topics include:  Why trans people make the best drag performers (even w/o clothes) Dealing with family members who don’t grow alongside you A romcom-worthy t4t meet-cute  An exclusive future name change announcement(!) Plus: Nicki, Lana, TS Jackson, getting FFS in Spain and tranifesting a trans magician?? This Week in Gender: Should you let an app trace your gender? Part 3!  Find Chiqui @chiquitettas on IG. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to access our bonus podcast, newsletter, and other fun perks. 2 Trans 2 Furious PDFs and physical copies available via BigCartel. Find us genderpodcast.com and @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Tall Journey” and “Dream Her Voice” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: ShopEnby.com (promo code: GenderReveal) and bit.ly/transtechdesign.

Tuck chats with Casey Plett (she/her), Fran Tirado (she/they) and Kendra Wells (they/them) live at the Bell House. Topics include:  Gossip from the Fire Island Doll Invasion Is Fast & Furious more like Shakespeare or Dante’s Inferno? Casey’s very secret fan fiction Kendra's book title reveal!  Plus: Elf pervert gender, Che Diaz redemption arc, and a fast(!) reading from Casey Find Kendra at kendrawcandraw.com. Find Fran @fransquishco and Like a Virgin. Find Casey at caseyplett.com (and last week’s episode). Find several additional segments on our patreon very soon!  Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from “MOTHER,” She Wrote. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to access our bonus podcast, newsletter, and other fun perks. 2 Trans 2 Furious PDFs and physical copies available via BigCartel. Find us genderpodcast.com and @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Palms

Tuck and Ozzy chat with author Casey Plett (she/her). Topics include:  Is queer community… bad for us? Is it finally time to talk about Topside? The present and future of trans publishing Accidentally teaching girlies about the COGIATI(!?) Plus: Mennonite masculinity, Super Smash Bros, and Taylor Swift’s Red This Week in Gender: Niko Stratis shares the latest from Autostraddle’s ongoing implosion. Read more via MB’s thread. Find Casey at caseyplett.com and preorder On Community. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s messages were from Wig Dog Press and Axe Thembro. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to access our bonus podcast, newsletter, and other fun perks. Find us genderpodcast.com and @gendereveal. 2 Trans 2 Furious PDFs and physical copies available via BigCartel. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Posh and Vine” and “St. Augustine Red” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Queer Candle Co

Tuck catches up with cultural critic Soleil Ho (they/them). Topics include:  Doing secret drag at an anti-trans fundraising dinner Should we abolish restaurants? Why insisting on “authentic” recipes is... fascist  Soleil’s takes that are too spicy for a mainstream newspaper Plus: Strikes at the pronoun factory and worldwide socialist revolution This Week in Gender: Breaking down a new study about top surgery regret (or a complete lack thereof).  Find Soleil at soleilho.com and read their work at SFChronicle.com. ONE WEEK LEFT! Get your tickets to our August 28 live show!  2 Trans 2 Furious PDFs and physical copies available via BigCartel. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from LaurSurgery.BigCartel.com Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to access our bonus podcast, newsletter, and other fun perks. Find us genderpodcast.com and @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music

Tuck chats with actress Nicole Maines (she/her). Topics include:  The long, slow process of transitioning in elementary school  Picketing with the WGA even before the SAG-AFTRA strike  Writing a trans superhero’s origin story  Getting name inspiration from Nickelodeon & Disney Channel  Plus: vampire hot takes and Danny Phantom Tumblr discourse?! This Week in Gender: A moment from the O’Shae Sibley vigil Get your tickets to our August 28 live show!  2 Trans 2 Furious PDFs and physical copies available via BigCartel. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from Genevieve Huffman. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to access our bonus podcast, newsletter, and other fun perks. Find us genderpodcast.com and @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Damaroon” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Queer Candle Co. (promo code: GENDER10)

Tuck chats with sports journalist Katie Barnes (they/them). Topics include:  Will “the science” ever be settled re: trans athletes? How coordinated are all these anti-trans sports bills? Why most teams should be co-ed (and why most elite sports shouldn’t be) What makes a bad interview question? (Asking for a friend lol) Plus: Getting banned for your bones, interviewing trans kids, and a reminder that sports are hard!  This Week in Gender: Joan Summers on Barbie (2023) Find Katie @katie_barnes3 and KEBarnes.com. Read their work on ESPN.com and preorder Fair Play. Get your tickets to our August 28 live show!  Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from “Bang!” by Vic Liu. (Promo code: GENDERREVEAL) Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to access our bonus podcast, newsletter, and other fun perks. Find us genderpodcast.com and @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Luka 75”

The most recent episode of the Anti-Trans Hate Machine is a banger, and we thought you should hear it. Listen to the Anti-Trans Hate Machine (a TransLash production) wherever you get your podcasts, or read the transcript here.   

This week, we’ve got a grab bag of bonus content! Topics include: Book and comic recommendations from Hal Schrieve  Kurt Russell, gender roots, and movie tuberculosis with Calvin Kasulke  Multiple other trans podcasts that Tuck recently guested on An important 2 Trans 2 Furious zine update A live show announcement And more!  Find this month’s full Gender Conceal episode, “Managing Rihanna’s MLB expansion team with Calvin Kasulke,” exclusively on Patreon. Live show tickets available now! Find Tuck on the TransLash Podcast and the Knew Guys this week. Hal’s recommendations:  Cannonball by Kelsey Wroten Stone Fruit by Lee Lai Wendy by Walter Scott Girl Town by Casey Nowak Empire Star by Samuel Delany Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Tuck chats with author and comic artist Hal Schrieve (ze/hir). Topics include:  Growing up as a trans teen and surviving via messy queer youth spaces Writing about horny trans youth while working as a children’s librarian Emailing [redacted famous transphobe] about Kate Bush and tits Being pro-chaser and furry-adjacent?  Plus: Tumblr, t4t discourse, sci-fi and Samuel Delany This Week in Gender: Gretchen Felker-Martin, Torrey Peters, Max Graves, Leo Fox, Topside Press, Hal’s new book and more.  Find Hal at halschrieve.com. Hir comics are available at halschrieve.itch.io and @howlmarin.  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 messages were from Packers for Pals and the Gay Marseille. ~~ 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

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

Tuck share their favorite episode of their new favorite podcast.  Find Sounds Gay wherever you get podcasts.  Sandy Stone's incredible time capsule of a website is sandystone.com.

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 Pow

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 l