Gender Reveal

In this tiny bonus episode, Tuck makes a big announcement about Season 6, and recommends a few podcasts to listen to while you wait: Tuck on Behind the Bastards (part one) Tuck on LGBTQ&A TransLash podcast Marsha's Plate -- You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also follow Tuck at @tuckwoodstock. Season Six is on the way! Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to receive our weekly newsletter and other rewards, and to support our grant/mutual aid program. Learn more about Tuck's trans-focused equity consulting company at Sylveon.co. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Theme Song: Breakmaster Cylinder

In which Tuck whispers to you in their closet for what might be one four-minute run-on sentence. Share the last thing that brought you joy (or just browse a lot of very good animal photos): https://twitter.com/tuckwoodstock/status/1323663746506485760 Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org 21 trans candidates running for office this fall: https://www.mic.com/p/meet-all-21-openly-trans-candidates-running-for-office-this-fall-40830735 I love you.

This week, Tuck belatedly announces our latest grant program and mutual aid fund. (Applications due by 10/31.) Then, we listen to Jeffrey Masters interview Laverne Cox on acclaimed queer interview podcast LGBTQ&A. Apply to the Black/Indigenous Trans and Two-Spirit Grant Program: bit.ly/GR20grant Apply to the BIPOC Trans Mutual Aid Fund: bit.ly/GR20aid Learn more about our grant program: genderpodcast.com/grant Help us fund more mutual aid payments! Send payments via Venmo (@Tuck-Woodstock), Cash App ($TuckWoodstock) or PayPal. Browse our limited-edition spooky gender merch: bit.ly/gendermerch Listen to LGBTQ&A wherever you listen to Gender Reveal. -- You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also follow Tuck at @tuckwoodstock. Season Six is on the way! Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to receive our weekly newsletter and other rewards, and to support our grant/mutual aid program. Learn more about Tuck's trans-focused equity consulting company at Sylveon.co. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Theme Song: Breakmaster Cylinder

This week, Tuck chats a bit before sharing an episode of the TransLash Podcast, a new show that covers news, culture and politics from a trans perspective, hosted by Peabody and Emmy-award-winning journalist Imara Jones. In this episode, Imara Jones talks with Kai Wright, who hosts WNYC's The United States of Anxiety, about the links between transphobia, the history of fear in America and the 2020 elections. Plus, Marquise Vilson, a Black-trans actor and activist, opens up about the importance of transmasculine representation and using his platform to combat violence against trans women of color. Subscribe to the TransLash Podcast wherever you listen to this show, and learn more at translash.org. This Week in Gender: "Woman who popularized the gender reveal party says enough already after latest wildfire" via CNN. We have brand-new merch in the shop available through September 15 at bit.ly/gendermerch. -- You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also follow our host's reporting at @tuckwoodstock. Season Six is on the way! Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to receive our weekly newsletter and other rewards, and to support our grant/mutual aid program. Learn more about Tuck's trans-focused equity consulting company at Sylveon.co. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Theme Song: Breakmaster Cylinder Production Help: Oliver-Ash Kleine

This week, Tuck shares an excerpt from Transcripts, a new trans activism podcast by the Tretter Transgender Oral History Project. Subscribe to Transcripts wherever you get podcasts. Find transcripts of Transcripts (lol) at bit.ly/transcriptspod. Donate to Brave Space Alliance and Black Transwomen Inc. This episode features hosts Myrl Beam (Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Minnesota) and Andrea Jenkins (Minneapolis City Council) plus guests LaSaia Wade, founder of the Brave Space Alliance, Diamond Stylz of Black Transwomen Inc., Gabriel Foster, founder of the Trans Justice Funding Project, Rickke Mananzala, former Executive Director of FIERCE, and Dean Spade, founder of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project. --- You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also follow our host's reporting at @tuckwoodstock. Season Six is on the way! Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to receive our weekly newsletter and other rewards. We also welcome donations via PayPal, Cash App, or Venmo (Tuck-Woodstock). Thank you! Learn more about Tuck's trans-focused equity consulting company at Sylveon.co. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Theme Song: Breakmaster Cylinder

