Gender Reveal

Happy Pride! In this week’s episode, Tuck answers listener questions with BFF of the show Z Griffler (they/them). 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 Z mentioned on them.us.  Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter! Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Do you have gender questions that you’d like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff.  Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: “Campfire Rounds” by

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 our Patreon. We also gratefully accept donations via PayPal or Cash App.  Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Our biannual grant is open for applications at genderpodcast.com/grant. Tell the rad BIPOC trans folks in your life! Support Gender Reveal by buying pins from Stick to Resist. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously via our Google form. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylind

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; and new third-haircut emojis.  Find Thomas at @thomaspagemcbee on Instagram and Twitter, and at thomaspagemcbee.com.  Win a copy of Thomas Page McBee’s book Man Alive by making a lil post about how much you like Gender Reveal by March 31! Don’t forget to tag us. :) Our biannual grant is open for applications at genderpodcast.com/grant! Tell the rad BIPOC trans folks in your life.  Support Gender Reveal by buying pins from Stick to Resist. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Submit a piece of Theymail: a small mess

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. (Re)listen to our interview with Demian DinéYazhi. Check out Jeremy Dutcher, Lady Shug, and the Native Youth Sexual Health Network. Find Jack on Twitter and Instagram.  Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic here and here and here. Our biannual grant is now open for applications at genderpodcast.com/grant! Tell the rad BIPOC trans folks in your life! 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 Gend

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 join the Gender Detectives Slack here! We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff.  Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

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 Slack here!  Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff.  Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: “Kallaloe” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU!Thank you!

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 in Latinx is a Wound, Not a Trend” by Alan Pelaez Lopez “Settler Colonialism and the Elimination of the Native” by Patrick Wolfe “Mama’s Baby, Papa’s Maybe” by Hortense J. Spillers Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic here and here. Support Caleb’s work at patreon.com/calebluna, and find them on Twitter (@tummyfuq) and Instagram (@chairbreaker). Support Gender Reveal by buying pins from Stick to Resist! Submit a piece of Theymail, our new system where listeners can submit messages to be read on the show.

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 system where listeners can submit messages to be read on the show. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here!     Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff.  Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: “Rafter” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank y

In this week’s episode, Tuck answers more listener questions with activist Z Griffler (they/them). 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 messages to be read on the show. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here!     Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

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 cartamonir.com and diskettepress.com, as well as on Twitter and Instagram. Please consider supporting her work at patreon.com/carta. Read Carta’s comic about gender and disability for the Nib. --- Submit a piece of Theymail, our new system where listeners can submit messages to be read on the show. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here!      Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We

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 & Biff on the Longest Shortest Time “Pregnant Butch” by A.K. Summers Masculine Birth Ritual on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram Submit a piece of Theymail, our new system where listeners can submit messages to be read on the show. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here!     Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donat

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 messages to be read on the show. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here!      Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff.  Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional music: “Topslides” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with documentarian and Gender Reveal contributor Z Griffler (they/them). Topics include: Hormones and electrolysis and boobs, oh my Trans day at Sephora! Is the gender binary good for animals? Changing names and gender markers in various states Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at our website; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff. (‘Tis the season, ya know?) Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional music: “Kallaloe” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week’s final mini-episode, Tuck speaks with Mo Tester (they/them), co-creator of the Parenting is Political podcast. Topics include: Being (repeatedly) fired for being trans Raising a Black trans daughter in Arkansas Creating a radical new parenting podcast Listening to your kids! Follow Parenting is Political on Instagram, listen to the show in Apple Podcasts, and donate via the PiP website. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at our website; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff. (‘Tis the season, ya know?) Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional music: “Come As You Are” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week’s second mini-episode, Tuck speaks with Diego Girgado (they/them) of the Strength United Family Justice Center. Topics include: Advocating for trans survivors of violence and assault Decolonizing and reclaiming Cubanx identity Working in an LGBTQ-affirming space Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at our website; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff. (‘Tis the season, ya know?) Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional music: “The Yards” and “OneEightFour” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week’s first mini-episode, Tuck speaks with poet and zinester Rae White (they/them) of #EnbyLife. Topics include: Being trans in Australia—is it a kangaroo-tastic utopia? Writing increasingly queer poetry. Passing the same $20 in a circle forever. Gender utopias and dystopias. Please consider supporting Rae and #EnbyLife on Patreon. Buy the #EnbyLife zine on Gumroad or Etsy. Buy Milk Teeth online. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at our website; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff.  (‘Tis the season, ya know?) Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional music: “Come As You Are” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with LGBTQ advocate and diversity & inclusion professional Aubri Qian (she/her/hersss). Topics include: Tips for working & applying for work while trans. Getting routinely harassed by the TSA. Vagina advice! (Re)claiming our own names. Exploring gender through cosplay. Plus: Bowsette! Bespoke gender! Janet Mock! Find Aubri on LinkedIn, I guess? Don't forget to hit up cooltranssanta@gmail.com or @cooltranssanta for a special gift and hella affirmation. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at our website; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff. (‘Tis the season, ya know?) Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional music: “Jazzy Bells” by Dee Yan-Key Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with queer anthropologist Mac Bolt (they/them). Topics include: Traveling the country interviewing nonbinary folx Queer anthropology and decolonizing gender  Queer culture and community in the south What do we do about sir and ma’am? Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic here and here. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! (Contact us if you have any issues.) Resources from Mac: Captive Genders  Arkansas Transgender Equality Coalition Lucie’s Place  Center for Artistic Revolution  Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at our website; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff.  (‘Tis the season, ya know?) Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: YOU!Thank you!

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with social worker, sex therapist, and radical educator Sonalee Rashatwar (they/she). (CW: body image trauma, abusive relationships, fatphobia.) Topics include:  How fatness can queer someone’s gender presentation Why gender and sexuality are supposed to be fluid Advice for trans folks struggling with body image issues The (de)colonization of gender and sexuality The most delicious “future of gender” yet. Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic here and here. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at our website; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff.  Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Archie Bongiovanni (they/them), the creator of Grease Bats, Fist You Podcast, Sweatgasm, and A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns. Topics include: Archie’s exciting new book announcement! Letting go of hang-ups around (talking about) sex. That one specific time our family gendered us correctly. Creating a game that includes peein’ on your friends. Where’s your lukewarm gay dad? Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic here and here. Don’t forget to buy Your Cool Gay Dad merch, read Archie’s article on flagging, and follow Archie on Twitter (@grease_bat) and Instagram (@babywrist). Find everything else at archiebongiovanni.com. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at our website; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff. (IT’S ALMOST TUCK'S BIRTHDAY.) Logo: Ir