Episode 181: Checking in with Dean Spade

Gender Reveal

Tuck & Ozzy catch up with organizer and author Dean Spade (he/him). Topics include:

• Tools for moving through jealousy, handling in-group conflict, and supporting someone during a breakup
• Why symbolic arrests aren’t currently an effective political strategy
• Why mutual aid is most important when we feel scared, avoidant or isolated
• Plus: “Better” titles for Dean’s book, promiscuous friendship, and what you should do about that gender marker on your ID…

This Week in Gender: we peek into the 2024 Gender Census results

Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s messages were from Fiona Palmer and The Dugout: a Black anarchist podcast.

Tickets for our Gender Ordeal live shows in DC, San Francisco, and Seattle are on sale now (and going fast)!

Find Dean at deanspade.net and linktr.ee/deanspade. Preorder Love in a Fucked-Up World via Bluestockings for 15% off (with code F*CKED<3), or listen to an hour of the audiobook for free. Dean’s book tour dates are listed here.

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Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Kovir Straight” & “Gin Boheme” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20) & Queer Candle Co (promo code: GENDER10)