Gender Reveal

In this week’s episode, Tuck hands the airwaves over to a series of other LGBTQ storytellers. In Act I, Joanna Cifredo (she/her) and Rebecca Kling (she/her) unpack pretty privilege—and how it intersects with passing privilege—on the very excellent Trans Specific Partnership Podcast. In Act II, Vassar student Yasemin Smallens (she/her) interviews Asher Johnson (he/him), a transmasculine student who attends a historically women’s college. Find the Trans Specific Partnership on iTunes, Soundcloud, Twitter and Instagram. Find Yasemin Smallens on Soundcloud. Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here and here and here. Questions/feedback/feelings? Hit us up at gendereveal@gmail.com or on Twitter. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We always appreciate donations at patreon.com/gender or PayPal or Cash App. If you donate $7 or more, we'll send you a surprise. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: Babe Wax! Donate to WaxFund, please! 

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Kevin Cook (he/him), better known as the glamorous Poison Waters (she/her). One of Portland’s most beloved event hosts, Poison is a co-host at the legendary Darcelle XV Showplace. Topics include: Distinguishing between trans women and (male) drag queens. Joining the drag scene as a gay black man in the late 1980s. Living as one person with two identities, two presentations, and two sets of pronouns. Watching LGBTQ visibility and acceptance evolve over the last three decades. Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here. Questions/feedback/feelings? Hit us up at gendereveal@gmail.com or on Twitter. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We are grateful for donations at patreon.com/gender or PayPal or Cash App. If you donate $7 or more, we'll send you a surprise. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: Babe Wax! Donate to WaxFund, please! 

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Kaig Lightner (he/him), the founder of both Portland Community Football Club and Breaking the Gender Binary Consulting. Topics include: Coming out as trans to young soccer players—and having the resulting video go viral. Fighting sexism and harmful gender roles in kids’ sports. Not feeling comfortable in the “middle space” of gender, despite feeling internally genderless. Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here. Find Tuck on last week’s episode of Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack. Questions/feedback/feelings? Hit us up at gendereveal@gmail.com or on Twitter. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We always appreciate donations at patreon.com/gender or PayPal or Cash App. If you donate $7 or more, we'll send you a surprise. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: Babe Wax! Donate to WaxFund, please! 

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with LaTisha “Tish” Rico (she/they). LaTisha is Diné (Navajo) and originally from Na' Neelzhin (Torreon, New Mexico). They identify as an Indigenous feminist and vegan straight edge.   Topics include: Decolonizing gender Growing up in a matriarchy Living in a culture with 4+ genders Working with youth to unlearn toxic masculinity How “the future is nonbinary” erases Indigenous history You can find Tish through No! to Rape Culture and their new band, With War. Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here. Questions/feedback/feelings? Hit us up at gendereveal@gmail.com or on Twitter @gendereveal. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We also have a new reward for folks who pledge $7 or more at patreon.com/gender. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: Gladrags and Open Hand Health— let them know we sent you!

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Mads Ambrose (they/them), founder of body-positive, all-gender waxing salon Babe Wax. Topics include: Why waxing can be lifesaving for some trans folks. Transphobia at mainstream waxing salons. The struggle of being femme and genderqueer (in Oklahoma circa 2010). Playing with gender as a feminine drag king. What even is a woman? Donate to WaxFund here. Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here. Find Tuck on last week’s episode of Feminist Killjoys, PhD and Two Broads Talking Politics. Questions/feedback/feelings? Hit us up at gendereveal@gmail.com or on Twitter @gendereveal. You can also submit questions anonymously here. And of course, we always appreciate donations at patreon.com/gender or PayPal or Cash App. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: Gladrags and Open Hand Health— let them know we sent you!

In this week’s episode, we speak with Soleil Ho (she/her), a writer, chef, and host of two fantastically intersectional podcasts: Popaganda and Racist Sandwich. Topics include: The privileges of giving off “non-binary, gay vibes” as a female chef Fighting against sexual harassment at your favorite restaurant Creating a queer Vietnamese-American community Claiming gayness while in a heterosexual marriage Read more about our This Week in Gender topics here and here. Questions/feedback/feelings? Hit us up at gendereveal@gmail.com or on Twitter @gendereveal. You can also submit questions anonymously here. And of course, we always appreciate donations at patreon.com/gender or PayPal or Cash App.  Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: Gladrags and Open Hand Health— let them know we sent you!

In this week’s episode, we speak with cartoonist and generally hilarious person Joey Alison Sayers (she/her). (CW: depression, suicidality, substance abuse @ 30-38 min) Topics include: Brain changes after transitioning Getting called “sir” at the deli Depression and antidepressant stigma Coming out to coworkers through comics Talking to the youth! (Spoiler: the youth are lucky jerks.) Plus, we made this tiny art thing out of an inspiring quote from this interview: Check it out! Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here.  Find Joey Alison Sayers at her website or on Twitter (@joeyalison). Questions/feedback/feelings? Hit us up at gendereveal@gmail.com or on Twitter @gendereveal. You can also submit questions anonymously here. And of course, we always appreciate donations at patreon.com/gender or PayPal or Cash App. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: Gladrags and Open Hand Health— let them know we sent you!

