Now you know what TERFs are, and why they're trash. Now you know how intentionally transphobic JK Rowling is and the harm she does. And the end result of it all is this episode. If you care about trans rights, and trans *people*, you must stop supporting Harry Potter. The books, the films, the show, the theme park, the video games, the merchandise, the fan-fic, the fan art. Even pirating it keeps it alive and spreads its influence (and yes, studios track that and see it as support). Science educator, writer, and doctor of astrophysics Dr. Erin Macdonald returns to discuss commemorating points in your life, and finding another donut!
Trans rights are more important than your HP nostalgia. They have to be.
ERIN MACDONALD
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TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/10/13/terfs-part-3-no-ethical-consumption-of-harry-potter/
FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com )
TERFs 1: Anti-scientific Bigotry, TERFs 2: JK Rowling, Queen Terf, Trans Roles and Stories, The Trans Allegory of Barbie
REFERENCE MATERIAL
John Lithgow defends starring in Harry Potter series amid J.K. Rowling backlash - https://ew.com/john-lithgow-defends-harry-potter-series-amid-jk-rowling-backlash-11897008
Harry Potter (tv series) full cast and crew - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13918446/fullcredits/
Harry Potter (audiobook) full cast and crew - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32397658/fullcredits/
Kit Harington Joins ‘Harry Potter’ Season 2 - https://deadline.com/2026/08/kit-harington-harry-potter-gilderoy-lockhart-nicholas-hoult-1237048935/
Michelle Gomez responds to backlash over Harry Potter casting - https://ew.com/michelle-gomez-addresses-backlash-over-harry-potter-casting-11786800
Lilly Wachowski on Her New Studio Anarchists United, the Black Power Origins of ‘The Matrix’ and How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are ‘Supporting Trans Genocide’ - https://variety.com/2026/tv/features/lilly-wachowski-jk-rowling-harry-potter-trans-the-matrix-1236858104/
Red Flag Alert - Anti-Trans Genocide in the USA - https://www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-alerts/red-flag-alert---anti-trans-genocide-in-the-usa---%233
Red Flag Alert on Anti-Trans and Intersex Rights in the UK - https://www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-alerts/red-flag-alert-on-anti-trans-and-intersex-rights-in-the-uk
Black Mirror filmmaker shades HBO’s Harry Potter after declining gig on show: ‘Easy to say no to funding transphobia’ - https://ew.com/black-mirror-alum-shades-hbos-harry-potter-after-declining-gig-on-show-12059699
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series - https://www.theverge.com/report/901818/hbo-harry-potter-jk-rowling-transphobia
Transphobes Have Come Up With ‘Harry Potter’ Dogwhistles for Their Hate Speech - https://www.themarysue.com/transphobes-have-come-up-with-harry-potter-dogwhistles-for-their-hate-speech/
Dog whistle (politics) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics)
Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music.
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TERFs 2: JK Rowling, Queen TERF
mardi 6 octobre 2026 • Durée
The next time someone asks you, "But what has JK Rowling really done that's so transphobic?" I want you to point them right here. It's so much more than one bad opinion, or a bad statement. She is clearly, empirically, objectively stripping trans people of our rights, and is dedicating her fortune to doing so. But you don't have to take my word for it, we've got the receipts. Let her own words and actions spell it out for you. Science educator, writer, and doctor of astrophysics Dr. Erin Macdonald returns to discuss stretching the writing capabilities!
You cannot claim to care about trans people when you're buying JKR the boots she uses to step on our necks.
