Gender Reveal

In this bonus episode, Tuck breaks down three landmark LGBTQ cases argued in the United States Supreme Court earlier today.

Additional references:

• This SCOTUS/LGBTQ discrimination explainer from Vox is really useful.
• The transcript excerpt featured in the episode is available here.
• Adult Mom's referenced tweet is here.
• Katelyn Burns is @transscribe on Twitter.
• Chase Strangio is @chasestrangio on Twitter.

We're giving away $1,500 in grants! Apply by October 31 at genderpodcast.com/grant, or donate to our grant fund at patreon.com/gender. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App.

We've got limited-edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Browse our shirts, stickers, totes and more at bit.ly/gendermerch.

Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via [email protected]; or on Twitter or Instagram.

Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form.

Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2.

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In this week's episode, Tuck answers listener questions with BFF of the show Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). Topics include:

• Am I secretly cis?
• Who is queer?
• Can nonbinary people use the trans flag?
• How can I support my closeted partner?
• Can I say "transsexual"?

Content warnings

• Murder, hate crimes (19:20–21:30)
• Eating disorders, weight loss, dysphoria (31:10–34:40)

Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form.

Find Julien's Trans Eye for the Cis Ally talk at @_jbfitz.

Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic here.

We've got limited-edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Browse our shirts, stickers, totes and more at bit.ly/gendermerch.

Support trans media! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App.

Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach at genderpodcast.com; via [email protected]; or on Twitter or Instagram.

Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack.

Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we'll read on the show.

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In this week's episode, Tuck speaks with somatic therapist and politicized healer Brooke Stepp (they/them). Topics include:

• Tips for finding a therapist as a trans person
• Eating disorders and harm reduction (h/t Gloria Lucas)
• Why body acceptance doesn't work for trans people
• Nonbinary high femme identity (vs womanhood)
• Gender communism!

Content warnings

• Suicidality (20:30–21:30)
• Eating disorders (29:30–38:30)

Read more about our This Week in Gender topic: "Many Genes Influence Same-Sex Sexuality, Not a Single 'Gay Gene'" in the New York Times.

We've got limited-edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs, including a NEW design from Lena Dirscherl. Browse our shirts, stickers, totes and more at bit.ly/gendermerch.

Support trans media! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App.

Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form.

Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via [email protected]; or on Twitter or Instagram.

Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack.

Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we'll read on the show.

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This week's episode is going to be a little late — so what if Tuck vamped by telling you all of their secret personal feelings and experiences from the last week? It's.... a lot!

Content warnings: (5:00–8:00) restricted eating and suicidality.

Shout-outs to: Eden Rohatensky, Soleil Ho, Emma Kinema, Harry Brewis, Helen Zaltzman, Rhea Butcher, Left at London, Rose Eveleth, XOXO Festival, Wellbutrin, Scorpio Venus, NRE a.k.a. good good brain drugs, Love Island (not the show), they4they, doing queer praxis in the woods.

Last chance to support trans media! Pledge $6 or more at patreon.com/gender by September 10 to receive our newsletter and Gender Reveal stickers and six beautiful Stick to Resist stickers from Jery!

Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via [email protected]; or on Twitter or Instagram.

Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack.

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In this week's episode, Tuck speaks with Gender Reveal grant winner and LGBTQ+ advocate Elle Halo (she/her). Topics include:

• How other LGBTQ+ folks can support trans women
• How trans women offer/teach empathy to other communities
• The importance of Black foster parents
• The impact of the National Black Trans Advocacy Conference and SHEBA

Content warnings: (14:15) brief mention of child sexual assault; (30-32) mentions of assault, abuse, etc.

Read more about our This Week in Gender topic: "How Queer People Brought Some Actual Reality to Dating-Reality TV" by Jenna Wortham

Read Autostraddle's Gender Reveal feature: "Insta Crush: Gender Reveal Podcast Centers Nonbinary and Trans Voices, Is Living the Queer Dream"

Listen to Tuck's guest appearance on the Gayish podcast

We've got limited-edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Find our new Support Trans Media shirts and tote bags at bit.ly/gendermerch.