In this week’s episode, Tuck answers listener questions with filmmaker and activist Z Griffler (they/them). Topics include: Personal gender identity vs. societal gender roles Trans folks with internalized transphobia Non-binary parenting Can a non-binary person mansplain? Read more about our This Week in Gender topics here and here. Questions/feedback/feelings? Hit us up at gendereveal@gmail.com or on Twitter @gendereveal. You can also submit questions anonymously here. And of course, we always appreciate donations at patreon.com/gender or PayPal or Cash App. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: Gladrags and Open Hand Health— let them know we sent you!

In this week's episode, we speak with Leila and Haile and Maya Vivas, co-directors of Ori Gallery. Ori is a brand new gallery that seeks to amplify the voices of trans and queer artists of color in Portland, Oregon. (CW: assault at 9:00 and 33:00) Topics include: Queerness and Afro-Queerness as a gender, sexual, and political identity Racism and transphobia in the medical industrial complex Navigating queer spaces as a Black, trans, disabled human Coming into a non-binary identity through an African identity Creating a truly accessible art gallery Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here and here. Find Ori Gallery at oriartgallery.com and on Instagram. Find Leila Haile at leilahaile.com, and Maya Vivas at mayavivas.com. Questions/feedback/feelings? Hit us up at gendereveal@gmail.com or on Twitter @gendereveal. And of course, we always appreciate donations at patreon.com/gender or PayPal or Cash App. Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderSponsors: Gladrags (coupon code: “GENDER”) and Tomboy

In this week's episode, we speak with Eden Rohatensky (they/them), a programmer, writer, and musician (Also Also Also, Eden the Cat, Orphan Mothers, Rotten Spooky). (CW: mentions of harassment, assault, and suicidality.) Topics include: Adding a non-binary voice to the #MeToo movement The difficulties of coming out as non-binary in other languages How coming out helped Eden recognize their privilege Navigating the tech industry as a non-straight-white-dude Is gender a spooky ghost? Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here. Find Eden on Twitter, Medium, and Patreon @edenthecat. Don’t forget to listen to Feminist Killjoys, PhD, and Flex Your Heart Radio! Questions/feedback/feelings? Hit us up at gendereveal@gmail.com or on Twitter @gendereveal. And of course, we always appreciate donations at patreon.com/gender or PayPal or Cash App. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: Gladrags (coupon code: “GENDER”) and TomboyX (coupon code: “TOMBOYS”)

Hey there, gender detectives! In this week's episode, we speak to Carlos the Rollerblader (they/them), a stand-up comic, advice hotline creator, DJ, painter, community organizer, event host, and Portland icon. Topics include: How queerness "softens the blow of being read as a Black man" by white Portlanders Learning about gender roles from a supermodel/professional bowler Using queerness to challenge toxic masculinity Aspiring to be a walking decoupage Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here. Find Carlos on Instagram @carloscollective, or on Facebook at Carlos the Rollerblader.  Questions? Hit us up at gendereveal@gmail.com or on Twitter @gendereveal, and we’ll answer on the show as soon as possible. And of course, we always appreciate donations at patreon.com/gender or PayPal or Cash App. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: Gladrags (coupon code: “GENDER”) and TomboyX (coupon code: “TOMBOYS”)

Welcome to our first official Gender Reveal interview! In this episode, we speak to Brooklyn musician Nicholas Cummins (they/them), founder of the band Fits. We also unveil our new segment, “This Week in Gender.” Topics include: Touring with PWR BTTM (yikes!) How the debate over women-only spaces “tore a schism through all of queerness” Using they/them pronouns with Pitchfork Riding a bike in a dress for the first time What the hell does “women and femmes” mean? Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here.  Questions? Hit us up at gendereveal@gmail.com or on Twitter @gendereveal, and we’ll answer on the show as soon as possible. And of course, we always appreciate donations at patreon.com/gender or PayPal or Cash App. Find Fits on Bandcamp or on Twitter @hahafits. (And buy their record, it’s real cute and good!) Find Nicholas on Twitter and Instagram. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: Gladrags (coupon code: “GENDER”) and TomboyX (coupon code: “TOMBOYS”)

Welcome to Gender Reveal! In this mini episode, we review essential gender concepts for listeners who might find it useful. Topics include: How closely related are sex and gender? What steps do people take to transition? How much should I focus on pronouns? How is transphobia connected to racism? If you’re already comfortable with basic gender terminology, feel free to skip ahead! We’ve listed some of our favorite episodes at genderpodcast.com/starterpacks. Find an annotated transcript of this episode here or at genderpodcast.com/listen.  Find us on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal and at genderpodcast.com. You can also follow Tuck at @tuckwoodstock. Learn more about Tuck's trans-focused equity consulting at Sylveon.co. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to receive our weekly newsletter, plus stickers and other rewards. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. Do you have gender-related questions that you’d like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. As

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