Gender Reveal

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

Tuck chats with tattoo artist M Nijiya (they/them). Topics include:  Tattoos as gender-affirming care What to know about nipple tattoos before top surgery  Why introverts should get face tattoos(?!) What white people get very wrong about “Japanese-style” tattoos Plus: Choosing a new last name; “irreversible damage” but for tattoos; and the drag king to HRT pipeline This Week in Gender: Tuck reads a little story. Find M at jackalopetattoo.com and @tattoos.by.m. Get yr tickets to see Tuck at Normal Gossip Live on June 16. Pre-order the 2 Trans 2 Furious zine, why not! (Patrons get 10% off.) Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s messages were from Bierly Brewing and Max Burns. ~~ 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. Get 10% off through 6/18 with code PRIDE4EVER.  Find our FAQ page, starter packs and episode transcripts at genderpodcast.c

Tuck chats with cartoonist A. Andrews (they/them). Topics include:  Unicycling while your peers go to sex ed  Dating someone with your former name  Navigating the healthcare system as a disabled trans person Running afoul of state laws for drawing very normal objects (!) Plus: Ableist editor gossip, quadruple Leo status, and banning parents (lol)??? This Week in Gender: Listen to t4t, Call Me Mother, and Stealth: a Transmasculine Podcast. Find A. Andrews at heyandrews.com and @_anghost on Twitter and IG. Get yr tickets to see Tuck at Normal Gossip Live on June 16. Pre-order the 2 Trans 2 Furious zine that Tuck edited, why not! (Patrons get 10% off.) Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s message was from the Zoned Out Podcast. ~~ 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. You can submit your own designs at gendereveal[at]gmail[dot]com. Find our FAQ page, starter packs and transcripts at gen

Tuck chats with Naveen Kundanmal (they/them) about doing Shania Twain karaoke at the Texas State Capitol and tracking your HRT timeline via pterodactyl screeches. (Plus, news about next season!) Listen to the full episode on Patreon for discussions of: Trying to plan a (gender-neutral) wedding without being cringe  Getting medicated out of your need to TikTok Bonding with your mom over changing your first name as an adult What does Patti Harrison have to do with our cursed friendship origin story??  Find Naveen on Instagram @hottubtimenaveen or Twitter @naveenwashable, and see what’s happening in Texas @equalitytexas across social media.  Find our merch shop at bit.ly/gendermerch.  See Tuck with Normal Gossip at Town Hall on June 16.

Happy Fast X Day! We're celebrating chosen familia by sharing Mckenzee's essay "Letty Did Not Trans Me But Maybe She Did" from our upcoming anthology 2 TRANS 2 FURIOUS, now available for preorder!  (Note: Tuck's audio quality got messed up but we're just rolling with it, OK?) Preorder 2 TRANS 2 FURIOUS at 2trans2furious.bigcartel.com. Get your 10% off discount code at patreon.com/gender. Find Mattie Lubchansky on tour, and especially in Queens with Tuck! Listen to Tuck on You're Wrong About. Bluesky? Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Tuck chats with Mckenzee about basement pizza, intrusive thoughts, the PTW slur, our college radio origin story, and a partial list of ways to be "more transsexual."  Find the full episode on Patreon for discussions of: Joyce Carol Oates tweet crimes  Winning with your real tits and ass Femboy vs rosboy?? Celebrity posting allyship Oakland possums and NYC rats (complimentary) To Wong Foo vs Priscilla Queen of the Desert Moaning like a cop Luigi, a famous trans woman Is it valid to say that things are valid? ...or is query naive?     

Happy Trans Day of Snack! We’re explaining today’s mutual aid campaign (including FREE SNACKS for trans people in 26 US states) and sharing a sneak peek of our snack-packed chat with Lilith K, tweeter of that famous tweet.  Our full interview with Lilith is available here. Find Lilith at @deathcarpets and on the podcasts Ghostpuncher Corps and Diet Coke & Lilith’s House of Snax. Sign up to receive your snack and/or financial aid at bit.ly/tdos2023. View our list of trans resources at bit.ly/tdos23links. Donate to our mutual aid/snack fund via PayPal, Cash App ($TuckWoodstock) or Venmo (@Tuck-Woodstock). Our limited edition TDoS merch is available through March 31 at bit.ly/gendermerch. Use code SNACK for 10% off. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Our patrons! Thank you!

