Gender Reveal

This week, we remember advocate, storyteller, and mother Cecilia Gentili.  Cecilia resources & links:  Cecilia’s legacy fund!!! Faltas (published by our friends at LittlePuss Press) Full videos of Cecilia’s 2/7 memorial service  Speaking with M. E. O’Brien for the NYC Trans Oral History Project (with transcript) “Cecilia Gentili’s Revolutionary Ask” on Latino USA “History of the Stroll & Stories from a Trans Elder” on Afterlives: The Layleen Polanco Story (w/ Raquel Willis) Interview with Harron Walker for Interview Mag (2023) Profile by Harron in Vulture (2022) Interview with Grace Byron for Xtra (2022) Interview in Paper about COIN, a free healthcare program for sex workers (2021) Our Cecilia story collection on Instagram (@gendereveal) More links and videos  Posts cited: Fran Tirado Cyd Nova Chiquitita Peppermint Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “On the Hour” & “Lean Dream” by Blue Dot Sessions

Tuck chats with Shuli Branson (she/they), author of Practical Anarchism: A Guide for Daily Life. Topics include:  Transition as a form of anarchist refusal (and why transition itself isn’t liberatory) Breakup theory: letting go of the expectation that everything needs to last forever  How raising kids can help you catch your authoritarian impulses Is it actually more responsible to give away your savings right now?? Plus: Palestine solidarity, abolishing work, and signing up for your shift at the depression factory This Week in Gender: Conflict with Lantern and Moss?? Find Shuli at sjbranson.com and @shulibranson. Practical Anarchism is available from Pluto Press. Support The Breakup Theory on Patreon and subscribe wherever you’re reading this. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from Queer Thrival. ~~ Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our bonus podcasts, weekly newsletter, and other perks. Find our FAQ page, starter packs

Tuck finally chats with academic and occasional Gender Reveal producer Cassius Adair (he/him). Topics include:  His role in the Twin Flames cult documentary Getting mpreg (lol) 12 years after being told that HRT would sterilize him Joining trans studies because he got on the wrong flight in 2011 Writing about whiteness, tech history, and hot trans social contagion  Plus: Lexification of t4t and putting ur relationship through academic peer review This Week in Gender: Jesse Lawson & Lou Sullivan on “How to Look 30 When You Are 30” (listen here). Find Cassius at cassiusadair.com, and find us both at sylveon.co. We’ve got three Palestinian solidarity designs (plus trains flag restocks) in the merch shop this month. Get 10% off everything with code TRAINS. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from FLIES FLIES FLIES. ~~ Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our bonus podcasts, weekly newsletter, and other perks. Find our FAQ page

Tuck catches up with multidisciplinary artist Salimatu Amabebe (he/they). Topics include:  Barracuda, an it/its drag monster and perverse people-pleaser Should you retcon your dead dad into someone more convenient? Demanding better (and more creative) gender-affirming surgeries The pros and cons of making earnest, vulnerable art  Plus: Envisioning yourself as a house for many different / differently-gendered beings (“and they’re all employed!”) This Week in Gender: We remix a 4-year-old TSA segment.  Find Salimatu on Instagram @salimatuamabebe and @black.feast. We’ve got three Palestinian solidarity designs (plus trains flag restocks) in the merch shop this month. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from Max Burns UX. ~~ 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

We’re back, baby! Tuck chats with Lamya H (she/they), author of Hijab Butch Blues. Topics include:  Discovering queer themes (and dykes!) in the Quran  How having a baby helped Lamya assert their own gender identity  TFW someone suggests you read your own pseudonymous memoir  Finding gender euphoria in religious practice Plus: Pinkwashing, Dadaism, and subway speed challenges This Week in Gender: Dakota Hommes reports on union bargaining for trans healthcare.  Find Lamya at lamyah.com and @lamyaisangry. Paperbacks are available for preorder.  We’ve got three Palestinian solidarity designs (plus trains flag restocks) in the merch shop this month. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from Luke Dani Blue.  ~~ 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 episode transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Produce

Tuck chats with journalist Rax Will (he/they) about queer food, pronoun-themed cocktails, and “AFAB” trans clothing brands (derogatory). Plus, news about next season! Listen to the full episode on Patreon for discussions of: Rax’s extensive research about trans people and dog food(?!) Why the hottest new accessory is the NYC diaper Receiving the perfect “sorry I misgendered u” gift  Why one of the best queer bars won’t hang a pride flag And more that we cannot even mention here!!!  Find Rax @bigfoodie69. Articles mentioned in this episodes include: “The Best Shorts for Trans Men and GNC Badboyz” (lol) “The Next Generation of ‘Lesbian Bars’ Is Here. What Should We Call Them?” “When Sir and Ma’am Miss the Mark: Restaurants Rethink Gender’s Role in Food Service” (gift link) Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Dialtone 11” by Blue Dot Sessions

Tuck speaks with Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas way back on Trans Day of Snack 2023. It's a Gender Reveal x Gender Spiral crossover event!  Find Gender Spiral at genderspiralpod.com as well as Instagram, TikTok, and Patreon. 