Speaking of which… support trans media! Pledge $6 or more at patreon.com/gender by September 10 to receive our newsletter and Gender Reveal stickers and six beautiful Stick to Resist stickers from Jery!

Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form.

Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via [email protected]; or on Twitter or Instagram.

Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack.

Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we'll read on the show. This week's Theymail is brought to you by The Corners of Their Mouth Press.

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In this week's episode, Tuck speaks with Jerika Che (they/them), founder of Stick to Resist. See below for content warnings. Topics include:

• Traveling while trans (aka gender in the Amazon rainforest)
• The limits of the words "trans" and "nonbinary"
• The power of queer stickers
• Nonbinary rights! (Dot com!)
• The importance of sharing traumatic trans stories

Content warnings

• Murder of trans people (13:00–13:30)
• Genocide (21:15–24:15)
• Abuse/assault (24:30-28:45)
• Suicide, murder, torture (46:45–50:00)

We've got limited-edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Find our new Support Trans Media shirts and tote bags at bit.ly/gendermerch.

Speaking of which… support trans media! Pledge $6 or more at patreon.com/gender by September 10 to receive our newsletter and Gender Reveal stickers and six beautiful Stick to Resist stickers from Jerika!

Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form.

Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via [email protected]; or on Twitter or Instagram.

Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we'll read on the show.

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This week on the show, Tuck flies away to what may or may not be gender hell [EDIT: boy howdy, it was], leaving journalists Sarah Marshall (she/her) and Michael Hobbes (he/him) to fill in by sharing an extra-queer, extra-great episode of You're Wrong About...

Find You're Wrong About... wherever you get your podcasts. Follow the show on Twitter @yourewrongabout. Support the show on Patreon if you're into it. I also recommend reading Sarah & Michael's journalistic work! They're real smart and good.

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In this week's episode, Tuck speaks with cartoonist Emma Jayne (she/her), author of Trans Girls Hit the Town and co-host of We Should Be Friends. Topics include:

• Drawing trans women (forever)
• Creating trans community in comics
• Wasting good jokes on straight people
• Queer eggs attracting other queer eggs
• Plus: Spilling three beans!

Support Emma on Patreon! Find her work at emma-jayne-comics.com.

Check out Indya Moore's misgendering GoFundMe, Common (Mis)Cisconception.

We've got limited-edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Browse our shirts, stickers, totes, pillows and more at bit.ly/gendermerch.

Support trans media! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App.

Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form.

Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via [email protected]; or on Twitter or Instagram.

Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack.

Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we'll read on the show.

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In this week's episode, Tuck speaks with Morgen Bromell (they/them), the founder of the queer dating/connection app Thurst. Topics include:

• How dating apps fail queer and trans folks
• Navigating dating under white supremacy
• Dating apps as survival tools
• Building an asexual- and aromantic-inclusive dating app
• Being a nonbinary tech CEO

Read Tuck's Podcast Review article about trans/nonbinary podcasters here.

We've got limited-edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Browse our shirts, stickers, totes, pillows and more at bit.ly/gendermerch.

Support trans media! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App.

Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form.

Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via [email protected]; or on Twitter or Instagram.

Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack.

Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we'll read on the show.

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In this week's episode, guest host Mckenzee Griffler (she/her) speaks with Gender Reveal grant winner Sam Long (he/him), a high school biology teacher working to make science classes more diverse, accurate and inclusive. Topics include:

• What most high school biology classes get wrong
• Becoming the first trans astronaut
• Queering curriculums (through animal mating rituals)
• How being gay could help a population(!)
• Finding trans Nemo?!?

Read more about our amazing This Week in Gender topic here.

Find Sam at sam-long.weebly.com and at @samlong713. Sam also recommends learning more about his collaborator, Lewis Maday-Travis, at fishyteaching.com.

BIG NEWS! We've got limited edition merch that raises money for trans designers & LGBTQ orgs! Browse our shirts, stickers, totes, pillows and more at bit.ly/gendermerch.

Support trans media! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App.

Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form.

Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via [email protected]; or on Twitter or Instagram.

Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack.

Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we'll read on the show.

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