Tilly's Trans Tuesdays

Why are photos and reflections so hard for so many trans people? What do we see when we look at them? Join me as I clunkily try to explain! Artist and scholar Errata joins us to discuss performance filters and class switching! Bad recipes for candy meat ahoy! ERRATA Bluesky: @theythem.press TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/08/photos-and-reflections/ FURTHER READING (topics...

Well shit. What the hell do we do now? We grieve, we rage, and we fight for each other. There's no fate but what we make. TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/11/10/the-2024-election-results-where-do-we-go-from-here/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com) What is Trans Tuesday?, Halloween and the Fear of Embracing Your True Self,...

Part 2 of our dive into politics, and there's two big asks for cis people who truly want to help. But this might get uncomfortable, because we're going to talk about the way our political system operates in the United States, and that means realizing you can't wait for perfection or moral purity. Trans lives are on the line (as are so many others), and we must protect each other as best we can. An...

This week we dive into a two-part discussion on politics as it relates to transness, and this week is all about the ways people directly or indirectly support and condone transphobia. And how, if you do that, you are not in fact my friend or an ally to trans people. We'll look at two painful examples from my own life to illustrate the harm many cis people perpetuate, sometimes without even realizi...

This installment of Tillyvision wraps up with the final discussion of "I Saw the TV Glow" and its trans allegory! We battle lifelong dysphoria and when everything finally comes to a head, it might just crack you open. And the ending may not be what you think. Lilah Sturges returns to discuss lovely implements! LILAH STURGES Bluesky: @lilahsturges.com Insta: @lilahksturges TEXT VERSION https://www....

It's the penultimate Tillyvision installment of our "I Saw the TV Glow" trans allegory discussion! Trasnphobia's attacking with everything it has, and it just might be the end of us. But sometimes ends can be new beginnings, if we have the courage to take that step... and a hand to help us out of the darkness. Lilah Sturges returns to discuss the trans industrial complex (we all work for Big Trans...

"I Saw the TV Glow" in Tillyvision continues, as we regain access to the trans community, fight for and protect each other, and push each other forward. But denial is a tough beast to overcome. Lilah Sturges returns to discuss how sometimes an eggplant is just an eggplant! LILAH STURGES Bluesky: @lilahsturges.com Insta: @lilahksturges TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/10/01/the...

More "I Saw the TV Glow" in Tillyvision, because we're not done yet! This week our fear is in the driver's seat and we cut off access to our transness, but we still can't help but seek that which eludes us. Lilah Sturges returns to discuss gifts of intimacy and how we drive the cars we have! Who wants to see goofy and mildly embarrassing photos of me? I did it for YOU! LILAH STURGES Bluesky: @lila...

Grab your Tillyvision goggles, it's time for more "I Saw the TV Glow" trans allegory goodness! This week we talk losing access to our femininity, seeking out community, and the horrible things society tells us about ourselves. Lilah Sturges returns to discuss Hamlet and Chekhov's Egg! LILAH STURGES Bluesky: @lilahsturges.com Insta: @lilahksturges TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/20...

"I Saw the TV Glow" in Tillyvision continues! This week we get our first true exploration of our own transness, and with it comes learning about transphobia in all its forms. Comic writer Lilah Sturges returns to discuss viscous liquids! Everybody do a little dance. LILAH STURGES Bluesky: @lilahsturges.com Insta: @lilahksturges TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/09/10/the-intent...

Tillyvision returns to discuss the remarkable, beautiful, devastating "I Saw the TV Glow!" In this episode we talk context, establish the visual language of the film, and then dive right into examining by timestamps! If you haven't seen the movie yet definitely watch it first, but be prepared... it's heavy stuff. Comic writer Lilah Sturges joins us to discuss feeling jaded and psychic damage! Ther...

It's still trans history month! And so this week we're going to look at a bunch of examples of trans people in history, including some times where we've very intentionally been erased. PhD student in history (sexual diversity studies) Nico Mara-McKay returns to discuss the cis agenda and coming out as left-handed! I'm gonna mangle some French! (apologies in advance) NICO MARA-MCKAY Bluesky: @pluto...

