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Trans people are human beings (shocking, but true!). And that means that art made by human beings, even cisgender ones, can speak to trans people in profound ways. One of the easiest ways to see, or hear, this in action is in the popular music of our culture. This week we talk context, how cis artists can actually make really trans art, how maybe some of those artists weren't cis at all, and start our journey through song, with the 1s, 2s, and 3s (on my transiness scale of 1-10). Featuring songs from REO Speedwagon, Tom Petty, Selena Gomez, Mike and the Mechanics, Queen, Kelly Clarkson, Train, Taylor Swift, and Wilson Phillips! There's nothing so earnest as an 80s love song! TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/10/20/trans-allegories-in-popular-music-part-1/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) The Trans Allegory of Silo, The Trans Allegory of The Twilight Zone's "Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room," The Trans Allegory of KPop Demon Hunters, The Trans Allegory of Lisa Frankenstein, The Trans Allegory of Barbie, The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, The Trans Allegory of The Little Mermaid's "Part of Your World," Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting REFERENCE MATERIAL YouTube playlist of featured songs - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPoeAMccg7-U Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://bookshop.org/p/books/begin-transmission-hardback-the-trans-allegories-of-the-matrix-tilly-bridges/d7fc956cacc4da97 You’ve Never Seen a Movie Like I Saw the TV Glow - https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/jane-schoenbrun-i-saw-the-tv-glow-interview 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

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 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/2026/10/13/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. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

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. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

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. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

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. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

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I came out publicly six years ago today! And that means it's time for my annual check in on all things transition-related. Let's see where everything's at, and what changed since year five. We'll be off the rest of July for SDCC (stay tuned for our appearance schedules!), but Tilly's Trans Tuesdays will return on August 4... with my next trans allegory deep-dive! TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/07/07/six-years-out-and-on-hrt-check-in/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) One Year Out and on HRT Retrospective, Two Years Out and on HRT Retrospective, Three Years Out and on HRT Retrospective, Four Years Out and on HRT Retrospective, Five Years Out and on HRT Retrospective, Confidence 3: Embracing Your True Self, Gender Dysphoria, Body Hair, A Pandemic Transition, Photos and Reflections, Trans Voices 1-3, Trans Body Hacking, Radical Trans Acceptance (roller derby), Hair 1-2, Bodily Autonomy (and my tattoo), Hormone Replacement Therapy, Internalized Transphobia, Heavily Gendered Clothes REFERENCE MATERIAL Just Another Summer, a queer trans YA graphic novel - https://maverickgraphicnovels.com/product/just-another-summer-vol-1/ Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming, a second finale for the show (with reunions!), full five-issue series collected in on volume - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/815846/star-trek-voyager--homecoming-by-susan-bridges-tilly-bridges-angel-hernandez/ Princesses of the DC Universe, a middle-grade/all ages teen girl space adventure comedy - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/830701/princesses-of-the-dc-universe-by-susan-bridges/ The effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on the human eye - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11944225/ 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

