The Joy Who Lived trans theater festival

Something amazing's happening in Los Angeles -- The Joy Who Lived, a two week trans theater festival, with trans people telling our own stories without cis gatekeepers. It's beautiful, it's healing, it's a joyous celebration of transness. And the good news is you can see the entire festival even if you're not in L.A.... because it'll all be livestreamed! Tickets are available now! Producer, performer, musician, and Joy Who Lived steering and programming committee member, Aurora Zenith, joins us to discuss how you can support and get involved with the festival, and surprise extroversion! Listen: find Laser. Also, I'm powerful! THE JOY WHO LIVED FESTIVAL Website: https://joywholived.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/joywholived AURORA ZENITH Insta: https://www.instagram.com/aurorazenith TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/03/10/interview-with-aurora-zenith-about-the-joy-who-lived-trans-theater-festival/ Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

Time to wrap our discussion of trans rep in media from last year, with discussion on Resident Alien, Star Trek Strange New Worlds, The Studio, Survival of the Thickest, Upload, Wayward, and more! And then we'll take a look at the overall numbers from the year, and compare them to my last three annual reports. What do you think happened to the numbers in terms of trans rep? It's probably exactly what you think. Jessie Earl returns to discuss not being flapped! Get her a microscope! JESSIE EARL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JessieGender1 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jessiegender.bsky.social Identiteaze on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/jessiegender-identiteaze TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/03/03/trans-representation-in-2025-media-part-4-tv-part-1/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Trans Representation in 2025 Media parts 1-3, Trans Representation in 2022 Media, Trans Representation in 2023 Media parts 1-3, Trans Representation in 2024 Media parts 1-3, The Trans Allegory of Star Trek Strange New Worlds' Ad Astra Per Aspera Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

We continue our examination of complete seasons of tv I saw in 2025, with some good rep, some decidedly *weird* "rep", and one show that's so tropey it's really harmful. Featuring discussion of Loot, Murderbot, Only Murders in the Building, The Pitt, Pluribus, Poker Face, and more! Jessie Earl returns to discuss competency porn and makin' biscuits! JESSIE EARL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JessieGender1 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jessiegender.bsky.social Identiteaze on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/jessiegender-identiteaze TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/02/24/trans-representation-in-2025-media-part-3-tv-part-2/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Trans Representation in 2025 Media parts 1-2, Cis People Get Gender Affirming Healthcare Too, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Proactive Allyship (be an accomplice) Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

Let's dig in to complete seasons of television I watched in 2025, and have some in depth discussions about "Clean Slate," "Doctor Who," "Hacks," "Heated Rivalry," "Ironheart," "Last of Us," and more! Jessie Earl returns and sounds very wavy. We can shit it up! JESSIE EARL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JessieGender1 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jessiegender.bsky.social Identiteaze on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/jessiegender-identiteaze TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/02/17/trans-representation-in-2025-media-part-2-tv-part-1/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Trans Representation in 2025 Media part 1, Cis Grief, Tucking and Binding, Trans Roles and Stories (and who gets to tell them and play them) Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

It's time for my annual trans rep in media report! Let's talk about the good, the bad, and the yikes, starting with every recent movie I saw in 2025! Includes "The Day the World Blew Up," "Kpop Demon Hunters," "National Anthem," "O'Dessa," "Saving Buddy Charles," "We're All Going to the World's Fair," and more! JESSIE EARL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JessieGender1 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jessiegender.bsky.social Identiteaze on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/jessiegender-identiteaze TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/02/10/trans-representation-in-2025-media-part-1-movies/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Trans Representation in 2022 Media, Trans Representation in 2023 Media parts 1-3, Trans Representation in 2024 Media parts 1-3, Bad Representation: Emilia Perez, Implicit Queerphobia, Cis is Not a Slur (there is no default human), The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

There's almost nothing in this world better than gender euphoria, and yes I'm aware of both pizza and sex. Let's talk about what it is, where it comes from, and how chasing it can often be a more clear indicator of transness than trying to alleviate its opposite, gender dysphoria. Therapist and trash connoisseur Theo Embeck returns to discuss the dice lottery and the hubris of a big swing and a miss! Dress. Go. Spinny. TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/07/gender-euphoria/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Gender Dysphoria, Transmedicalism (and WPATH version 1), Bodily Autonomy (and my tattoo), Hair 1-2, Halloween (and the fear of your true self), Heavily Gendered Clothes and Trans People, Body Hacking, Trans Voices 1-3, The Trans Allegory of Lisa Frankenstein, The Trans Allegory of Barbie, The Trans Allegory of Real Genius, The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, Trans Kids 1-2, How Do You Know if You're Trans REFERENCE MATERIAL Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BY2FCSVX/ Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