In the Season 5 finale (finally!!!), we celebrate Leo season by speaking with audio producer, stand-up comic and drag queen Hideo Higashibaba (he/him). [CW: mentions of suicide (40-41:20)] Topics include: What you might not understand about "chosen family" Growing up in a cult that hates queer and trans people Rebuilding yr entire framework for understanding the world, from scratch. Being a transfemme man (and discovering that via drag) Plus: "The only practical idea I've ever had" This Week in Gender: "The Tale of Queer Appalachia" in the Washington Post. Check the Queer Appalachia website and IG page for updates. We also mention this Netflix tweet. Find Hideo on Instagram at @dr_miyazaki and @punchupnc, and listen to his seven-part podcast, Growing Up Moonie. Take a peek at our merch shop at bit.ly/gendermerch, or submit your own design to gendereveal@gmail.com. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to receive our weekly newsletter and other rewards. We also welcome donations via PayPal, Cash App, or Venmo (Tuck-Woodstock). Thank you! You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also follow our host's reporting at @tuckwoodstock. Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Learn more about Tuck's trans-focused equity consulting company at Sylveon.co. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: "That Horse Ithica" and "Sino de Cobre" by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

In this bonus episode, Tuck says hi because they miss you and everything happens so much. Other media referenced: Tuck on OPB's Think Out Loud (with Sergio Olmos) Strange Fruit podcast Marsha's Plate podcast Tuck on KPCC's AirTalk (with Chris David) Tuck on KPFA's Upfront "Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles To Grab Protesters Off Portland Streets" Great episodes from Season 5 (for new listeners): Morgan Givens Alyssa Pariah Vidhya Aravind Daniel M. Lavery Cyrus Dunham Follow Tuck's reporting on Twitter @tuckwoodstock. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder (the full theme! lucky you!) Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

This week, we speak with nonbinary advocate Addison Rose Vincent (they/them). Topics include: Rushing sororities as the only trans person on campus Being a transfeminine person with a full beard Working at Disneyland as a nonbinary person Becoming a full-time trans advocate Plus: the double-edged sword of trans visibility This Week in Gender: Disclosure (2020); Transcripts podcast; "The International Trans Person Helpline" on Jacobin's Antibody; "The Toilets at Home Are All Gender Neutral" on Short Cuts; and Graham Linehan getting banned from Twitter. Find Addison's work at @breakthebinary, Break the Binary LLC and the Nonbinary and Intersex Recognition Project. Tuesday is your LAST CHANCE to shop our limited-edition Pride Month merch at bit.ly/gendermerch. Proceeds go to great causes like BLM, Black Visions Collective, and Trans Lifeline. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. Support our work! Share any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also welcome donations via PayPal or Cash App. Thank you! You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also follow our host's reporting at @tuckwoodstock. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

Tuck rambles for fifteen consecutive minutes (oops!), then shares their conversation with Callie Wright about media literacy, passive voice, "objectivity," and whether you can trust media coverage of protests. This interview first aired on the Queersplaining podcast on June 9. This Week In Gender: SCOTUS LGBTQ decision! Learn more by reading Katelyn Burns' article on the topic and listening to the Queersplaining episode on the same topic, featuring an actual expert. Other podcasts referenced in today's intro: Tuck's Life Kit episode, 4 Ways To Make Your Workplace Equitable For Trans People. A three-minute version of the same episode for All Things Considered. Tuck on Oregon Public Broadcasting's news roundtable. We've got LOADS of NEW, limited edition Pride Month merch at bit.ly/gendermerch. (Proceeds go to great causes like BLM, Black Visions Collective, and Trans Lifeline.) Support Tuck's reporting and full-time gender detective gig! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Learn more about Tuck's trans-focused equity consulting company at Sylveon.co. You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Twitter or Instagram. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

Tuck gives a quick overview of the many breaking trans news stories from the last few days. Then, we revisit our conversation with activist and labor organizer Alyssa Pariah (she/her). Topics include: How the Black Lives Matter movement supports trans liberation better than many LGBTQ orgs How bail funds can save Black trans lives Coping with survivor's guilt as a 32-year-old trans woman of color Also: an army of trans bitches in the class war! This Week In Gender: The Trump administration's short-lived rollback of healthcare anti-discrimination protections; today's SCOTUS decision (sort of!); Dominique "Rem'mie" Fells; Riah Milton; Layleen Polanco Xtravaganza; and more. Learn more about the Black Trans Protesters Emergency Fund; Black & Pink; TJI Justice Project; Audre Lorde Project; Don't Shoot PDX; Critical Resistance; Pride at Work; and Jobs with Justice. (Also, never cross a picket line!) We've got LOADS of NEW, limited edition Pride Month merch at bit.ly/gendermerch. (Proceeds go to great causes like BLM, Black Visions Collective, and Trans Lifeline.) Support Tuck's reporting and full-time gender detective gig! Pledge any amount at patreon.com/gender to receive our weekly newsletter. We also appreciate donations via PayPal or Cash App. Learn more about Tuck's trans-focused equity consulting company at Sylveon.co. You can reach us at genderpodcast.com or on Twitter or Instagram. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. Production help: Mckenzee Griffler (she/her) Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional music: "Our Fingers Cold" by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!