Rainbow Capitalism is terrible. Flat-out awful, even though trans and queer customers SHOULD be catered to as part of any company's customer base. But it's got to be legit, without them donating to people who want to strip our rights away. But when those same bad people get into power, it's amazing how quickly Pride merch evaporated... or came back without any trans options. Author Mia V. Moss returns to discuss finding your hidden guardrails and having your Alice in Wonderland moment! Where's my Pride Pizza?! MIA V. MOSS Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/magicrobotcarnival.com Website: https://www.magicrobotcarnival.com TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/06/30/rainbow-capitalism-2-from-bad-to-worse/ REFERENCE MATERIAL 2023 Target Pride Month merchandise backlash - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Target_Pride_Month_merchandise_backlash Target scales back on its LGBTQ+ merchandise ahead of Pride Month 2024 - https://www.npr.org/2024/05/15/1251355534/target-scales-back-pride-month-merchandise-2024 Target says Pride collection will appear in 'select' stores, cuts LGBTQ apparel for kids - https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/target-says-pride-collection-will-appear-select-stores-cuts-lgbtq-appa-rcna151628 Several of the GOP’s Most Fiercely Anti-Trans Candidates Lost Their Elections - https://truthout.org/articles/several-of-the-gops-most-fiercely-anti-trans-candidates-lost-their-elections/ Target Moves Pride Merchandise Aside To Spotlight Father’s Day And July 4th Holidays - https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2025/06/07/target-moves-pride-merchandise-aside-to-spotlight-fathers-day-and-july-4th-holidays/ Here Are All The Companies Rolling Back DEI Programs - https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/04/11/ibm-reportedly-walks-back-diversity-policies-citing-inherent-tensions-here-are-all-the-companies-rolling-back-dei-programs/ Big Brands Are Pulling Back on Pride Merchandise and Events This Year - https://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2025/06/big-brands-pull-pride-support/ Shop Star Trek Pride - https://shop.startrek.com/collections/pride IKEA Canada celebrates stories of love and representation with custom Love Seats inspired by 2SLGBTQ+ Pride flags - https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/ikea-canada-and-2slgbtq-designers-celebrate-stories-of-love-and-representation-with-love-seats-inspired-by-pride-flags-855485302.html Black consumers are boycotting corporations retreating from DEI - https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/us/black-consumers-boycotts-dei-target/ These 25 major companies still have DEI practices - https://www.advocate.com/news/companies-keeping-dei Costco Smashes Comparable Sales Expectations, Outpaces Big Box Peers - https://seekingalpha.com/news/4598105-costco-smashes-comparable-sales-expectations-outpaces-big-box-peers Target deals fall flat as consumers shop elsewhere - https://www.thestreet.com/retail/target-deals-fall-flat-as-consumers-shop-elsewhere Costco tops sales views but earnings, membership numbers fall short - https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/topstocks/costco-sales-accelerate-analysts-lift-targets-with-earnings-due/ar-AA24ijdF Costco is looking like the big winner after Target's DEI rollback - https://www.businessinsider.com/shoppers-ditching-target-choosing-costco-after-dei-shift-2025-3 Most Americans support brands that back Pride and politicians who oppose anti-LGBTQ+ attacks - https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/most-americans-support-brands-that-back-pride-politicians-who-oppose-anti-lgbtq-attacks/ 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

We talk with author Mia V. Moss about their upcoming debut novel, "The Heresy of Thieves!" Learn all about this upcoming queer epic fantasy novel, releasing October 6 from Dark Matter Ink! Who gets to decide who you are? MIA V. MOSS Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/magicrobotcarnival.com Website: https://www.magicrobotcarnival.com TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/06/23/interview-with-mia-v-moss-about-the-heresy-of-thieves/ REFERENCE MATERIAL The Heresy of Thieves - https://darkmattermagazine.shop/products/the-heresy-of-thieves Articles of Interest podcast - https://www.articlesofinterest.co/podcast 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

I recently discovered that without realizing, I have apparently so fully embraced and accepted who I am, that I am literally excited to be perceived. Let's talk about how that can sneak up on you, and how so fully loving who you are can change experiences in ways you never dreamed were possible. And yes, this is Confidence 3, but it's also Gender Euphoria 2, and Halloween (and the fear of embracing your true self) 2, because everything's connected, and we'll talk about that too. Our sound editor Jillian Morgan returns to discuss being awkward on stage and bringing it all together! My humanness shows all over the place! Free the frogs! JILLIAN MORGAN Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/audiojillian.bsky.social TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/06/16/confidence-3-embracing-your-true-self/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Confidence, Confidence 2, Gender Euphoria, Halloween, Photos and Reflections, Trans Voices, Performative Allyship, Gender Dysphoria, Finding Our Trans Style REFERENCE MATERIAL The Joy Who Lived: Trans Art in Los Angeles and Online - https://joywholived.com/ Robo Waitress Assassins cyberpunk action dramedy live performance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjkYlyMiVSg Birdguest.com: Tilly Bridges and Susan Bridges - https://www.birdguest.com/ Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BY2FCSVX/ 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

We all have hopes and dreams, and imagine how transition is going to go, and who we really are inside. But often the only way to actually get to that true person inside is by letting go of our preconceived notions of who we were going to be. Our sound editor Jillian Morgan joins us to discuss figuring yourself out, and being "just not a boy." It's magically curly! JILLIAN MORGAN Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/audiojillian.bsky.social TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/09/letting-go/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Hair, Hair 2 (first haircut), Finding Our Trans Style, Heavily Gendered Clothes and Trans People, Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting, Gender Dysphoria, Giving Yourself Permission (to explore gender), Trans Courage REFERENCE MATERIAL Happy Accidents: On Keeping Yourself Open to Possibilities - https://www.writersdigest.com/be-inspired/happy-accidents-on-keeping-yourself-open-to-possibilities 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