When so much of the news seems devoted to transphobia, fear, and taking trans people's rights away, the baseline of how trans acceptance SHOULD be can feel absolutely radical. Let's talk about what that's like with what is, perhaps, the platonic ideal of trans inclusion: Roller Derby. Therapist and trash connoisseur Theo Embeck joins us to discuss starting small, and seeing yourself through the eyes of your community. I'm marker impervious! TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/01/27/radical-trans-acceptance-roller-derby/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) What Real Cis Acceptance Looks Like, Body Hacking, The False Dichotomy, Cis is Not a Slur (there is no default human), Performative Allyship, Performative Allyship 2: False Allyship, Trans Sports 1 and 2, Misgendering and Passing, Rainbow Capitalism, TERFs REFERENCE MATERIAL The roller derby community’s fight to save the inclusive sport they built - https://xtramagazine.com/culture/roller-derby-sports-bans-gender-inclusivity-271947 Judge halts New York county from enforcing trans athlete ban after roller derby league sues - https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/judge-halts-new-york-county-transgender-athlete-ban-rcna236656 Women’s Flat Track Derby Association - https://wftda.com/ Roller derby - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_derby The Tillyverse Discord server - https://discord.gg/rzX9bAEEuD Captain Painway derby updates - https://bsky.app/profile/tillybridges.bsky.social/search?q=painway SFV Roller Derby - https://sfvrollerderby.com/ Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

Self actualization finally arrives! And though the cis people in our lives may treat us like we're dead, we say goodbye to the false shell that got us here... and become our true selves for good. Kent Eigengrau returns to discuss final girls and the revulsion of "mutilation"! Oh this movie is TRANS trans. Tilly's Trans Tuesdays will return on January 27, 2026! KENT EIGENGRAU Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kent-eigengrau-444447268/ GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/83ea7687f Art: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/browse?artist=%22Kent%20Eigengrau%22 Tabula Rasa game: https://wildestworlds.itch.io/tabula-rasa-discovery TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/12/23/the-unintentionally-intentional-trans-allegory-of-lisa-frankenstein-part-8/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Cis Grief, Cis Spousal and Partner Support, Cis People Get Gender Affirming Healthcare Too, The False Dichotomy, The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow REFERENCE MATERIAL Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BY2FCSVX/ Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

When transition progresses further than ever before, when you're more of your true self than you've ever been... it can cause the people around you to reveal THEIR true selves, and they can end up being people we don't really want to be around. Kent Eigengrau returns to discuss Barbies and fireworks! Gimme trans hearts only! KENT EIGENGRAU Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kent-eigengrau-444447268/ GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/83ea7687f Art: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/browse?artist=%22Kent%20Eigengrau%22 Tabula Rasa game: https://wildestworlds.itch.io/tabula-rasa-discovery TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/12/16/the-unintentionally-intentional-trans-allegory-of-lisa-frankenstein-part-7/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, Cis People Get Gender Affirming Healthcare Too, Trans Kids 1: Facts and Dangers, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Performative Allyship, False Allyship, Gender Euphoria, Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting REFERENCE MATERIAL Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BY2FCSVX/ Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

The world looks and feels very different once you start transition, and suddenly you see danger everywhere. But we're going to reject toxic femininity for good, as well as the kind of man society tells us we should be. Kent Eigengrau returns to discuss cats having problems and seahorse dads! Pro writers come up with stuff! KENT EIGENGRAU Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kent-eigengrau-444447268/ GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/83ea7687f Art: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/browse?artist=%22Kent%20Eigengrau%22 Tabula Rasa game: https://wildestworlds.itch.io/tabula-rasa-discovery TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/12/09/the-unintentionally-intentional-trans-allegory-of-lisa-frankenstein-part-6/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Stop Staring at Us (trans people are human beings), The Trans Allegory of Real Genius, The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, Trans Kids 2: Trans Flight and the Intake Exam, Transmedicalism (and WPATH version 1), TERFs, Cis People Get Gender Affirming Care Too, Confidence, Confidence 2: Into the Unknown (aka What is Happening aka A Whole New World) REFERENCE MATERIAL Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BY2FCSVX/ WITCHING SEASON: A Witch Horror Comic Anthology - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/philfalco/witch-anthology Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