Gender Reveal

Tuck and Ozzy chat with activist Isa Noyola (she/her). Topics include: What are the top priorities for trans immigrant communities and orgs? How can we best show up for our immigrant neighbors? Watching trans folks flee from the US while others flee to the US The power of Translatina (one word!) as an identity and community  Plus: Beyoncé, Burger King, and a secret meeting with the Dept. of Homeland Security?! This Week in Gender: We dig into the newest demographic data regarding trans adults and children in the United States.  Learn more about Isa’s work at borderbutterfliesproject.com. Claim a free Gender Reveal Patreon subscription by clicking here or here. Submit a piece of Theymail here. Preorder Sex Change and the City today! Join our Patreon to access our weekly newsletter and monthly Gender Conceal episodes, plus a free month of the Batting Around patreon! ~~ Find transcripts and starter packs at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional music: "Hope and the Forester" by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20) and Max Burns UX (mention Rhubarb!)

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 Who Cried Wolf, voting gay people back into the closet, and an erotic sexual relationship with a ghost? This Week in Gender: The 2025 Gender Census is open! Plus, new books by Denne Michele Norris, Lee Lai, Gretchen Felker-Martin, Hal Schrieve, Rose Dommu, Grace Byron, Zefyr Lisowski, and LittlePuss. Find Morgan in Can I Be Frank? and at morganbassichis.com.  Preorder Sex Change and the City today! Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s messages were from J Warren and et al. Scholars ~~ Join our Patreon to access our weekly newsletter and monthly Gender Conceal episodes. Find transcripts and starter packs at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional music: “Little or Nothing” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20)

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 Can you use the law to abolish the law? Plus: Dazed and Confused, Nathaniel Bacon, and listener advice This Week in Gender: Should you update your passport right now? (Plus, resources for sharing Know Your Rights info; finding someone arrested by ICE; combatting workplace ICE raids;  adopting a day labor corner; helping immigrant rights orgs; and supporting immigrant communities.) Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s messages were from Kiwifruit Coaching and Well Beings News. Find Whit’s work on the Lambda Legal blog. Tuck and Mattie Lubchansky are chatting live in Astoria, Queens, on July 29! Tickets available now. ~~ Join our Patreon to access our weekly newsletter and monthly Gender Conceal episodes, including this month’s upcoming chat with Mal Blum. Find transcripts and starter packs at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional music: Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20) 

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: Alison’s relationships with Marx’s Capital, the 1980 Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, Sex and the City, and the American Heritage Dictionary Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s messages were from Queering the District Podcast and the Trans Mag. Find Alison at linktr.ee/alisonbechdel. Spent is available now at your local bookstore.  Tuck and Mattie Lubchansky are chatting live in Astoria, Queens, on July 29! Tickets available now. ~~ Join our Patreon to access our weekly newsletter and monthly Gender Conceal episodes, including last month’s chat with Niko Stratis.  Find transcripts and more at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional music: Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20) and Max Burns UX.

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 :) :)  Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s messages were from Eliot West Editorial and Chrysalis Magazine. Find Harron at harronwalker.com and @harnwaw. Aggregated Discontent is available at thisistrans.info and your local bookstore.  You can find Harron’s profile of Cecilia Gentili on Vulture and read the full interview transcript via the Poetry Project.  ~~ Join our Patreon to access our monthly bonus episodes and weekly newsletter. Find transcripts and more at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional music: Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20)

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 from elders) Plus: Butch babies, genderfuck, and staying free (!) Gender Ordeal be in Chicago (4/24), Minneapolis (4/25) and Brooklyn (5/9) and then we’re done forever! Grab your tickets at genderpodcast.com/live see u soon!!! This Week in Gender: We share info about US border crossings.  How to enter the US with your digital privacy intact (Wired) Tracking the foreign nationals detained by ICE as tourists or U.S. residents (Axios) What green-card and visa holders should know before traveling abroad (NPR) Can Border Agents Search Your Electronic Devices? It’s Complicated. (ACLU) Countries issue advisories about trans people traveling to the United States (CNN) Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s message was from the Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. Find Caro at caroderobertis.com. So Many Stars is available for pre-order now. ~~ Join our Patreon to access our monthly bonus episodes and weekly newsletter. Find transcripts and more at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional music: “Huffalo” “Four Count” & “Nine Count” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20)

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 new vocab  This Week in Gender: Updates on Trans Day of Having a Nice Snack community events! Apply for funding at bit.ly/tdos2025 or donate at @Tuck-Woodstock & PayPal.me/TWoodstock. Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s messages were from Queer Third Space and Voces Language Club. Find Talia’s work here and here. Beyond Personhood is available from University of Minnesota Press. Gender Ordeal is coming to Chicago and Minneapolis! Grab your tickets quickly at genderpodcast.com/live. ~~ Join our Patreon to access our monthly bonus episodes and weekly newsletter. Find transcripts and more at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional music: “Kickstep” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20)

