Gender Reveal

In this extra-nice episode, Tuck answers listener questions with their roommates Taegan Wolfe (they) and Tehya (they). Topics include: Navigating a gender transition in a previously “straight” relationship Androsexual, gynesexual, sapiosexual… are they problematic? What should I do if I’m triggered by my partner’s gender expression? How can I feel sexy in a non-normative body? Also: how and why did you choose to be gay? This Week in Gender: Marvel announces its first nonbinary superhero… Snowflake (via Pink News) We’ve got NEW merch, including “Surf Don’t TERF” sweatshirts & mugs and a shirt that says “at least it’s spring in hell,” only available until April 1. Browse all of our shirts, stickers, mugs and more at bit.ly/gendermerch.  -- Do you have gender questions that you’d like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. Support Tuck's new full-time gender detective gig!  Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to

Tuck speaks with Bangladeshi Muslim artist and organizer (and Gender Reveal grant winner) Farhat Rahman (they/he). Topics include: Bangladeshi gender roles and trans identities Creating spaces for films about trans, gender nonconforming, and intersex POC The tokenization of trans voices by cis folks for clout Should we be hopeful for/jealous of trans youth? CW: suicide (33-35) This Week in Gender: Chelsea Manning is out of prison and her fines have been paid. (CW: suicide in this article as well.) Find Farhat on Instagram @thirdworldtrans and follow their film festival projects at @movinggendersnyc. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. -- We’ve got merch! Browse all of our shirts, stickers, mugs and more at bit.ly/gendermerch.  Support Tuck's new full-time gender detective gig!  Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Twitter o

Tuck speaks with Canadian writer and activist Niko Stratis (she/her). Topics include: Safety tips and advice for protesting anti-trans activists Getting a punch card at the Dept. of Vital Statistics Coming out and accessing trans healthcare in a super remote territory. Developing a podcast about trans voices Plus: American Dirt! Garfield Eats! Porn! Blowing up gender!  Find our respective Garfield Eats threads here and here if that’s your kink. Find Niko on Twitter and Instagram @nikostratis and at nikostratis.com. Check out transresourceyukon.com and subscribe to You Don’t Sound Like a Girlfriend wherever you’re listening to this show. We’ve got NEW Surf Don’t T*RF! merch that raises money for Niko and Girls Rock Camp Toronto. Browse all of our shirts, stickers, mugs and more at bit.ly/gendermerch.  --- Support Tuck's new full-time gender detective gig!  Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Questions? Comments? Feel

Tuck speaks with two-spirit artist and Gender Reveal grant winner Elijah Forbes (he/him). Topics include: “What does being a man mean, and how attached to those meanings am I?” Why cis people prefer tragic trans stories to happy ones Censorship in trans and two-spirit art Navigating healthcare systems as a trans Indigenous person Plus: Why indie trans patreons always trump Disney Support Elijah’s work on GoFundMe as well as patreon.com/twospiritgroup, and join him at facebook.com/twospiritgroup and indigenouscomicscollective.com. You can find Elijah on social media @paintedturtleco and at paintedturtleco.com, where you can hire him for illustration work. You can also find Tuck on recent episodes of the What The Trans!? podcast and Dear Prudence podcast. We’ve got all sorts of merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Browse our shirts, stickers, mugs and more at bit.ly/gendermerch.  Support Tuck's new full-time gender detective gig!  Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive o

Tuck answers listener questions with Z Griffler (they/them) at our first Gender Reveal live show. Topics include: Am I trans enough to try HRT? Does all expression count as gender expression? Should I get top surgery if I like myself naked? What does “gay” and “straight” mean for nonbinary people? OK, but what the heck IS gender? This Week in Gender: Visit equalrecognition.scot to learn how to support Scotland’s GRA reform bill. --- Do you have gender questions that you’d like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. We’ve got NEW merch (including Nature is Queer shirts and Femmes Can Be Thems hoodies) that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Browse our shirts, stickers, mugs and more at bit.ly/gendermerch. Support Tuck's new full-time gender detective gig!  Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Tw

Tuck speaks with Paige Kreisman (she/her), a democratic socialist running for statewide office. (See content warnings below.) Topics include: Why many trans folks hate the military… but enlist at twice the rate of cis people Why so many trans people are socialists How “progressive” states fail at trans healthcare Why the prison industrial complex is a trans issue What trans people should know about running for office Content notes: mentions of rape (13, 21), trans death (22), and death threats (13, 32). This Week in Gender: Giggle. Donate to Paige’s campaign at paige2020.com. It’s a win for trans folks everywhere. We’ve got NEW merch (including Nature is Queer shirts and Femmes Can Be Thems hoodies) that raises money for trans people! Find our shirts, stickers, mugs and more at bit.ly/gendermerch. -- Support Tuck's new full-time gender detective gig!  Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Do you have gender questions

