Welcome to Gender Reveal, a podcast about nonbinary and transgender folks. Join us as we interview notable trans guests, analyze current events, answer advice questions and get a little bit closer to understanding what the heck gender is.
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episode 9: Meredith Talusan
In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with award-winning journalist and author Meredith Talusan (she/they), the executive editor of them. Topics include:
- Third gender traditions in the Philippines
- Becoming the first openly trans staff writer at BuzzFeed
- Existing as a minority who often passes as “””normal””” (cis/white)
- Adding specificity, nuance, and good faith to the American feminist movement
Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic by listening to our previous episode, Gender 201.
Referenced essays:
- How #MeToo Stands to Marginalize Trans and Gender-Nonconforming People by Meredith Talusan
- I’m a Trans Woman Who Detransitioned to Become a Mom by Lara Americo
- On Being Queer and Happily Single — Except When I'm Not by Brandon Taylor
- Twitter Needs to Treat Misgendering Trans People as Hate Speech by Meredith Talusan
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