Gender Reveal

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 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 Shakespearean role Shohe...

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: 

1. What is Gender Ordeal?
2. 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 ...

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

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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 :) :)

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: “Be...

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 person to eat. Read more