Episode 160: Raquel Willis

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: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Di Breun” and “Hedgeliner” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: ShopEnby.com (promo code: GenderReveal)