Episode 176: Susan Stryker

Tuck chats with filmmaker and intersex activist River Gallo (they/them). Topics include:  Making cinema history with (and getting force-femmed by?) Indya Moore  How to reckon with the fact that yr genitals are on Wikipedia  Why growing up in restaurants made Tuck & River into storytellers Evolving Ponyboi from experimental John Waters-y play to Sundance-premiering comedy thriller  Plus: Trans Hamlet, trans Bruce Springsteen, trans Totoro, real New Jersey, and the Huff & Puff Queen.   Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s messages were from Trans Sexual Pod and I. E. Lewis Editorial. Find River @rivergallo and keep an eye out for Ponyboi to hit theaters.  Get your Philly live show tickets!  ~~ Join our Patreon to access our monthly bonus episodes and weekly newsletter. Find transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20) & Queer Candle Co (promo code: GENDER10)

Tuck chats with Still Life author Katherine Packert Burke (she/her) about trans lit, Austin TX, Susan's Place, and possibly getting her egg cracked by Drake.  Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of Gossip Girl, the Strand, autofiction, lesbian TTRPGs, someone Tuck dated in high school, returning to your hometown as a transsexual, and why 2 Trans 2 Furious is an Uncle John's Bathroom Reader. Find Katherine at katherinepackertburke.com, on Twitter @katpburke and on IG @vegetasackvillewest. Still Life is available now. ~ Get your Boston live show tickets! Applications for our grant program are open now through October 31. Don’t forget to send us your SCATC submission by October 21! Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Tuck chats with Colby Gordon (he/him), a founder of Early Modern Trans Studies. Topics include:  How much of Colby’s work is writing slashfic about the Bible?? The limits of secularism in protecting trans people, and why Colby wants more trans people to have access to religion How the IRS randomly assigned Colby a trans name as a teen  Running a twitter poll to decide between rabbinical school and a neck tattoo Plus: Phalloplasty, Wheat Jesus, trans mayhem(!), and the return of Spinoza This Week in Gender: We preview many new trans books! A full list with links is available here. Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s messages were from Urge Surfer and Max Burns. Find Colby at colbygordon.com and @badinfinity2. Glorious Bodies is available now. Applications for our grant program are open now through October 31! Get your Boston live show tickets! Don’t forget to send us your SCATC submission by October 21. ~~ Join our Patreon to access our monthly bonus episodes and weekly newsletter. Find transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20)

Three bits of news that couldn't wait until our next episode: Submissions for the second Girl Dad Press anthology are open now for a limited time! Learn all about the submission process here. WE'RE COMING TO BOSTON on 11/3! Tickets are on sale now! All ages show but no guarantees that we will behave.  Lastly, patrons have until Sunday (11/6) to fill out our annual patreon survey and enter to win a fun prize! (If you're not a patron, it only costs $1 to join, and your feedback will be used to shape the next year of Gender Reveal/Conceal/etc.)   

Tuck chats with drag performer and artist Yvie Oddly (she/they). Topics include: How being on Drag Race changed the way Yvie watches TV An impromptu analysis of RuPaul’s memoir  Why dysphoria is universal and drag is inherently trans What Yvie and Chappell Roan have in common Plus: FtMtW transgender, unionizing Drag Race, bendy bones gender and accessibility at the club Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s message was from Chris Gallego. Join our Patreon to access more of this conversation with Yvie, plus our monthly bonus episodes and weekly newsletter. Find Yvie at oddlyyvie.com and @oddlyyvie. ~~ Find transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20)

Tuck chats with Vogue culture writer Emma Specter (she/they) about unionizing Condé Nast, embracing Bisexuality 2, and not monetizing their gender exploration.  Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear Emma talk about seeing girlies from middle school at their book events; being asked about her boyfriend on the local news; and shoplifting gender from an infinite nonproblematic Sephora. Emma’s memoir More, Please is available now! Find Emma @specteremma / @emmaspecter. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Tuck and Ozzy chat with Rose Eveleth (they/them), creator of Tested. Topics include: Details and stories cut from Tested that Gender Reveal listeners would appreciate! Why individual trans and/or intersex athletes have conflicting ideas of what “fair” competition looks like  How the Paralympics can help us imagine new ways of categorizing elite sports What well-intentioned people often get wrong about sex testing in sports Plus: A breaking news name reveal(!?!), a Pokémon gender, and a review of Dune Messiah? This Week in Gender: LGBTQ Olympians and Paralympians.  Find Tested at tested-podcast.com, and find Rose at roseveleth.com. Here’s Tuck’s Life Kit episode that Rose mentioned. ~~ Come see Tuck, Mattie & Calvin on September 22 at Union Hall!  We’re fundraising for Gaza aid in our merch shop.  Order 2 Trans 2 Furious from AllLitUp (Canada) or directly from Tuck. Join our Patreon to access monthly Gender Conceal episodes and our weekly newsletter. Find transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Ranch Hand” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20)

Tuck and Ozzy chat with historian Susan Stryker (she/her). Topics include: Publishing old kink erotica in a new academic reader  Truffle-hunting for niche trans subcommunities on Reddit What does it look like to embrace monstrosity in today’s world? How Susan pieced together the story of Compton’s Cafeteria Riot  Plus: The literal meaning of life!  Find Susan at susanstryker.net. When Monsters Speak is out now. (Watch Screaming Queens for free on YouTube!) Come see Tuck, Mattie & Calvin on September 22 at Union Hall!  Pre-order 2 Trans 2 Furious, and learn more about Girl Dad Press via Vogue and/or Gender Conceal. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to monthly Gender Conceal episodes, our weekly newsletter, and other perks. Find episode transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Lost Shoe” by Blue Dot Sessions

Happy pub day to Heavyweight, a graphic memoir by Solomon J. Brager! Tuck chats with Sol (they/he) about the intersections of Zionism and transphobia, the need to make up true stories, and the arguments against claims of Jewish indigeneity.  Listen to the full episode on Patreon for discussions of teaching a class called Graphic Sex, stealing boxing valor, navigating our mothers' feelings about our hair color, and much more. Find Sol at solomonbrager.com and @jbbrager. Heavyweight is available now!!!  Our merch shop at bit.ly/gendermerch. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Tuck shares an exciting 2 Trans 2 Furious update before chatting with Arlie Adlington (he/him) about queer labor solidarity, Pride movie recs, and normal tea.  Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear Arlie talk about working with Sam Smith, navigating the world of UK t-shots, and writing an important song about beverages (before Sabrina Carpenter did it, even!) See you at the Bell House on Thursday for our Pride™ live show!  (Oh and here’s the video that Casey took hehe.)