ERIN MACDONALD
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/drerinmac.bsky.social
IG: https://www.instagram.com/drerinmac
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/erinmacdonald
Website: https://linktr.ee/drerinmac
TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/10/06/terfs-part-2-jk-rowling-queen-terf/
FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com )
TERFs 1: Anti-scientific Bigotry, Implicit Queerphobia, Rainbow Capitalism, Rainbow Capitalism 2: From Bad to Worse, Trans Politics 1: Stop Tolerating Transphobia, Chasers and the Fetishization of Trans Women 2: Ractions and Origins, Trans History 2: Examples of Trans People in History, Gender Dysphoria, Trans Kids 1: Facts and Dangers, Trans Kids 2: The Intake Exam and Trans Flight
REFERENCE MATERIAL
Seinfeld actor lets fly with racist tirade - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/nov/22/usa.danglaister
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld boosts Israel's "Shoot to Kill" Fantasy Tours - https://blackagendareport.com/seinfeld-boosts-israels-shoot-kill-fantasy-tours
Jerry Seinfeld Says He’s Nostalgic for “Agreed-Upon Hierarchy” and Misses “Dominant Masculinity” - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jerry-seinfeld-nostalgic-agreed-upon-hierarchy-misses-dominant-masculinity-1235911364/
How to Use transphobia in a Sentence - https://www.merriam-webster.com/sentences/transphobia
Is J.K. Rowling transphobic? Let’s let her speak for herself. - https://www.vox.com/culture/23622610/jk-rowling-transphobic-statements-timeline-history-controversy
Why LGBT Advocates Say Bathroom 'Predators' Argument Is a Red Herring - https://time.com/4314896/transgender-bathroom-bill-male-predators-argument/
Gender Identity Nondiscrimination Laws in Public Accommodations - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13178-018-0335-z
Why It Took Decades for LGBTQ Stories to Be Included in Holocaust History - https://time.com/5953047/lgbtq-holocaust-stories/
New Research Reveals How the Nazis Targeted Transgender People - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/new-research-reveals-how-the-nazis-targeted-transgender-people-180982931/
GLAAD's J.K. Rowling Transphobia Timeline - https://glaad.org/gap/jk-rowling/
‘Radicalized’ Rowling Calls for Bathroom Vigilantism - https://assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/redicalized-rowling-bathroom-vigilantism/
J.K. Rowling uses Harry Potter wealth to fund anti-transgender organization - https://www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowling-anti-trans-organization
JK Rowling issues surprising message of support for trans adults [no she really doesn't] - https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/jk-rowling-issues-surprising-message-of-support-for-trans-adults/
Rupert Grint To Join Broadway’s ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ In Ron Weasley Reprise - https://deadline.com/2026/08/rupert-grint-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-broadway-1237050854/
JK Rowling just showed why supporting “Harry Potter” is harmful to trans people - https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/04/jk-rowling-just-showed-why-supporting-harry-potter-is-harmful-to-trans-people/
Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music.
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TERFs 1: Anti-scientific Bigotry
mardi 29 septembre 2026 • Durée
It's time to discuss everyone's least favorite acronym: TERFs. Let's talk about what these anti-feminist transphobes, where they come from, how they're full of hot garbage, and how all their claims fall apart if you think about them for longer than ten seconds. I don't know how to tell you this (yes I do), but science is once again on the side of trans people. Science educator, writer, and doctor of astrophysics Dr. Erin Macdonald joins us to discuss how if you love science, you have to be okay with definitions changing. Hire her to be Dana Scully! Also: rights. are. not. pie.
ERIN MACDONALD
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/drerinmac.bsky.social
IG: https://www.instagram.com/drerinmac
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/erinmacdonald
Website: https://linktr.ee/drerinmac
TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/08/terfs/
FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com )
Cis is Not a Slur (there is no default human), Trans History 1: How and Why We Name Trans People in History, Trans History 2: Examples of Trans People in History, The Trans Allegory of Barbie, Trans Politics 1: Stop Tolerating Transphobia
REFERENCE MATERIAL
Study Reveals How Avocados Reverse Sexes Throughout the Day - https://www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/study-reveals-how-avocados-reverse-sexes-throughout-day
Trump's Executive Order on Sex and Gender (lol) - https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/
Biologists Rip Trump’s 'Non-Sensical' Executive Order Declaring Only 2 Sexes - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biologists-trump-executive-order-two-sexes_n_67912b73e4b039fc12781469?r0c
Conservatives find unlikely ally in fighting transgender rights: Radical feminists - https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/02/07/radical-feminists-conservatives-transgender-rights/
TERFism, Zionism, and Right-Wing Annihilationism: Toward an Internationalist Genealogy of Extinction Phobia - https://read.dukeupress.edu/tsq/article-abstract/9/3/334/319374/TERFism-Zionism-and-Right-Wing
The rise of anti-trans “radical” feminists, explained - https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/9/5/20840101/terfs-radical-feminists-gender-critical
Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music.
Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane
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Hair 3: When a Haircut Goes Wrong
mardi 22 septembre 2026 • Durée
The only downside to consistently challenging the things that scare you is that your track record isn't going to be perfect. Sometimes it can turn out worse than you could've imagined. But you can get through that, too, just like everything else. Private chef and viral TikTok sensation Bree returns to discuss roadblocks and speedbumps, and the best thing in the world!
BREE
IG: https://www.instagram.com/laser.breems
Threads: https://www.threads.com/@laser.breems
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laser.breems
Website: https://transvoicewithbree.mayhem.my/
TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/09/22/hair-3-when-a-haircut-goes-wrong/
FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com )
Hair, Hair 2: First Haircut, Transition Setbacks, Trans Trauma 1: That Old Dysphoric Feeling, Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting, Gender Dysphoria, Implicit Queerphobia, Internalized Transphobia, Body Hacking, Pushback Overkill, 6 Years Out and On HRT Retrospective, Photos and Reflections, Photos 2: The Selfie Apocalypse
Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music.
Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane
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Hair 2: First Haircut
mardi 15 septembre 2026 • Durée
Getting my first haircut was more anxiety-inducting than you might expect, because at the time my hair was the only part of me that caused no dysphoria. But I went through with it, afraid it would make my dysphoria worse... while hoping it might make things better than I could have even imagined. Private chef and viral TikTok sensation Bree returns to discuss running away from dysphoria and feeling connections through food. Let's learn about curries! Wear your masks!
BREE
IG: https://www.instagram.com/laser.breems
Threads: https://www.threads.com/@laser.breems
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laser.breems
Website: https://transvoicewithbree.mayhem.my/
TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/19/hair-2-my-first-haircut/
FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com )
Hair, Coming Out, A Pandemic Transition, 1-3 Years Out and On HRT Retrospectives, Gender Dysphoria, Boymode/Girlmode, Trans Courage
REFERENCE MATERIAL
Hairology, from Lifeline Comics - https://lifelinecomics.com/collections/hairology
Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music.
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Hair
mardi 8 septembre 2026 • Durée
My hair has played a huge part in my transition, and believe it or not, played a huge part in my denial of the truth of my transness pre-transition. Let's talk about all the ways it can help us find ourselves and reflect who we really are... if we let it. Private chef and viral TikTok sensation Bree joins us to discuss saying it out loud, and having a weightless soul. Be done with the wizard boy! Grab the Cholula!
BREE
IG: https://www.instagram.com/laser.breems
Threads: https://www.threads.com/@laser.breems
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laser.breems
Website: https://transvoicewithbree.mayhem.my/
TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/19/hair/
FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com )
Body Hacking, Halloween (and the fear of embracing your true self), Heavily Gendered Clothes and Trans People, Finding Our Trans Style, Giving Yourself Permission (to explore gender), Trans Courage, Coming Out as Trans, Gender Euphoria
Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music.
Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane
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Website: pendantaudio.com
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The Trans Allegory of KPop Demon Hunters, part 4
mardi 1 septembre 2026 • Durée
Let's wrap up our talk about the trans allegory of KPop Demon Hunters, where we see that conditional love is not love, and you cannot fix broken systems by replacing them with the exact same thing. We'll talk about where and why the allegory breaks down and becomes "imperfect," and how that's okay, actually! But it's important to note, because truth matters. Jeremy Holt returns to discuss remixing the terribleness and calling it something new! The cis-tem wants us closeted, but we can open the door whenever we're ready to.
