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Merch update

Whoops! A friend of the show pointed out that in our excitement about all of the rad merch, we didn't actually tell you how to get to the store??? It's bit.ly/gendermerch. Thank you for your support!!!! 

As a token of my gratitude, here's our queer intersex cat sitting on our other queer cat. IDK why. They gay. 

Mekadebinesikwe!

Friends! This week on the podcast, I speak with Kai Minosh Pyle (a.k.a. Mekadebinesikwe, a.k.a. ᒣᑲᑌᐱᓀᓯᑴ) about talking about two-spirit histories, myths, misconceptions, futures, and more. Kai is a real-life gender detective: they're working on a project about Anishinaabe two-spirit histories, w...

Queersplaining! Stick to Resist! Vicarious axolotl-sitting!

Friends! In this week's podcast episode, I chat with Callie Wright, creator of the fantastic podcast Queersplaining. Callie talks with us about:

-  re-re-exploring your gender (and knowing when to stop thinking about it for a bit)
- shifting away from traditionally feminine presentation as a trans woman
- bringing atheist activism to LGBTQ spaces and vice versa
- the value of crying on y...

Nwaobiala! Backpacking! Hair today gone tomorrow!

Friends! This week on the show, I spoke with multimedia artist Nwaobiala about Nigerian queer histories, familial pressure, African LGBTQ media, gender roles at Catholic boarding school, whether "feminine energy" is a thing, and moooore. 

2019-07-09 03:06:52 +0000 UTC View Post

Maia Kobabe! Fifty episodes! Gender Queer! Fancy animal portraits!

Friends! This week on the podcast, I chat with the wonderful author and illustrator Maia Kobabe (e/em/eir) about neopronouns, asexuality, Harry Potter, "deserving" top surgery, the importance of telling trans stories, and much much more. (Or, in other words, low inventory at the orgasm store, recycling your breasts at ...

Morgan Givens, trans kids, immigration, and my dog sister.

Friends! Pride is almost over, but the good news is that we get to be queer and trans all year round!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a gift!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This week on the podcast, I'm delighted to share my chat with storyteller, writer, and audio producer Morgan Givens. Among many other things, Morgan is the creator of the...

Katelyn Burns & the New York Times

Friends, I have written this newsletter three (3) times, and every time, Patreon has deleted it instead of saving it. It is now very late at night and I don't know how to summon the energy to type all of these things again! But here are some very abbreviated and messy thoughts:

- THIS WEEK ON THE PODCAST, I interviewed Katelyn Burns, the first openly trans reporter on Capitol Hill. I have typed th...

we're back//throw a brick

Friends! We're BACK! 

Gender Reveal has returned with the first episode of season four. In Gender 401, BFF of the show Zee Griffler and I tackle a whole mountain of listener questions. Topics include:

- Can cis people have gender dysphoria?
- What's the deal with he/him lesbians?
- How can ...

Happy Pride!

It's Pride, y'all. And you know what that means — brands are doing wild shit to try to get some of that good good gay money!!!

 Also, the president of the United States pretended to care about LGBT folks while simultaneously...

there are people you haven't met who will love you.

Friends. I've been doing Not Great™ lately — for many reasons, mostly related to work, but also because I've been dwelling too much on past relationships, tbd — and one way I've been dealing with it is by reminding myself that there are people out there that I haven't met yet who will one day love me. It's corny as heck but it's true, and I know it's true because a few of my very very best friends in the universe are people who I didn't even know a year ago.

One of them i...

Third Coast (and depression music and pinball).

Friends! So much has happened since we last connected:

• The Blazers lost the conference finals :(
• Game of Thrones ended (no spoilers but lololololololol)
• My roommate and I got really into pinball and blended margaritas.
• American politicians did some deeply evil shit re: reproductive rights. 
• The National put out a new album of depression music just in time for me to have depression.
• I wrote a breakup-y song that's also about climate...
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Cat hugs, ACAB, queer dating and more.

Friends! Today is a magical day. The sun is out! The Met Gala is happening! I met the friendliest cat on earth! And I got to yell "FUCK THE COPS MY DUDE" while biking away from an old man who had been harassing me! Late spring is truly wild. 

Let's unpack all of those things, one by one. (Minus the cop thing—you just have to imagine that one.) But first, a podcast update! Last week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Thurst 2019-05-07 04:57:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Last day to win $350!