Tuck speaks with activist and labor organizer Alyssa Pariah (she/her) at Gender Reveal’s first live show. Topics include: What trans healthcare would look like under Medicare for All How to be a better ally/accomplice for sex workers How the Black Lives Matter movement supports trans liberation better than many LGBTQ orgs Coping with survivor’s guilt as a 32-year-old trans woman of color What will it take to end trans oppression? Also: an army of trans bitches in the class war! This Week In Gender: We discuss state legislatures’ attempts to block trans kids from transitioning (3:30-6:30). Read the referenced Katelyn Burns article on Vox and Laura Thompson’s article on Mother Jones. Emoji news is via Emojipedia. Learn more about the Audre Lorde Project; Don’t Shoot PDX; Critical Resistance; Pride at Work; and Jobs with Justice. (Also, never cross a picket line!)    -- We’ve got NEW, limited-edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Browse our shirts, stickers, totes and more at

In the Season Five premiere, Tuck speaks with Cyrus Dunham (he/him), author of the memoir A Year Without a Name. Topics include: Top surgery’s role in colonialism The guilty eroticism of he/him pronouns Writing for trans people that don’t have all the answers yet Watching your loved one become a commodity Is cisness a delusion? Also: Big Libra Energy and the destruction of the state This Week In Gender: Tuck discusses The Word of the Year Is “They” on NPR Morning Edition. Buy Cyrus’s book, A Year Without a Name, via Powell’s or your local bookstore. Support Tuck's wild new full-time gender detective gig!  Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Learn more about Tuck's trans-focused equity consulting company at Sylveon.co. (Also, heck, order the Portland visitors guide for free if you want, why not???) We’ve got BRAND NEW merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Browse our shirts, stickers, totes and

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 “saying it out loud.”) Listen to Tuck on the Gender Stories podcast with Alex Iantaffi! Please donate to our grant fund (and podcast) at patreon.com/gender, or make a one-time donation via PayPal or Cash App.  We’ve got all sorts of new merch, including four rad sweatshirts; “femmes can be thems” tanks, Gender Reveal pillows and a spooky ghost mug! Browse our shirts, stickers, totes and more at bit.ly/gendermerch, and use the promo code “BETRANS” to save 10% on everything (through Dec. 25). Join the Gender Detectives

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, wherever you get this podcast. This Week In Gender: read more about Mattel’s gender-neutral dolls in this TIME article. Read Tuck's first NPR interview here and hear their second interview here. We’re giving away $1,500+ in grants! Apply by October 31 at genderpodcast.com/grant, or donate to our grant fund at patreon.com/gender.  We’ve got NEW, limited-edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Browse our shirts, stickers, totes and more at bit.ly/gendermerch. Support trans media (and o

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 donate to our grant fund at patreon.com/gender. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App.  We’ve got limited-edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Browse our shirts, stickers, totes and more at bit.ly/gendermerch. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. Do you have gender questions that you’d like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Join the Gender Detectives

In this week’s episode, Tuck answers listener questions with BFF of the show Z Griffler (they/them). 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 Trans Eye for the Cis Ally talk at @_jbfitz. Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic here. We’ve got limited-edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Browse our shirts, stickers, totes and more at bit.ly/gendermerch. Support trans media! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach at genderpodcast.com; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. Joi

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 Sexuality, Not a Single ‘Gay Gene’” in the New York Times. We’ve got limited-edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs, including a NEW design from Lena Dirscherl. Browse our shirts, stickers, totes and more at bit.ly/gendermerch. Support trans media! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Do you have gender questions that you’d like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Ques

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, doing queer praxis in the woods.  Last chance to support trans media! Pledge $6 or more at patreon.com/gender by September 10 to receive our newsletter and Gender Reveal stickers and six beautiful Stick to Resist stickers from Jery!  Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack. Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

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 Queer People Brought Some Actual Reality to Dating-Reality TV” by Jenna Wortham Read Autostraddle’s Gender Reveal feature: “Insta Crush: Gender Reveal Podcast Centers Nonbinary and Trans Voices, Is Living the Queer Dream” Listen to Tuck's guest appearance on the Gayish podcast We’ve got limited-edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Find our new Support Trans Media shirts and tote bags at bit.ly/gendermerch. Speaking of which… support trans media! Pledge $6 or more at patreon.com/gender 

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Jery 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) We’ve got limited-edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Find our new Support Trans Media shirts and tote bags at bit.ly/gendermerch. Speaking of which… support trans media! Pledge $6 or more at patreon.com/gender by September 10 to receive our newsletter and Gender Reveal stickers and six beautiful Stick to Resist stickers from Jery! Do you have gender questions that you’d like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You c

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 good.  Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Silver Lanyard” by Blue Dot SessionsSponsors: YOU! Thank you!  

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 merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Browse our shirts, stickers, totes, pillows and more at bit.ly/gendermerch. Support trans media! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. 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 Inst

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! Browse our shirts, stickers, totes, pillows and more at bit.ly/gendermerch. Support trans media! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. 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. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslac

In this week’s episode, guest host Z Griffler (they/them) 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. Find Sam at sam-long.weebly.com and at @samlong713. Sam also recommends learning more about his collaborator, Lewis Maday-Travis, at fishyteaching.com. BIG NEWS! We’ve got limited edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Browse our shirts, stickers, totes, pillows and more at bit.ly/gendermerch. Support trans media! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Do you have gender questions that you’d like answered on