Gender Reveal
Welcome to Gender Reveal, a podcast about nonbinary and transgender folks. Join us as we interview notable trans guests, analyze current events, answer advice questions and get a little bit closer to understanding what the heck gender is.
Episodes
Tuck chats with author Denne Michele Norris (she/her) about the future of trans publishing — is this year's trans lit boom just a outlying blip? — and why violas are the most trans instrument, among other topics.
Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of transitioning alongside your novel’s protagonist, working on a novel for 15 years, and editing stories of trans trau...
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 De...
Tuck chats with filmmaker Kani Lapuerta (he/him) about his new feature-length documentary, Niñxs. Topics include trans rights in Mexico, the increased popularity of gender-neutral Spanish, collaborating on a film with a literal child, and what makes a film ~trans~.
Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of spiritual gentrification in Tepoztlán, masculinity in prison, inserting Mean Girls-inspired fantasy sequen...
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 info at deanspade.net/podcast.
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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 Jew...
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, touring, getting physically cut out of ...
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 abolis...
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-community conflict, which Shakespearea...
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,...
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 ridiculou...
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 ...
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 Letterboxd if you're into that sort of t...
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 de...
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 Topside Press goss, job interview horror...
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??<...
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, potlucks, and emotional support c...
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.
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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 mac...
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, a new definition of bi ...
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