Gender Reveal

This week, we're sharing an episode of  Love in a F*cked Up World , a new podcast hosted by our friend Dean Spade . In this episode, Dean chats with Tourmaline and Morgan Bassichis (our guest from last week's episode) about the many lessons they've learned from each other over the course of multiple decades of friendship, collaboration, and trans abolitionist organizing. Find transcripts and more...

Tuck and Ozzy chat with comedian, organizer, and writer Morgan Bassichis (they/them). Topics include: Whether a comedy show is a good use of time in this Political Moment   Lessons from Lavender Hill commune and The Faggots & Their Friends...   Why "Free Palestine" is directly relevant us as trans & queer people Why are there so many trans Jews, btw? Plus: Personalized bar mitzvah boxers, the Gay...

This week, we're sharing the first episode of Afterlives: Marsha P. Johnson , a limited-run narrative series hosted by our friend Raquel Willis .  Find Afterlives  wherever you listen to podcasts , and find incredible archival images from Marsha's life at  @afterlives.pod . 

Tuck and Mal chat about how 2010s Brooklyn hurt Mal's relationship to masculinity, whether reading a book would help kids understand song lyrics, and why Mal is putting "he" pronouns in timeout until you all earn them back. Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of Geminis vs Cancers, personal gossip, new transmasc slurs, Hatchet (1987), stolen transfeminine valor, TikTok, touri...

Ozzy chats with Whit Washington (they/them), senior attorney for the Nonbinary & Transgender Rights Project at Lambda Legal. Topics include: Why the Skrmetti decision isn't as broadly damaging as we might think Becoming a lawyer because you're inspired by Kimberlé Crenshaw and also nervous about math :) The enormous impact of queer legal scholar Pauli Murray and trans jailhouse attorney Dee Farmer...

Tuck chats with Sawyer K. Kemp (they/them) about the news that Ian McKellan is involved in an all-trans staged reading of  Twelfth Night. Topics include whether Twelfth Night is trans, what baseball and Shakespeare plays have in common, and what prison has to do with any of this.  Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of West Virginia, trans cringe, 17th-century trans intra-com...

Tuck chats with Niko about coming out as a grocery store cashier, deterring ghosts and bears, writing memoir with a bad memory, and misspelling Neko Case's name on your bloody arm.   Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear Tuck and Niko's favorite musical covers, plus discussions of Wilco, Meg 2, Ohio for girls, Canada's Boston pierogi pizza, Guy Fieri sparkling water, Yukon tourism, trans b...

Tuck and Ozzy chat with cartoonist Alison Bechdel (she/her). Topics include: Which Dykes to Watch Out For characters are canonically t4t-married, top surgery'd, or in a nonbinary asexual polycule   What did Alison do with that MacArthur genius grant money? Did we successfully convince Alison that DTWOF 's Stuart is an egg?! Dyke vs. lesbian vs. gay woman: which one is "coy and ridiculous"? Plus: A...

Tuck chats with writer Harron Walker (she/her). Topics include: Sleepaway Camp (1983) vs They/Them (2022) Making sense of GSA Day of Silence circa 2007   Advice for women who keep accidentally dating eggs Ways that even "supportive" adults influence trans kids' genders Plus: The Marshafication of Cecilia Gentili, Bill Clinton's death in a tragic saxophone accident, and three tips for being normal...

Tuck and Mckenzee chat about the big knife in Moonstruck  (1987), pizza mnemonics, blue foods, trans vibing, and the special cat that David Lynch invented for  Dune (1984). Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear additional movie reviews and recommendations, plus our medical histories(?!), cat updates, lite gossip, tips for being normal, and much more.  You can follow Mckenzee & Tuck on Lett...

Tuck chats with author Caro De Robertis (they/them). Topics include: Caro's oral history work with trans, genderqueer, and two-spirit elders of color Why Spanish can be more gender-affirming than English   How Caro's knowledge of South American dictatorships informs their perspective on US politics   Why Black trans women were encouraged to detransition during the AIDS crisis (and other stories fr...

Happy Trans Day of Having a Nice Snack! In this bonus episode, Tuck and Ozzy chat with author Jeanne Thornton (she/her) about '90s chatrooms, masking quizzes, community open mics, second-person narration, a possible Plot Conflict Trans Misery Industrial Complex, and hidden crossover events in the Jeanne Thornton literary universe. Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of Topsid...