Every single day living as a trans person in the US is an unending battle on dozens of different fronts, and it all adds up and takes a toll. Let's talk about what it's like when you're attacked every day, from every angle, and the constant fight that bigoted (or indifferent) cis people have turned our lives into. Actress and writer Nicole Maines returns to discuss deciding our own paths, and how there's a million and one ways to be a person. Listen up, Beverly! NICOLE MAINES Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nicoleamaines.bsky.social Insta: https://www.instagram.com/nicoleamaines TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/06/the-constant-fight/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Hormone Replacement Therapy, Tucking and Binding, Trans Kids 1: Facts and Dangers, Trans Kids 2: The Intake Exam and Trans Flight, The False Dichotomy, 2022 US Trans Survey Results 1-4, Boymode/Girlmode, Gender Dysphoria, Trans Panic, Names and Pronouns, Misgendering and Passing, Trans Sports 1: Origins and "Advantages," Trans Sports 2: Science and Bigotry, Complete Trans Healthcare (or lack thereof), Legal Name and Gender Marker Change, Trans Representation in Media 2022, Trans Representation in Media 2023 1-3, Trans Representation in Media 2024 1-3, Trans Representation in Media 2025 1-4, Bad Representation: Lovecraft Country, Bad Representation: Emilia Perez, Chasers and the Fetishization of Trans Women 2: Reactions and Origins, TERFs, Trans Voices 1: Gendering, Trans Voices 2: Hearing the True You, Trans Rage 1: Stop Forgetting About Us, Trans Rage 2: Cis Apathy, The Erasure of Trans Men, Trans Politics 2: You Must Vote to Protect Us, Trans History 1: How and Why We Name Trans People in History, Trans Intersectionality REFERENCE MATERIAL Transgender teen asked to submit to TSA strip search - https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2021/09/city-rdu-tsa-transgender-strip-search-lawsuit The Horrible Things That Happen to Trans People Going Through Airport Security - https://www.vice.com/en/article/transgender-airport-security-harassment-experiences-tsa/ 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/ The Pink Triangle - https://www.thepinktriangle.com/history/symbol.html Excerpt read from Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BY2FCSVX/ 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

You know her as Dreamer from the CW's SUPERGIRL, and from roles in YELLOWJACKETS, CLEAN SLATE, and BIT. She's now the writer of multiple DC comics featuring Dreamer, including Suicide Squad: Dream Team, Bad Dream: A Dreamer Story, the Justice League Intergalactic Special and the upcoming DREAM GIRLS limited series. We talk all things Dreamer, trying to get roles as a trans actress, and we be gettin' T-turnt! We do be choosing some shit like "Lavender". Give me the bleeping 'mones! NICOLE MAINES Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nicoleamaines.bsky.social Insta: https://www.instagram.com/nicoleamaines TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/05/26/interview-with-nicole-maines-about-dreamer/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Trans Representation in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 Media reports, Trans Panic REFERENCE MATERIAL DC Announces "Justice League: Dream Girls" - a DC Pride event - https://www.dc.com/blog/2026-03-18/dc-announces-justice-league-dream-girls-a-dc-pride-event 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

You don't get to just call yourself an ally to trans people without action to back it up. Ally is a verb, and if you're not willing to do even the easiest, smallest thing to help trans people, you are not our ally. No matte how much you want to think you are so that you can feel like a good person. So let's talk about what performative allyship looks like, so you know how to avoid falling into that trap. Writer, comedian, and actress Riley Silverman returns to discuss taking small steps, and the line between work and fun! RILEY SILVERMAN Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rileysilverman.bsky.social Insta: https://www.instagram.com/rileysilverman Website: https://www.rileysilverman.com TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/05/performative-allyship/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Transmedicalsim (and WPATH version 1), Trans Day of Visibility (yes you are trans enough), Trans Politics 1 and 2, Trans Panic, Stop Staring at Us (trans people are human beings), Trans Microaggressions, No Escape 1 and 2, The Fetishization of Trans Women 2, Gender Dysphoria, Photos and Reflections, Photos 2: The Selfie Apocalypse, Trans Voices 1-3, Performative Allyship 2: False Allyship, Proactive Allyship (be an accomplice) REFERENCE MATERIAL Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BY2FCSVX/ Keanu Reeves Didn’t Know The Matrix Was a Trans Allegory - https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/08/keanu-reeves-the-matrix-trans-allegory Lilly Wachowski's Latest Project Is Mentoring Up-and-Coming Trans Filmmakers of Color - https://www.them.us/story/lilly-wachowski-mentoring-the-matrix-interview 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

