Gender Reveal

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Episode 12: Kevin Cook/Poison Waters Mar 19, 2018

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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.

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Episode 11: Kaig Lightner Mar 12, 2018

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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.

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Episode 10: LaTisha Rico Mar 05, 2018

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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.

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Episode 9: Mads Ambrose Feb 26, 2018

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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?

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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.

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Episode 8: Soleil Ho Feb 19, 2018

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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.

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Episode 7: Joey Alison Sayers Feb 12, 2018

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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).

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Episode 6: Gender 102 with Mckenzee Griffler Feb 05, 2018

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In this week's episode, Tuck answers listener questions with filmmaker and activist Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). 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.

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Episode 5: Leila Haile and Maya Vivas Jan 29, 2018

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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.

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Episode 4: Eden Rohatensky Jan 22, 2018

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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.

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Episode 3: Carlos the Rollerblader Jan 15, 2018

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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.

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