Episode 40: Carta Monir
Gender Reveal28 Jan 2019

Episode 40: Carta Monir

In this week's episode, Tuck speaks with cartoonist Carta Monir (she/her). Topics include:

  • Why comics are an ideal medium to talk about trans identity.
  • Coming out to a dying parent.
  • Rethinking Trans Day of Remembrance.
  • Creating trans community in your very own town.
  • Plus: the power of selfies!

CW: death of a parent (22-27) and murder/death of trans folks (30-34 min)

Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic here.

Support Gender Reveal by buying pins from Stick to Resist!

---

Find Carta at cartamonir.com and diskettepress.com, as well as on Twitter and Instagram. Please consider supporting her work at patreon.com/carta.

Read Carta's comic about gender and disability for the Nib.

---

Submit a piece of Theymail, our new system where listeners can submit messages to be read on the show.

Join the Gender Detectives Slack here!

Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously here.

We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff.

Logo: Ira M. Leigh
Music: Breakmaster Cylinder
Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

Episoder(278)

Episode 187: Alison Bechdel

Episode 187: Alison Bechdel

Tuck and Ozzy chat with cartoonist Alison Bechdel (she/her). Topics include: Which Dykes to Watch Out For characters are canonically t4t-married, top surgery'd, or in a nonbinary asexual polycule Wh...

9 Jun 202559min

Episode 186: Harron Walker

Episode 186: Harron Walker

Tuck chats with writer Harron Walker (she/her). Topics include: Sleepaway Camp (1983) vs They/Them (2022) Making sense of GSA Day of Silence circa 2007 Advice for women who keep accidentally dating ...

12 Mai 202548min

Bonus: Mckenzee Griffler + Tuck AMA

Bonus: Mckenzee Griffler + Tuck AMA

Tuck and Mckenzee chat about the big knife in Moonstruck (1987), pizza mnemonics, blue foods, trans vibing, and the special cat that David Lynch invented for Dune (1984). Listen to the full episode o...

29 Apr 202516min

Episode 185: Caro De Robertis

Episode 185: Caro De Robertis

Tuck chats with author Caro De Robertis (they/them). Topics include: Caro's oral history work with trans, genderqueer, and two-spirit elders of color Why Spanish can be more gender-affirming than Eng...

14 Apr 20251h 4min

Bonus: Jeanne Thornton

Bonus: Jeanne Thornton

Happy Trans Day of Having a Nice Snack! In this bonus episode, Tuck and Ozzy chat with author Jeanne Thornton (she/her) about '90s chatrooms, masking quizzes, community open mics, second-person narrat...

31 Mar 202525min

Episode 184: Talia Mae Bettcher

Episode 184: Talia Mae Bettcher

Ozzy and Tuck chat with philosopher Talia Mae Bettcher (she/her). Topics include: Creating a theory of trans oppression beyond the "wrong body" and "beyond the binary" accounts How clothing can be p...

17 Mar 202547min

Bonus: Trans Day of Snack 2025 with Jerika Che

Bonus: Trans Day of Snack 2025 with Jerika Che

Tuck explains this year's Trans Day of Snack celebrations — which includes the opportunity to organize a Gender Reveal-funded gathering! — before chatting with Seattle Trans Joy's Jerika Che (they/the...

10 Mar 202539min

Bonus: Yaffa

Bonus: Yaffa

Tuck chats with Palestinian activist Yaffa (they/she) about their experiences with last year's student encampments, their belief in collectivism, and their journey to mononymity.  Listen to the full ...

4 Mar 202514min

Populært innen Samfunn

rss-spartsklubben
aftenpodden
giver-og-gjengen-vg
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
konspirasjonspodden
aftenpodden-usa
rss-nesten-hele-uka-med-lepperod
popradet
rss-henlagt-andy-larsgaard
wolfgang-wee-uncut
grenselos
min-barneoppdragelse
synnve-og-vanessa
fladseth
rss-dette-ma-aldri-skje-igjen
frokostshowet-pa-p5
alt-fortalt
198-land-med-einar-trnquist
rss-dannet-uten-piano
relasjonspodden-med-dora-thorhallsdottir-kjersti-idem