Did you know that in the large majority of the United States, a violent cis person can attack a trans person, and a valid legal defense in court is "trans panic?" It's some bad nonsense, we'll discuss what it is, why it's a nightmare, and what we can do about it. Writer, comedian, and actress Riley Silverman joins us to discuss online fan discourse, and installing the right operating system for your body. This is not your regular, garden variety misogyny! RILEY SILVERMAN Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rileysilverman.bsky.social Insta: https://www.instagram.com/rileysilverman Website: https://www.rileysilverman.com TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/09/trans-panic/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) The 2022 US Trans Survey Report parts 1-4, The Fetishization of Trans Women 1-2 REFERENCE MATERIAL Gay and trans panic defense - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_and_trans_panic_defense Gay/Trans Panic Defense Bans - https://mapresearch.org/equality-map/gay-trans-panic-defense-bans/ A Bill That Would Ban Pornography in the U.S. Also Takes Aim at Trans People - https://www.them.us/story/trans-rights-ioda-porn-ban-bill-mike-lee-project-2025 Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Beating Death of Transgender Woman - https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/20/nyregion/man-sentenced-to-12-years-in-beating-death-of-transgender-woman.html California Becomes First State to Ban Gay, Trans 'Panic' Defenses - https://www.advocate.com/crime/2014/09/29/california-becomes-first-state-ban-gay-trans-panic-defenses 'Gay panic' defense tactic under scrutiny at conference - https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SAN-FRANCISCO-Gay-panic-defense-tactic-under-2515822.php Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2018 - https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3188/text Several of the GOP’s Most Fiercely Anti-Trans Candidates Lost Their Elections - https://truthout.org/articles/several-of-the-gops-most-fiercely-anti-trans-candidates-lost-their-elections/ 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

What happens to trans women when we call out and name chasers? Where does our fetishization come from? It may (not) surprise you to learn it's from the exact same people responsible for astroturfing the entire anti-trans movement, the same class of people responsible for so many of the crimes they accuse trans women of. And holy crap, do I have receipts. And you need to know that IT'S ALL CONNECTED. Buckle up, it's gonna be bumpy. Actor, comedian, and writer Boone Williams returns to discuss using your privilege and platform, and how trans people love Sonic the Hedgehog! BOONE WILLIAMS Insta: https://www.instagram.com/boonewwilliams TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@boonewwilliams TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/05/05/chasers-and-the-fetishization-of-trans-women-2-reactions-and-origins/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Chasers and the Fetishization of Trans Women 1: Explanation and Examples, Trans Intersectionality, Implicit Queerphobia, Transmedicalism (and WPATH version 1), Trans Sports 1-2, Trans Kids 1-2, The Erasure of Trans Men REFERENCE MATERIAL Anti-LGBTQ+ Grooming Narrative Surged More Than 400% - https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/new-report-anti-lgbtq-grooming-narrative-surged-more-than-400-on-social-media-following-floridas-dont-say-gay-or-trans-law-as-social-platforms-enabled-extremist-politicians-and-their-allies-to-peddle-inflamatory-discriminatory-rhetoric Pizzagate conspiracy theory - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory What 3 million new documents tell us about Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein - https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/politics/new-documents-trump-epstein How Trump Appears in the Epstein Files - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/us/trump-epstein-files.html The New York Times Quotes Trans People Less Often Than Other Major News Outlets - https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/new-york-times-trans-quotes-tracker Former NYT Editor Lays Out How The Paper Pushes Anti-Trans Bigotry - https://transnews.network/p/a-directive-from-above-former-nyt-editor-lays-out-how-the-paper-pushes-anti-trans-bigotry Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump - https://www.npr.org/2026/02/24/nx-s1-5723968/epstein-files-trump-accusation-maxwell The Rise of the ‘Sigma Male’, a New Kind of Toxic Masculinity - https://www.vice.com/en/article/sigma-male-toxic-masculinity/ Jeffrey Epstein vs. transgender people - https://www.transgendermap.com/people/jeffrey-epstein/ Emails Reveal Epstein Encouraged Controversial Scientist to Study “Transgender Biology” - https://www.them.us/story/jeffrey-epstein-robert-trivers-transgender-research-emails How the pseudoscience is made: From dark money to an academic journal - https://queersciencelab.beehiiv.com/p/how-the-pseudoscience-is-made-from-dark-money-to-an-academic-journal Billionaire-Funded Anti-Trans Bathroom/Sports Ban Ballot Initiative Moves Forward In Maine - https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/billionaire-funded-anti-trans-bathroomsports We Have to Talk About Dr. Ting and Epstein - https://www.burnsnotice.com/we-have-to-talk-about-dr-ting-and-epstein/ When a trans woman first accused Jeffrey Epstein of rape, the media mocked her - https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/when-a-trans-woman-first-accused-jeffrey-epstein-of-the-media-mocked-her/ Epstein transgender bombshell: Powerful men closed ranks while a trans teen was left to fend for herself - https://www.queerty.com/epstein-transgender-bombshell-powerful-men-closed-ranks-while-a-trans-teen-was-left-to-fend-for-herself-20260205/ Epstein Backed ‘Billionaires’ Dinner’ Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures - https://transnews.network/p/epstein-backed-prominent-anti-trans-figures Fossil Fuel Billionaires Are Bankrolling the Anti-Trans Movement - https://atmos.earth/political-landscapes/fossil-fuel-billionaires-are-bankrolling-the-anti-trans-movement/ Trans rights aren’t tanking the Democrats - https://www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-not-to-defeat-authoritarianism/julia-serano/ Trans Porn Rose 75% In Popularity This Year on Pornhub - https://www.them.us/story/trans-porns-pornhub-popularity Data Finds Republicans are Obsessed with Searching for Transgender Porn - https://lawsuit.org/general-law/republicans-have-an-obsession-with-transgender-pornography/ Pornhub reveals the age group who surprisingly watches the most adult trans content - https://www.out.com/gay-entertainment/pornhub-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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