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 previously owned Vera’s bread machine  This Week in Gender: We revisit past interviews with Dean Spade and Chase Strangio and recommend reading “literally what can we do.” Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s messages were from et al. Scholars and Max Burns UX. Find Vera @cuteflesh and at howtofucklikeagirl.com. How to Fuck Like a Girl is available now at bookshop.org.  We’re on tour this week! Any tickets left are at genderpodcast.com/live.  ~~ Join our Patreon to access our monthly bonus episodes and weekly newsletter. Find transcripts and more at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Additional help from Lil Gael Montevecchi Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional music: “Spinning Meter” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20)

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 Wallaces This Week in Gender: We revisit Past Futures of Gender in a special segment Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s message was from @emkaisart.  Find Basketdolls @basketdolls, @trand1streetball, and linktr.ee/Basketdolls; learn more via this beautiful profile in SELF. Tickets for our Gender Ordeal live shows in DC, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle are on sale now! ~~ Join our Patreon to access our monthly bonus episodes and weekly newsletter. Find transcripts, grant winners and more at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20)

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, and what you should do about that gender marker on your ID…  This Week in Gender: we peek into the 2024 Gender Census results  Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s messages were from Fiona Palmer and The Dugout: a Black anarchist podcast. Tickets for our Gender Ordeal live shows in DC, San Francisco, and Seattle are on sale now (and going fast)! Find Dean at deanspade.net and linktr.ee/deanspade. Preorder Love in a Fucked-Up World via Bluestockings for 15% off (with code F*CKED<3), or listen to an hour of the audiobook for free. Dean’s book tour dates are listed here. ~~ Join our Patreon to access our monthly bonus episodes and weekly newsletter. Find transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Kovir Straight” & “Gin Boheme” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20) & Queer Candle Co (promo code: GENDER10)

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 Hamlet, trans Bruce Springsteen, trans Totoro, real New Jersey, and the Huff & Puff Queen.   Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s messages were from Trans Sexual Pod and I. E. Lewis Editorial. Find River @rivergallo and keep an eye out for Ponyboi to hit theaters.  Get your Philly live show tickets!  ~~ Join our Patreon to access our monthly bonus episodes and weekly newsletter. Find transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20) & Queer Candle Co (promo code: GENDER10)

Tuck chats with Colby Gordon (he/him), a founder of Early Modern Trans Studies. Topics include:  How much of Colby’s work is writing slashfic about the Bible?? The limits of secularism in protecting trans people, and why Colby wants more trans people to have access to religion How the IRS randomly assigned Colby a trans name as a teen  Running a twitter poll to decide between rabbinical school and a neck tattoo Plus: Phalloplasty, Wheat Jesus, trans mayhem(!), and the return of Spinoza This Week in Gender: We preview many new trans books! A full list with links is available here. Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s messages were from Urge Surfer and Max Burns. Find Colby at colbygordon.com and @badinfinity2. Glorious Bodies is available now. Applications for our grant program are open now through October 31! Get your Boston live show tickets! Don’t forget to send us your SCATC submission by October 21. ~~ Join our Patreon to access our monthly bonus episodes and weekly newsletter. Find transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20)

Tuck chats with drag performer and artist Yvie Oddly (she/they). Topics include: How being on Drag Race changed the way Yvie watches TV An impromptu analysis of RuPaul’s memoir  Why dysphoria is universal and drag is inherently trans What Yvie and Chappell Roan have in common Plus: FtMtW transgender, unionizing Drag Race, bendy bones gender and accessibility at the club Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s message was from Chris Gallego. Join our Patreon to access more of this conversation with Yvie, plus our monthly bonus episodes and weekly newsletter. Find Yvie at oddlyyvie.com and @oddlyyvie. ~~ Find transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20)

Tuck and Ozzy chat with Rose Eveleth (they/them), creator of Tested. Topics include: Details and stories cut from Tested that Gender Reveal listeners would appreciate! Why individual trans and/or intersex athletes have conflicting ideas of what “fair” competition looks like  How the Paralympics can help us imagine new ways of categorizing elite sports What well-intentioned people often get wrong about sex testing in sports Plus: A breaking news name reveal(!?!), a Pokémon gender, and a review of Dune Messiah? This Week in Gender: LGBTQ Olympians and Paralympians.  Find Tested at tested-podcast.com, and find Rose at roseveleth.com. Here’s Tuck’s Life Kit episode that Rose mentioned. ~~ Come see Tuck, Mattie & Calvin on September 22 at Union Hall!  We’re fundraising for Gaza aid in our merch shop.  Order 2 Trans 2 Furious from AllLitUp (Canada) or directly from Tuck. Join our Patreon to access monthly Gender Conceal episodes and our weekly newsletter. Find transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Ranch Hand” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20)