Ozzy and Tuck chat with philosopher Talia Mae Bettcher (she/her). Topics include: Creating a theory of trans oppression beyond the "wrong body" and "beyond the binary" accounts   How clothing can be part of an abusive system of forced disclosure   "Let's meditate on genitalia if we can for a moment" Why are there so many terfs in philosophy??   Plus: Phoria, apparitionals, moral sex, and other fun...

Tuck explains this year's Trans Day of Snack celebrations — which includes the opportunity to organize a Gender Reveal-funded gathering! — before chatting with Seattle Trans Joy's Jerika Che (they/them). Topics include: How do I organize a Trans Day of Snack event in my area? How do I choose a location? How can I spread the word? What safety measures might be helpful? Plus: Trans vegan donuts, pot...

Tuck chats with Palestinian activist Yaffa (they/she) about their experiences with last year's student encampments, their belief in collectivism, and their journey to mononymity.  Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear what Yaffa learned about gender from Palestinian elders, among other topics.  Find Yaffa @yaffasutopia across platforms, and at  themasgd.org  and merajpublishing.com . ~ Sen...

Tuck and Ozzy chat with writer Vera Blossom (she/her). Topics include: Being the hottest girlie at the men-only bathhouse Writing a memoir-grimoire complete with magic spells What did estrogen teach Vera about the life cycle of pigeons??? Is Shrek the ideal man? (And are straight roommates queer-coded?) Plus: Las Vegas, Pokemon boarding school online role-play, and the ghost of the gay guy who pre...

Tuck, Mattie (she/they) and Calvin (he/him) attempt to answer two questions:  What is Gender Ordeal? Why are they doing it? Along the way, we also reveal the amount of time that Tuck can be emotionally available on a plane, and how many years you have to stay married before you earn a watch.  Listen to the full episode on Patreon for discussions of gender-swapped holes, erotic landlord chocolate,...

We're celebrating Gender Reveal's seventh anniversary by journeying into a little galaxy of gender futures.   Join our Patreon to access Gender Conceal and discover even more futures of gender. Find episode transcripts at genderpodcast.com . Sound Design: Arlie Adlington Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. Leigh Theme: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Tuck chats with Basketdolls founder Devin Myers (she/her). Topics include: Infusing queer nightlife vibes into a streetball tournament Creating a sixth official job for trans women!? Working at the "Gay Cracker Barrel" in Tallahassee "If I see a need for something that doesn't exist, I don't care what it takes, I'm going to make it." Plus: #1 Dad Dwayne Wade, the New York Liberty, and various Wall...

Tuck chats with comedian Sunny Zimmerman (they/them) about LBJ: the Play , LBJ-inspired gender, moral ambiguity in politics, and the value of slapping around yr Conventionally Hot Cis Guy Friend onstage :)   Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of Oh, Mary! , Ronan Farrow's pop single, The Power Broker , the Ship of Theseus, and a certain president's huge hog :) :)   Find Sunn...

Tuck & Ozzy catch up with organizer and author Dean Spade (he/him). Topics include:   Tools for moving through jealousy, handling in-group conflict, and supporting someone during a breakup Why symbolic arrests aren't currently an effective political strategy   Why mutual aid is most important when we feel scared, avoidant or isolated Plus: "Better" titles for Dean's book, promiscuous friendship, a...

Tuck and Ozzy tackle advice questions about coming out (or not), accessing medical transition in This Political Moment, and dating for the very first time.  Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of business casual tits, getting back into domming, being normal around other trans people, brainstorming nonbinary tattoos, coming out at work, going on T, and of course, choosing one...

Tuck chats with visual artist and author Rani Som (she/her) about writing an exquisitely eggy memoir, coming out in her 40s, and exploring the inevitable failure of trans utopia. Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of growing up in Manhattan, working in architecture, drawing sex scenes (or not), Kate Bush, misanthropy, and the freaky pickle art on Tuck's wall. Find Rani at bi...

Tuck chats with filmmaker and intersex activist River Gallo (they/them). Topics include:   Making cinema history with (and getting force-femmed by?) Indya Moore   How to reckon with the fact that yr genitals are on Wikipedia   Why growing up in restaurants made Tuck & River into storytellers Evolving Ponyboi from experimental John Waters-y play to Sundance-premiering comedy thriller   Plus: Trans...

Tuck chats with Still Life  author Katherine Packert Burke (she/her) about trans lit, Austin TX, Susan's Place, and possibly getting her egg cracked by Drake.  Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of Gossip Girl , the Strand, autofiction, lesbian TTRPGs, someone Tuck dated in high school, returning to your hometown as a transsexual, and why 2 Trans 2 Furious is an Uncle John's...