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. 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. Pitch to Tuck’s all-trans Fast & Furious zine thing, why not? Our merch shop is at bit.ly/gendermerch, and you can submit your own designs designs at gendereveal[at]gmail[dot]com. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small

Tuck chats live in Brooklyn with AC Dumlao (they/he), Mattie Lubchansky (they/them) and Io (they/them). Topics include:  Changing your legal name to facilitate your Wendy’s order Why gaslighting your family is the transmasc experience  Reading the dictionary to find out if your boyfriend is queer  Putting a basketball in your Irreversible Damage hole  Plus: Gaylor thoughts, community theater gender journeys, swiping on Grimblr, and establishing a parliament of gender failures.  This Week in Gender: Sign the New York Times open letter at nytletter.com.  Find AC @mx.acdumlao. Find Io via their print shop and new podcast. Preorder Mattie’s book Boys Weekend right now!!!  Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to experience our live show game with Sabrina Imbler, plus other bonus episodes and perks. Send merch sketches to gendereveal[at]gmail[dot]com.  Pitch to Tuck’s all-trans Fast & Furious zine thing, why not? Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s messag

Tuck checks in with BFF of the show Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). Topics include:  Speedrunning gender Special girl bottom surgery Getting comfortable with public voice training Finally not thinking about gender at all times constantly(!) Plus: toe gender, breakfast sandwich crimes, and gender podcast good actually?!  This Week in Gender: Unholy underwhelms Satanists, per TMZ. (Learn more on Eating for Free.) Find Mckenzee at mckenzeegriffler.com and opensanctuary.org. Her Gender Conceal advice episode is available on our Patreon. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s messages were from New Cosmologies and Israel Lopez. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our monthly bonus podcast, weekly newsletter, and other fun perks. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here. (Link expires in 3 weeks.) Find episode transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMu

Tuck speaks with hacktivist maia arson crimew (it/she). Topics include:  Takeaways from the No Fly List leak  Why “white hat” and “black hat” hacking is another false binary An argument against copyright laws Which came first, the hacker or the catgirl? Plus: bi lesbians, bingle, and the one time horseshoe theory was real?? Find maia @_nyancrimew and at maia.crimew.gay. Its excellent merch is available on Teepublic. Tickets for our Feb. 1 Brooklyn live show are on sale now!  Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our monthly bonus podcast, weekly newsletter, and other fun perks. Find episode transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Associate Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderSponsors: DeleteMe (promo code: TUCK20)

Tuck speaks with DEI strategist Lily Zheng (they/them). Topics include:  Why pizza can be more useful than a 60-minute workshop Can we DEI our way out of transphobic workplaces? What makes allyship performative? (It’s not what you think!) Should corporations be hosting Trans Day of Remembrance events? Plus: does DEI work delay the proletarian revolution?? This Week in Gender: an exclusive Gender Conceal clip with Kirby Conrod about all things -ussy.   Find Lily at lilyzheng.co and on LinkedIn. Listen to Tuck on NPR’s It’s Been a Minute. Tickets for our Feb. 1 Brooklyn live show are on sale now!  Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our monthly bonus podcast, weekly newsletter, and other fun perks. Find episode transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Associate Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: Blue Dot Sess

Tuck speaks with gender-affirming voice teacher Renée Yoxon (they/them). Topics include:  How do we modify the perceived gender of our voices? What exactly causes a “t-voice”? What does nonbinary vocal training sound like? How do mobility aids affect the way your gender is perceived? Plus: Maverique gender, jazz, and how the two dogs inside of you can change your vocal resonance!? This Week in Gender: Elevated Access and the International Society of Nonbinary Scientists (ISNBS) Find Renée at reneeyoxon.com and @reneeyoxon everywhere. Tickets for our Feb. 1 Brooklyn live show are on sale now!  Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our monthly bonus podcast, weekly newsletter, and other fun perks. Find episode transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Associate Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Elemental Asteroid” and “Pop Vibration” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Bluestockings and DeleteMe

Tuck speaks with author and podcast host Margaret Killjoy (she/they). Topics include:  What to consider before moving to a queer off-grid land project Suing RENT (2005) to get credit for playing melodica!? The secret rules of writing heterosexual romance novels Easy, actionable ways that we can all prepare for disasters Plus: Feminazgûl, high school GSAs, anarchism, and exploding the czar This Week in Gender: It’s our fifth anniversary, baby! Find Margaret on Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff and Live Like the World Is Dying, and at birdsbeforethestorm.net. Her books are available from AK Press. Tickets for our Feb. 1 Brooklyn live show are on sale now!  Do you have an advice question that you’d like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our monthly bonus podcast, weekly newsletter, and other fun perks. Find episode transcripts and a full list of grant winners at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @g