Tuck and Ozzy chat with historian Susan Stryker (she/her). Topics include: Publishing old kink erotica in a new academic reader  Truffle-hunting for niche trans subcommunities on Reddit What does it look like to embrace monstrosity in today’s world? How Susan pieced together the story of Compton’s Cafeteria Riot  Plus: The literal meaning of life!  Find Susan at susanstryker.net. When Monsters Speak is out now. (Watch Screaming Queens for free on YouTube!) Come see Tuck, Mattie & Calvin on September 22 at Union Hall!  Pre-order 2 Trans 2 Furious, and learn more about Girl Dad Press via Vogue and/or Gender Conceal. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to monthly Gender Conceal episodes, our weekly newsletter, and other perks. Find episode transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Lost Shoe” by Blue Dot Sessions

For our season finale, Tuck catches up with historian Jules Gill-Peterson (she/her). Topics include: Why Jules might be writing a trilogy of books against ~transgender~ Why liberal trans inclusion is the “kissing cousin of fascism” A list of fun hot reasons why people have transitioned throughout history Is transphobia always rooted in misogyny? Plus: Fighting your publisher over derogatory italics; learning the secrets of the most trans dinosaur; and once again asking whether a certain trans clothing company is a psy-op… Today’s Theymail message was from Thirst Pebble. Find Jules @gpjulesss. A Short History of Trans Misogyny is out now. Come see us at the Bell House on June 20!  Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our bonus podcasts, weekly newsletter, and other perks. Find our FAQ page, starter packs and transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Mischief Making” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Queer Candle Co (promo code: GENDER10)

Tuck and Ozzy chat with director Jane Schoenbrun (they/them). Topics include: Working through gender feelings onscreen with Brigette Lundy-Paine How did Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst end up in I Saw the TV Glow? What happened to that film adaption of Nevada? Why the third movie in Jane’s Screen Trilogy is actually three novels Plus: The most sapphic Spielberg film; A Trip to the Moon (1902); custom Jane’s Bar Mitzvah CD booklets; and getting warped by Nickelodeon  This Week in Gender: None, but may I instead introduce you to Mr. Celery, Otey, Muddona, and Ballapeño? Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s messages were from Go Press Girl and CN Lester. Come see us at the Bell House on June 20!  ~~ Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our bonus podcasts, weekly newsletter, and other perks. Find our FAQ page, starter packs and transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Isn’t It Always” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Queer Candle Co (promo code: GENDER10) and DeleteMe (code: TUCK20)

Tuck tackles more advice questions with BFF of the show Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). Topics include: What if my partner doesn’t want me to come out to their parents? Are we sure that cis people don’t think about gender this much? Can my gender be “boy” if I’m in my thirties?  Should I live the plot of Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky? Plus: wedding photos, astrology, nonprofits, FFS soup, King of Falafel, and securely attached Super Smash Bros characters? This Week in Gender: Kai Jacobsen bravely attempts the segment that Tuck refused. Find Mckenzee at mckenzeegriffler.com and @mckenzeeisshortforzee. Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s message was from Succulent. Come see us at the Bell House on June 20!  ~~ Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our bonus podcasts, weekly newsletter, and other perks. Find our FAQ page, starter packs and transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Young Buck” & “Tin Tile Shuffle” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Queer Candle Co (promo code: GENDER10) and DeleteMe (code: TUCK20)

Tuck catches up with organizer Jerika Che (they/them). Topics include: Creating an abolitionism-inspired trans summer camp What’s up with all the gender-segregated trans picnics? Advice for creating your own trans community events  Learning to successfully collaborate with co-organizers Plus: Xenogenders, Transoween, and Warrior Cats? This Week in Gender: The Girls & Gays Movie Corner (lol) Find Jerika’s events at seattletransjoy.com and @seattletransjoy. Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s messages were from Joce Ryder/Gentlethem and the podcast Cruising. ~~ Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our bonus podcasts, weekly newsletter, and other perks. Find our FAQ page, starter packs and transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Queer Candle Co (promo code: GENDER10) and DeleteMe (code: TUCK20)

Ozzy and Tuck chat with with Yin Q (they/them). Topics include: How parenting changed Yin’s relationship to gender and kink What queer people still need to learn about kink and consent  How the Red Canary Song documentary honors its subjects’ privacy and agency Decriminalizing sex work — and then taking the “work” part out of it Plus: Spiritual sexuality, the kink-o-meter, and parent-child top surgery? This Week in Gender: A Trans Day of Snack update!  Find Yin @redcanarysong @kinkoutevents and @yinq13ritual. Yin also recommends the book Thriving in Sex Work by Lola Davina as a resource. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from the podcast Cruising. ~~ Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our bonus podcasts, weekly newsletter, and other perks. Find our FAQ page, starter packs and transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Jadie Grange” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Queer Candle Co (promo code: GENDER10) and DeleteMe (code: TUCK20)