It's trans history month! Are you fired up to learn about trans people in history? Good, because we need that fire to push back against prevailing thought in a field that doesn't know how to spot us, doesn't want to spot us, refuses to name us, and actively worked to hide our existence. So let's dive right in to talking about how we name trans people in history, and why it's absolutely vital for u...

Hi cis friends! Why do you stare at us? I mean, I think I know why, and so do you. And you have to know how rude it is. So then why do you do it anyway? Let's talk about just how often it happens, the ludicrous lengths you will go to in order to keep staring at us, and how incredibly insulting it is when we already do SO much just to get you to leave us alone. Geeky ttrpg-er Kristine Chester retur...

So now you know that there are little bonuses that come with transition that we couldn't have anticipated, but did you know even more comes along with it? Sometimes there are changes to yourself and the way you exist in the world that you also could have never anticipated. And where those can lead you is sometimes surprising. Geeky ttrpg-er Kristine Chester joins us to discuss being present in you...

There's a whole lot that every trans and nonbinary person hopes to get out of transition, but sometimes you also get small, wonderful little bits of joy you never could have anticipated. And they're all due to the world transition opens up to you. Photographer, filmmaker, and writer Rachel Kendra returns to discuss film scores, Robotech, and not hating the person in the mirror. Am I for real? Than...

I've been out publicly as trans for four years, and on hormone replacement therapy for just as long! So let's dive in to my annual check-in and see what new developments (ahem) have occurred! We're going to cover body hair, photos, exercise, confidence, voice, clothes, getting married all over again, and multiple new body changes! Photographer, filmmaker, and writer Rachel Kendra joins us to discu...

Do you know what boymoding and girlmoding are? Do you know why trans and nonbinary people would do it, especially when the chances are high that we REALLY don't want to? Guess what you're gonna learn all about this week? Let's talk about what it is, why we do it, and why it absolutely SUCKS for many of us. Priest, playwright, and theologian Shannon TL Kearns returns to discuss connecting with our...

Too many folks confuse or conflate sexuality and gender, when they're entirely different things. But the relationship between them can definitely make figuring out that you're trans more difficult. Let's talk about why that is! Priest, playwright, and theologian Shannon TL Kearns joins us to discuss vitriol from faith-based people and how churches don't do their homework! Wait... you mean every gu...

What do you do when one of the happiest days of your life was still mostly miserable due to dysphoria, and trying to live up to the lie of who you had to be? Well, my friends, you re-marry your wife as the real you! And what an absolutely mind-blowing experience it was. So my lovely wife and I are gonna talk all about it (and bouquet duels)! This is YOUR life. Be YOU. Do what makes you happy. FURT...

There's an epidemic of cis spouses and partners leaving trans people when we come out. Worse, some cis spouses and partners hold relationships, homes, even children over us, with the threat of losing them if we transition. So let's talk about why the support of our cis partners is so vital, what it looks like, and why the opposite is so entirely devastating (and wrong). Artist Andy Alves and write...

We wrap up our discussion on the early insights from the 2022 US Trans Survey, and dig into familial support (or lack thereof), harassment, interactions with police, legal identification, and more! Social worker Charlie Hutchinson returns to discuss living life on autopilot and nature blogs! And remember, every trans selfie is an act of resistance. CHARLIE HUTCHINSON Insta: @c_t_hutchinson Faceboo...

In 2022, the largest ever survey of transgender Americans was conducted, and provided an absolute wealth of data on trans life in the United States. Let's dig in to the early insights from the report, and see what existing as trans in this country is like for everyone who's not cisgender. Social worker Charlie Hutchinson joins us to discuss how we're living our glory days right now! CHARLIE HUTCHI...

Another installment of Tillyvision comes to a close, as we wrap up the trans allegory of Barbie! Her egg cracked, she experimented, she pulled back and overcompensated, she shed the false male simulacra for good... so what now? Now you have a heart to heart with your heart, and you transition! Self-actualization awaits! Millicent Alexis Book returns one last time to discuss Superman ice cream! Emo...

The penultimate episode of the trans allegory of Barbie... in Tillyvision! This week we're going to look into ourselves, confront the false simulacra of a man that's gone way overboard, finally connect with our own truth and realize the transness that our subconscious has been bugging us about all along! Millicent Alexis Book returns to discuss the boundary transcender! Trans people don't split in...