Tuck speaks with musician Alynda Mariposa Segarra (they/them) of Hurray for the Riff Raff. Topics include:  Crashing a blockbuster film set in a jangly key bikini Refusing to be made a spectacle (as a nonbinary Puerto Rican and a former train-hopping crust(y) punk) What do adrienne maree brown, Julian Casablancas, Sylvia Rivera and the Young Lords have in common? Coming back into your body after dissociating for a decade  Plus: pisces vs cancers, getting middle-name deadnamed, and walking knowingly into the apocalypse  This Week in Gender: Harry Josephine Giles explains how Scotland's good gender news might take down the United Kingdom. Find Alynda @hurrayfortheriffraff on IG, @HFTRR on Twitter, @alyndamarisposa on TikTok, and at hurrayfortheriffraff.com. Tickets for our Feb. 1 Brooklyn live show are on sale now! Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from Fat Folks Tarot. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our monthly bonus

Tuck speaks with māhū artist Lehuauakea (they/them). Topics include:  Should you be going to Hawaii???? Being cornered, exotified and spat on(!) by white patrons Native Hawaiian gender terms and cultural roles The past, present, and future of kapa-making Plus: Finding faith that the world will continue to exist, lol? This Week in Gender: More about drivers license gender markers, including stats from California and another story from Rosemary.  Find Lehuauakea’s work at lehuauakea.com and @_lehuauakea_ on IG. (The account Lehuauakea recommends in the ep is @ainamomona.) Tickets for our Feb. 1 Brooklyn live show are on sale now! Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our monthly bonus podcast, weekly newsletter, and other fun perks. Find episode transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Associate Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Pat Dog” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Bluestockings and Del

It's a Christmas miracle — we've got tickets on sale to our February 1st live show, feauting four of your favorite Gender Reveal alumni.  Get your tickets here while you can!  

Tuck speaks with organizer and educator Dean Spade (he/him). Topics include:  Why civil rights laws won’t save us Common mutual aid struggles: money, security culture, etc. Why does burnout convince us that we can’t take a break? Reflections 20 years after founding the Sylvia Rivera Law Project Plus: dinosaur gender, x markers, and talking people out of law school This Week in Gender: The Texas government tried to make a database of residents who changed their gender markers.  Find Dean’s work at BigDoorBrigade.com, PinkwashingExposed.net and linktr.ee/deanspade. Visit DeanSpade.net for more info on Mutual Aid, videos from past workshops, and many other resources. Find Tuck on the Rainbow Parenting podcast! Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our monthly bonus podcast (featuring more of this conversation!), weekly newsletter, and other fun perks. Find episode transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message

Tuck speaks with writer and creature enthusiast Sabrina Imbler (they/them). Topics include:  A Who’s Who of the ocean’s notable transsexuals  Writing about trans youth for the New York Times (lol, lmao) Seeking gender role models from creatures, plants, and fungi Why is a sad octopus more heartbreaking than a sad human? Plus: Neopets, the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe, and a goldfish driving a tank(?!) This Week in Gender: Carl Charles shares a trans Supreme Court update. Find Sabrina on Twitter @aznfusion and on tour. Their work is available on Defector and at simbler.github.io. How Far the Light Reaches is out on Dec 6, and Dyke (Geology) is available now from Black Lawrence Press. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our monthly bonus podcast, weekly newsletter, and other fun perks. Browse our nonprofit merch shop at bit.ly/gendermerch. Find episode transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll

Tuck speaks with Eating for Free cohost Joan Summers (she/her)  Topics include:  Getting outed by your pastor’s wife in a movie theater parking lot Why celebrities should come out via strategic trips to CVS  Union organizing for trans healthcare… and how it can go wrong Why do famous people love the word pansexual? Plus: Should we put Harry Styles on trial for gender crimes? This Week in Gender: You can read the Daniel Aston tributes here and here and read another special message here.  (Also: oh, it’s a shark tornado!) Find Joan @laracroftbarbie and on Eating for Free. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our monthly bonus podcast, weekly newsletter, and other fun perks. Browse our nonprofit merch shop at bit.ly/gendermerch. Find episode transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s messages were from Quest Ed and Zera Bloom. Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: I