Trans women and femmes face extra, unique barriers in our society, and one of the worst is chasers. Let's talk about what they are, what they do, and why they're so awful... as I give you the tiniest peek into what it's like for me to exist as a trans woman on the internet. It's not good! Actor, comedian, and writer Boone Williams joins us to discuss craft services pizza and Sellin' Ice Cream. Strap in for mountains of horribleness! BOONE WILLIAMS Insta: https://www.instagram.com/boonewwilliams TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@boonewwilliams TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/05/chasers-and-the-fetishization-of-trans-women/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) 2022 US Trans Survey parts 1-4, Misgendering and Passing, Trans Representation in Media 2022, Trans Representation in Media 2023, Trans Representation in Media 2024, Trans Representation in Media 2025, Photos and Reflections, Photos 2: The Selfie Apocalypse, Implicit Queerphobia REFERENCE MATERIAL Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BY2FCSVX/ Meta's New Policies: How They Endanger LGBTQ+ Communities - https://www.hrc.org/news/metas-new-policies-how-they-endanger-lgbtq-communities-and-our-tips-for-staying-safe-online 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

We've talked about systems that aren't set up to acknowledge the existence of trans folks... so now let's talk about some that are the complete opposite! Because making things easy on us is actually not that hard to do, when you care to. Comic writer and musician Magdalene Visaggio returns to discuss letting the feelings be and writing and performing this show's theme song! MAGDALENE VISAGGIO Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/magsvisaggio.com TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/19/inclusive-bureaucracy/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Discriminatory Bureaucracy, Legal Name and Gender Marker Change, Names and Pronouns, Trans Voices 1-3 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

It's more than bad enough when bigots try to legislate trans people out of existence, but that's not all we have to deal with. So much of the world is set up by and for cis people, and isn't even made to acknowledge that trans people exist. Let's discuss what happens when we run into those systems, and the problems it can cause. Comic writer and musician Magdalene Visaggio joins us to discuss super mullets and writing your way to transition! MAGDALENE VISAGGIO Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/magsvisaggio.com TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/19/discriminatory-bureaucracy/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Performative Allyship, Performative Allyship 2: False Allyship, Proactive Allyship (be an accomplice), Trans Politics 1: Stop Tolerating Transphobia, Trans Politics 2: You Must Vote to Protect Us, No Escape, No Escape 2: Some Escape, Trans Kids 2: Trans Flight and the Intake Exam, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Gender Dysphoria, Transmedicalism (and WPATH version 1), A Pandemic Transition, Trans Voices 1-3, Photos and Reflections, Photos 2: The Selfie Apocalypse, Trans Microaggressions, 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