A few quick announcements on what's coming up next.  Thanks to Blue Dot Sessions as always for the music bed. 

Quick announcement because I remembered that not everyone is on Instagram dot com. This year's grant applications close on Halloween night. Apply at bit.ly/GRgrant23, and find a full list of past grant recipients at genderpodcast.com/grant. Spread the word!  Grab free tickets for the November 10 2 Trans 2 Furious event (featuring Tuck, Tre'vell Anderson, and Mckenzee Griffler) at bit.ly/2T2FLA. Only a few left!  Also, we've got a new Gender Conceal episode with Mckenzee and it really is something.

Tuck chats with activist Raquel Willis (she/her). Topics include:  Why having the ~most radical gender~ isn’t a useful standard  Reconciling your feminism with your transsexual desires  Parental loss, and death as an animating force How to choose a good beneficiary for trans fundraising  Plus: Afrotransmisogyny, Janet Mock, and… Fortnite?? This Week in Gender: Girlfriends by Emily Zhou; Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas; People Collide by Isle McElroy; Laugh Riot by Io & Jonas Goonface. Find Raquel on Instagram and Twitter. Preorder The Risk It Takes to Bloom before Nov 14. Find a copy of 2 Trans 2 Furious here, and join us on Nov 10 at North Figueroa in LA! (RVSP HERE.) Check out our nonprofit merch store by October 15!  Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to access our bonus podcast, newsletter, and other fun perks. Find us genderpodcast.com (for starter packs, FAQ, grant info, transcripts, etc) and @gendereveal. Join the Gender Detective Slack here (link expires in 28 days). Senior Producer: O

Tuck and Ozzy chat with author Alison Rumfitt (she/her). Topics include:  When people fail to recognize their kink as simply a kink Letting go of the need to ~understand~ TERFs What makes a good trauma narrative? Reappropriating an accidentally-trans Eminem lyric Plus: Utopian organ dreams and trans slug allyship? (Also: worms!)  Find Alison @alison.zone (IG) and @hangsawoman (Bluesky/Twitter). Preorder Brainwyrms before Oct 10. Come see Tuck & Mckenzee at North Figueroa Bookshop on Nov 10!  Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to access our bonus podcast, newsletter, and other fun perks. Find a copy of 2 Trans 2 Furious here. Find us genderpodcast.com and @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderSponsors: ShopEnby.com (promo code: GenderReveal)

Tuck chats with drag performer Chiquitita (she/her). Topics include:  Why trans people make the best drag performers (even w/o clothes) Dealing with family members who don’t grow alongside you A romcom-worthy t4t meet-cute  An exclusive future name change announcement(!) Plus: Nicki, Lana, TS Jackson, getting FFS in Spain and tranifesting a trans magician?? This Week in Gender: Should you let an app trace your gender? Part 3!  Find Chiqui @chiquitettas on IG. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to access our bonus podcast, newsletter, and other fun perks. 2 Trans 2 Furious PDFs and physical copies available via BigCartel. Find us genderpodcast.com and @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Tall Journey” and “Dream Her Voice” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: ShopEnby.com (promo code: GenderReveal) and bit.ly/transtechdesign.

Tuck chats with Casey Plett (she/her), Fran Tirado (she/they) and Kendra Wells (they/them) live at the Bell House. Topics include:  Gossip from the Fire Island Doll Invasion Is Fast & Furious more like Shakespeare or Dante’s Inferno? Casey’s very secret fan fiction Kendra's book title reveal!  Plus: Elf pervert gender, Che Diaz redemption arc, and a fast(!) reading from Casey Find Kendra at kendrawcandraw.com. Find Fran @fransquishco and Like a Virgin. Find Casey at caseyplett.com (and last week’s episode). Find several additional segments on our patreon very soon!  Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from “MOTHER,” She Wrote. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to access our bonus podcast, newsletter, and other fun perks. 2 Trans 2 Furious PDFs and physical copies available via BigCartel. Find us genderpodcast.com and @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Palms

