Episode 61: Lewis Raven Wallace

In the Season Four finale, Tuck speaks with journalist Lewis Raven Wallace (ze or he). Topics include:

• Why transphobia and homophobia aren't binary
• What folks don't understand about being trans in North Carolina
• How the concept of journalistic objectivity harms trans folks
• Being trans in the previous millennium
• "Gender is a universe and we're all stars"

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This Week In Gender: read more about Mattel's gender-neutral dolls in this TIME article. Read Tuck's first NPR interview here and hear their second interview here.

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