JEREMY HOLT
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyholtbooks
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jeremyholtbooks.com
Website: https://www.jeremyholtbooks.com
TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/09/01/the-imperfect-trans-allegory-of-kpop-demon-hunters-part-4/
FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com )
The False Dichotomy, Trans Kids 1: Facts and Dangers, Trans Kids 2: The Intake Exam and Trans Flight
REFERENCE MATERIAL
KPop Demon Hunters Writer Says Creating Movie Helped Her Come Out as Bisexual - https://www.them.us/story/kpop-demon-hunters-writer-hannah-mcmechan-says-creating-movie-helped-her-come-out-as-bisexual
Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music.
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The Trans Allegory of KPop Demon Hunters, part 3
mardi 25 août 2026 • Durée
The trans allegory of KPop Demon Hunters continues, again! This week we look at how transphobia becomes transphobes' entire personality, internalized transphobia, and the hypocrisy of those who claimed to love us but reject us once we come out to them. Jeremy Holt returns to discuss art school conversations and gross future heartbreakers! Do white people like pizza?
JEREMY HOLT
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyholtbooks
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jeremyholtbooks.com
Website: https://www.jeremyholtbooks.com
TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/08/25/the-imperfect-trans-allegory-of-kpop-demon-hunters-part-3/
FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com )
Internalized Transphobia, Trans Parents (and Mother's Day), Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting, Cis Spousal and Partner Support, Cis Grief, Transmedicalism (and WPATH version 1), The 2022 US Trans Survey Report parts 1-4, Coming Out as Trans
Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music.
Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane
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The Trans Allegory of KPop Demon Hunters, part 2
mardi 18 août 2026 • Durée
The trans allegory of KPop Demon Hunters continues! This week we deal with denial of our truth, and see how our first encounter with the trans community can truly change things for us... even as we fear losing the status society "gifted" us with when it declared we were cis. Comic writer Jeremy Holt returns to discuss needing to be creative and a single bag of cashews!
JEREMY HOLT
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyholtbooks
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jeremyholtbooks.com
Website: https://www.jeremyholtbooks.com
TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/08/18/the-imperfect-trans-allegory-of-kpop-demon-hunters-part-2/
FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com )
Photos and Reflections, Gender Dysphoria, Boymode/Girlmode, Trans Politics 1: Stop Tolerating Transphobia, Internalized Transphobia, Tucking and Binding, The Trans Allegory of Barbie, Coming Out as Trans
Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music.
Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane
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The Trans Allegory of KPop Demon Hunters, part 1
mardi 11 août 2026 • Durée
Kpop Demon Hunters has taken the world by storm, and settled itself deep in the hearts of many trans people, myself included. Is it a trans allegory? Let's take a look and see what this remarkable animated film has to say about transness. We discuss context, names, and dive in by timestamps! And yes, we talk about "Golden". Comic writer Jeremy Holt joins us to discuss the difference between gender and sexuality, and how it's never too late to reshape yourself if you just add water. Are you aggressively hetero?
JEREMY HOLT
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyholtbooks
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jeremyholtbooks.com
Website: https://www.jeremyholtbooks.com
TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/08/11/the-imperfect-trans-allegory-of-kpop-demon-hunters-part-1/
FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com )
Sexuality is Not Gender, 2022 Trans Rep in Media, 2023 Trans Rep in Media, 2024 Trans Rep in Media, 2025 Trans Rep in Media, The Trans Allegory of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Ad Astra Per Aspera, The Trans Allegory of Silo, Internalized Transphobia, Implicit Queerphobia, Bodily Autonomy (and my tattoo), Gender Dysphoria, Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting, Gendered Childhoods, Trans History 1: How and Why We Name Trans People in History, The Constant Fight, Cis Grief, Cis Spousal and Partner Support, The Signs Were Always There
Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music.
Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane
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