We've talked about how difficult it can be for trans people to escape the way society others us and constantly reminds us of our transness. This week we take it a step further and look at a legitimately dehumanizing situation I went through, and how one true cis accomplice turned everything around by standing up for me. Author Alex Ritany returns to discuss being a forever DM and soupy gender identities! ALEX RITANY Insta: https://www.instagram.com/alexritany Website: https://www.aritany.com/ TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/09/no-escape-2-some-escape-aka-cis-allyship/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) No Escape, A Pandemic Transition, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Trans Voices 1-3, Boymode/Girlmode, Names and Pronouns, Misgendering and Passing, Proactive Allyship (be an accomplice) 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

"Maybe Tomorrow I'll Know" is an upcoming YA queer trans bodyswap time loop novel, which is just as wonderfully wild as it sounds. We interview author Alex Ritany and talk all about this fabulous book, releasing April 7! We also talk about writing as an escape, and the death spiral tar pit! ALEX RITANY Insta: https://www.instagram.com/alexritany Website: https://www.aritany.com/ TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/03/31/interview-with-alex-ritany-about-maybe-tomorrow-ill-know/ REFERENCE MATERIAL Maybe Tomorrow I'll Know (preorder) - https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324083634 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

James Gunn's Superman film is, perhaps, the most quietly trans-affirming superhero movie ever made. Let's talk about the inherent queerness of the superhero genre, what makes Superman so special, and why the 2025 film adaptation hit so many trans people like a Kryptonian at mach 5. Comic writer Jadzia Axelrod joins us to discuss spheres of space! Will you fall into her trap? What's YOUR secret identity? JADZIA AXELROD Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/planetx.bsky.social Website: https://www.jadziaaxelrod.com TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/03/24/supermans-trans-affirmation/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Gender Dysphoria, Parents Who Will Never Know the Real You (aka My Dad), A Trans Re-wedding, The Past and Why it Haunts Us, Boymode/Girlmode, Coming Out as Trans, Trans Kids 1-2, Cis Spousal and Partner Support 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

Did you know that DC Comics has a trans woman superhero? They actually have more than one! And Galaxy is the first one to ever get her own series, and have her name in the title! We interview Galaxy creator/writer Jadzia Axelrod and talk all about this truly amazing character, in anticipation of her next graphic novel, "Galaxy: As the World Falls Down," releasing May 5! JADZIA AXELROD Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/planetx.bsky.social Website: https://www.jadziaaxelrod.com TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/03/17/interview-with-jadzia-axelrod-about-galaxy/ REFERENCE MATERIAL Galaxy: The Prettiest Star - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/696723/galaxy-the-prettiest-star-by-jadzia-axelrod/ Bad Dream: A Dreamer Story - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737886/bad-dream-a-dreamer-story-by-nicole-maines/ Galaxy: As the World Falls Down (preorder!) - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/799756/galaxy-2-as-the-world-falls-down-by-jadzia-axelrod/ 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

Something amazing's happening in Los Angeles -- The Joy Who Lived, a two week trans theater festival, with trans people telling our own stories without cis gatekeepers. It's beautiful, it's healing, it's a joyous celebration of transness. And the good news is you can see the entire festival even if you're not in L.A.... because it'll all be livestreamed! Tickets are available now! Producer, performer, musician, and Joy Who Lived steering and programming committee member, Aurora Zenith, joins us to discuss how you can support and get involved with the festival, and surprise extroversion! Listen: find Laser. Also, I'm powerful! THE JOY WHO LIVED FESTIVAL Website: https://joywholived.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/joywholived AURORA ZENITH Insta: https://www.instagram.com/aurorazenith TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/03/10/interview-with-aurora-zenith-about-the-joy-who-lived-trans-theater-festival/ 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

Time to wrap our discussion of trans rep in media from last year, with discussion on Resident Alien, Star Trek Strange New Worlds, The Studio, Survival of the Thickest, Upload, Wayward, and more! And then we'll take a look at the overall numbers from the year, and compare them to my last three annual reports. What do you think happened to the numbers in terms of trans rep? It's probably exactly what you think. Jessie Earl returns to discuss not being flapped! Get her a microscope! JESSIE EARL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JessieGender1 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jessiegender.bsky.social Identiteaze on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/jessiegender-identiteaze TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/03/03/trans-representation-in-2025-media-part-4-tv-part-1/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Trans Representation in 2025 Media parts 1-3, Trans Representation in 2022 Media, Trans Representation in 2023 Media parts 1-3, Trans Representation in 2024 Media parts 1-3, The Trans Allegory of Star Trek Strange New Worlds' Ad Astra Per Aspera 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