Friends, remember our Gender Reveal grant? We're giving away $1100+ in free money 💸💸 to trans people of color who are doing rad stuff related to gender! Tomorrow (April 30) is the last day to enter, so please remind all of the rad non-cis, non-white people in your life to head to genderpodcast.com/grant ASAP.

In actual podcast news, I had the pleasure of speaking with Callie Wright of the incredib...

Coloradoooooo

Friends! I'm back! 

I didn't send a newsletter last week because I was romping around Colorado with best friend of the show Z Griffler—expect several photos of that in second. But I have returned to you on this fine day of Taurus season, eating several slices of expired gluten-free vegan cinnamon raisin bread like the fancy trash person that I am. (I'm not gluten-free, and it's important to me that you know that, just in case someone wants to offer me something highly glutenous s...

Introducing our first Season 4 guest!

Gender Reveal season four... it's a thing! That's happening! 

Last Friday, I had the privilege of chatting with our first guest of the new Gender Reveal season. (Well, it might not air first, but it was recorded first! Who knows how time works!) I spoke with author and illustrator Maia Kobabe about using Spivak pronouns (e/em/eir), finding space in the queer community as an asexual and aromantic person, stanning...

Happy TDoV!

Happy Transgender Day of Visibility, everyone. Or is it? I love TDoV but I also love this video from trans elder Miss Major. And friend of the show Meredith Talusan wrote this important op-ed about 2019-04-01 05:16:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Thoughtletter.

Friends! This weekend felt so strange—I wasn't on deadline editing a podcast, so I was able to go to a show, spend time in the sun with friends, go on a cute date, and even read a few pages of a book! Wow, is this what being a person is like? (Spring! It's here!) 

Anyway, because I miss you very much (for real!), I thought I'd try writing a newsletter every week during the break. I use t...

That's a wrap!

Friends! Thank you so much for supporting Season 3 of Gender Reveal. I truly believe it was our best episode yet, thanks to both our phenomenal guests and YOU, the folks who make the show possible! (Side note: do you prefer folks or folx? Also, do you prefer women or womxn? Also, what is language and also what is gender?)

Speaking of gender, here's a screenshot of a very typical conversation between friend of the show Zee Griffler and myself. 

2019-03-20 03:02:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Gender 301 with Z & Molly

Hey friends! 

Just got caught up sending stickers and letters and glittery pins to all of our new Patreon donors (thank you!), and wanted to add a little something for the rest of you. How about photos of Z and me on vacation last week? Is that interesting? If not, too bad, because here they are! 

2019-02-06 04:23:38 +0000 UTC View Post

A question, a secret, and two animal pals.

Friends! I'm so sorry that I never post on Patreon. Should I post more? What would you like to see in this space? I'm already working too many jobs, but I can surely offer you ~something~ for your generous support.

Please feel free to reply with ideas for rewards or updates that you'd like to receive. In the meantime, here's a photo of my new friend Italo, a baby calf who lives at Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary. (Italo never misgenders me. What an angel!)

Since we're here, I'll give yo...

Rewards galore!

Hey all! 

Thank you so so SO much for your continued support of Gender Reveal. It's a wild time to be a person on the planet, and I sometimes question if a gender podcast is really the most important thing I could be doing—but it seems like maybe yes? Who can say. So anyway, thank you for supporting me, the show, and the nonbinary/trans/queer community as we try to figure out what the future of gender looks like. It really means a lot. 

I'm about to walk Maddy the dog to the ...

Season 2

Hey friends! Just wanted to let you know that I haven't forgotten about you! I'm working super hard on Season 2 (as well as a secret non-podcast project that I can hopefully announce someday) and the show will be back very soon! How soon, you ask? I'm hoping for the first week of June. 🤞

In the meantime, I'm still looking for rad guests to round out the Season 2 lineup. Is it you? Is i...

Stickers & stuff.

Hello, dear Patreon pals!

I appreciate you so very very very much—and I especially appreciate you continuing to support me as I realize I've totally lost track of to whom I've sent stickers and other rewards.

If you a) still haven't received any physical mail from me and b) haven't received any DMs from me about the status of your physical mail, PLEASE get in touch with me! I think I've got everyone covered now, but I just want to make extra sure.

Y'all are the very best! I can't...

Checking in: Episodes 1-4

Hey, Patreon pals! Have you been listening to the show? What do you think so far? (No, seriously, we'd love to know.)

If you haven't subscribed to the show yet, here's what you've missed:

1. Our famous Gender Vocab Glossary, which explains the differences between sex and gender, among other things.

2. A conversation with Nicholas Cummins (left) of the band Fits, in which w...