Tuck and Ozzy chat with author Casey Plett (she/her). Topics include:  Is queer community… bad for us? Is it finally time to talk about Topside? The present and future of trans publishing Accidentally teaching girlies about the COGIATI(!?) Plus: Mennonite masculinity, Super Smash Bros, and Taylor Swift’s Red This Week in Gender: Niko Stratis shares the latest from Autostraddle’s ongoing implosion. Read more via MB’s thread. Find Casey at caseyplett.com and preorder On Community. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s messages were from Wig Dog Press and Axe Thembro. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to access our bonus podcast, newsletter, and other fun perks. Find us genderpodcast.com and @gendereveal. 2 Trans 2 Furious PDFs and physical copies available via BigCartel. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Posh and Vine” and “St. Augustine Red” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Queer Candle Co

Tuck catches up with cultural critic Soleil Ho (they/them). Topics include:  Doing secret drag at an anti-trans fundraising dinner Should we abolish restaurants? Why insisting on “authentic” recipes is... fascist  Soleil’s takes that are too spicy for a mainstream newspaper Plus: Strikes at the pronoun factory and worldwide socialist revolution This Week in Gender: Breaking down a new study about top surgery regret (or a complete lack thereof).  Find Soleil at soleilho.com and read their work at SFChronicle.com. ONE WEEK LEFT! Get your tickets to our August 28 live show!  2 Trans 2 Furious PDFs and physical copies available via BigCartel. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from LaurSurgery.BigCartel.com Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to access our bonus podcast, newsletter, and other fun perks. Find us genderpodcast.com and @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music

Tuck chats with actress Nicole Maines (she/her). Topics include:  The long, slow process of transitioning in elementary school  Picketing with the WGA even before the SAG-AFTRA strike  Writing a trans superhero’s origin story  Getting name inspiration from Nickelodeon & Disney Channel  Plus: vampire hot takes and Danny Phantom Tumblr discourse?! This Week in Gender: A moment from the O’Shae Sibley vigil Get your tickets to our August 28 live show!  2 Trans 2 Furious PDFs and physical copies available via BigCartel. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from Genevieve Huffman. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to access our bonus podcast, newsletter, and other fun perks. Find us genderpodcast.com and @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Damaroon” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Queer Candle Co. (promo code: GENDER10)

Tuck chats with sports journalist Katie Barnes (they/them). Topics include:  Will “the science” ever be settled re: trans athletes? How coordinated are all these anti-trans sports bills? Why most teams should be co-ed (and why most elite sports shouldn’t be) What makes a bad interview question? (Asking for a friend lol) Plus: Getting banned for your bones, interviewing trans kids, and a reminder that sports are hard!  This Week in Gender: Joan Summers on Barbie (2023) Find Katie @katie_barnes3 and KEBarnes.com. Read their work on ESPN.com and preorder Fair Play. Get your tickets to our August 28 live show!  Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from “Bang!” by Vic Liu. (Promo code: GENDERREVEAL) Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to access our bonus podcast, newsletter, and other fun perks. Find us genderpodcast.com and @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Luka 75”

The most recent episode of the Anti-Trans Hate Machine is a banger, and we thought you should hear it. Listen to the Anti-Trans Hate Machine (a TransLash production) wherever you get your podcasts, or read the transcript here.   

This week, we’ve got a grab bag of bonus content! Topics include: Book and comic recommendations from Hal Schrieve  Kurt Russell, gender roots, and movie tuberculosis with Calvin Kasulke  Multiple other trans podcasts that Tuck recently guested on An important 2 Trans 2 Furious zine update A live show announcement And more!  Find this month’s full Gender Conceal episode, “Managing Rihanna’s MLB expansion team with Calvin Kasulke,” exclusively on Patreon. Live show tickets available now! Find Tuck on the TransLash Podcast and the Knew Guys this week. Hal’s recommendations:  Cannonball by Kelsey Wroten Stone Fruit by Lee Lai Wendy by Walter Scott Girl Town by Casey Nowak Empire Star by Samuel Delany Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Tuck chats with author and comic artist Hal Schrieve (ze/hir). Topics include:  Growing up as a trans teen and surviving via messy queer youth spaces Writing about horny trans youth while working as a children’s librarian Emailing [redacted famous transphobe] about Kate Bush and tits Being pro-chaser and furry-adjacent?  Plus: Tumblr, t4t discourse, sci-fi and Samuel Delany This Week in Gender: Gretchen Felker-Martin, Torrey Peters, Max Graves, Leo Fox, Topside Press, Hal’s new book and more.  Find Hal at halschrieve.com. Hir comics are available at halschrieve.itch.io and @howlmarin.  We’ve got a new family abolition design in the merch shop this month. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s messages were from Packers for Pals and the Gay Marseille. ~~ Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our monthly bonus podcast, weekly newsletter, and other fun perks. Find our FAQ page, starter packs and episode transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re