We continue our examination of complete seasons of tv I saw in 2025, with some good rep, some decidedly *weird* "rep", and one show that's so tropey it's really harmful. Featuring discussion of Loot, Murderbot, Only Murders in the Building, The Pitt, Pluribus, Poker Face, and more! Jessie Earl returns to discuss competency porn and makin' biscuits! JESSIE EARL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JessieGender1 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jessiegender.bsky.social Identiteaze on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/jessiegender-identiteaze TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/02/24/trans-representation-in-2025-media-part-3-tv-part-2/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Trans Representation in 2025 Media parts 1-2, Cis People Get Gender Affirming Healthcare Too, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Proactive Allyship (be an accomplice) 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

Let's dig in to complete seasons of television I watched in 2025, and have some in depth discussions about "Clean Slate," "Doctor Who," "Hacks," "Heated Rivalry," "Ironheart," "Last of Us," and more! Jessie Earl returns and sounds very wavy. We can shit it up! JESSIE EARL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JessieGender1 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jessiegender.bsky.social Identiteaze on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/jessiegender-identiteaze TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/02/17/trans-representation-in-2025-media-part-2-tv-part-1/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Trans Representation in 2025 Media part 1, Cis Grief, Tucking and Binding, Trans Roles and Stories (and who gets to tell them and play them) 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

It's time for my annual trans rep in media report! Let's talk about the good, the bad, and the yikes, starting with every recent movie I saw in 2025! Includes "The Day the World Blew Up," "Kpop Demon Hunters," "National Anthem," "O'Dessa," "Saving Buddy Charles," "We're All Going to the World's Fair," and more! JESSIE EARL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JessieGender1 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jessiegender.bsky.social Identiteaze on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/jessiegender-identiteaze TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/02/10/trans-representation-in-2025-media-part-1-movies/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Trans Representation in 2022 Media, Trans Representation in 2023 Media parts 1-3, Trans Representation in 2024 Media parts 1-3, Bad Representation: Emilia Perez, Implicit Queerphobia, Cis is Not a Slur (there is no default human), The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

There's almost nothing in this world better than gender euphoria, and yes I'm aware of both pizza and sex. Let's talk about what it is, where it comes from, and how chasing it can often be a more clear indicator of transness than trying to alleviate its opposite, gender dysphoria. Therapist and trash connoisseur Theo Embeck returns to discuss the dice lottery and the hubris of a big swing and a miss! Dress. Go. Spinny. TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/07/gender-euphoria/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Gender Dysphoria, Transmedicalism (and WPATH version 1), Bodily Autonomy (and my tattoo), Hair 1-2, Halloween (and the fear of your true self), Heavily Gendered Clothes and Trans People, Body Hacking, Trans Voices 1-3, The Trans Allegory of Lisa Frankenstein, The Trans Allegory of Barbie, The Trans Allegory of Real Genius, The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, Trans Kids 1-2, How Do You Know if You're Trans REFERENCE MATERIAL Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BY2FCSVX/ 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

When so much of the news seems devoted to transphobia, fear, and taking trans people's rights away, the baseline of how trans acceptance SHOULD be can feel absolutely radical. Let's talk about what that's like with what is, perhaps, the platonic ideal of trans inclusion: Roller Derby. Therapist and trash connoisseur Theo Embeck joins us to discuss starting small, and seeing yourself through the eyes of your community. I'm marker impervious! TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/01/27/radical-trans-acceptance-roller-derby/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) What Real Cis Acceptance Looks Like, Body Hacking, The False Dichotomy, Cis is Not a Slur (there is no default human), Performative Allyship, Performative Allyship 2: False Allyship, Trans Sports 1 and 2, Misgendering and Passing, Rainbow Capitalism, TERFs REFERENCE MATERIAL The roller derby community’s fight to save the inclusive sport they built - https://xtramagazine.com/culture/roller-derby-sports-bans-gender-inclusivity-271947 Judge halts New York county from enforcing trans athlete ban after roller derby league sues - https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/judge-halts-new-york-county-transgender-athlete-ban-rcna236656 Women’s Flat Track Derby Association - https://wftda.com/ Roller derby - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_derby The Tillyverse Discord server - https://discord.gg/rzX9bAEEuD Captain Painway derby updates - https://bsky.app/profile/tillybridges.bsky.social/search?q=painway SFV Roller Derby - https://sfvrollerderby.com/ 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

Self actualization finally arrives! And though the cis people in our lives may treat us like we're dead, we say goodbye to the false shell that got us here... and become our true selves for good. Kent Eigengrau returns to discuss final girls and the revulsion of "mutilation"! Oh this movie is TRANS trans. Tilly's Trans Tuesdays will return on January 27, 2026! KENT EIGENGRAU Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kent-eigengrau-444447268/ GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/83ea7687f Art: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/browse?artist=%22Kent%20Eigengrau%22 Tabula Rasa game: https://wildestworlds.itch.io/tabula-rasa-discovery TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/12/23/the-unintentionally-intentional-trans-allegory-of-lisa-frankenstein-part-8/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Cis Grief, Cis Spousal and Partner Support, Cis People Get Gender Affirming Healthcare Too, The False Dichotomy, The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow REFERENCE MATERIAL Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BY2FCSVX/ 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

When transition progresses further than ever before, when you're more of your true self than you've ever been... it can cause the people around you to reveal THEIR true selves, and they can end up being people we don't really want to be around. Kent Eigengrau returns to discuss Barbies and fireworks! Gimme trans hearts only! KENT EIGENGRAU Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kent-eigengrau-444447268/ GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/83ea7687f Art: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/browse?artist=%22Kent%20Eigengrau%22 Tabula Rasa game: https://wildestworlds.itch.io/tabula-rasa-discovery TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/12/16/the-unintentionally-intentional-trans-allegory-of-lisa-frankenstein-part-7/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, Cis People Get Gender Affirming Healthcare Too, Trans Kids 1: Facts and Dangers, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Performative Allyship, False Allyship, Gender Euphoria, Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting REFERENCE MATERIAL Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BY2FCSVX/ 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

The world looks and feels very different once you start transition, and suddenly you see danger everywhere. But we're going to reject toxic femininity for good, as well as the kind of man society tells us we should be. Kent Eigengrau returns to discuss cats having problems and seahorse dads! Pro writers come up with stuff! KENT EIGENGRAU Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kent-eigengrau-444447268/ GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/83ea7687f Art: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/browse?artist=%22Kent%20Eigengrau%22 Tabula Rasa game: https://wildestworlds.itch.io/tabula-rasa-discovery TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/12/09/the-unintentionally-intentional-trans-allegory-of-lisa-frankenstein-part-6/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Stop Staring at Us (trans people are human beings), The Trans Allegory of Real Genius, The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, Trans Kids 2: Trans Flight and the Intake Exam, Transmedicalism (and WPATH version 1), TERFs, Cis People Get Gender Affirming Care Too, Confidence, Confidence 2: Into the Unknown (aka What is Happening aka A Whole New World) REFERENCE MATERIAL Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BY2FCSVX/ WITCHING SEASON: A Witch Horror Comic Anthology - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/philfalco/witch-anthology 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

This week we see the gender conformity hell Lisa's been forced to live in, encounter our true selves for the first time, and try to figure out who we are... all while the cis people who are supposed to love us put their discomfort over our very real pain and needs. Kent Eigengrau returns to discuss physical acting and figuring out deodorant! Make sure I'm dead! KENT EIGENGRAU Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kent-eigengrau-444447268/ GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/83ea7687f Art: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/browse?artist=%22Kent%20Eigengrau%22 Tabula Rasa game: https://wildestworlds.itch.io/tabula-rasa-discovery TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/12/02/the-unintentionally-intentional-trans-allegory-of-lisa-frankenstein-part-5/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Implicit Queerphobia, Internalized Transphobia, The Erasure of Trans Men, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Transmedicalism (and WPATH version 1), No Escape (from reminders I'm trans), Photos 2: The Selfie Apocalypse, Cis Grief, Confidence, Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting, Cis Spousal and Partner Support REFERENCE MATERIAL Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BY2FCSVX/ 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

This week we examine our dreams, very specifically the ones where we imagine we'll someday get to be our true selves. And we dive into the subconscious, which holds the answers, but they're not always easy to see. And when we first get a glimpse of the truth within... it can be scary as hell. Kent Eigengrau returns to discuss having fun with transition, and red angels! KENT EIGENGRAU Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kent-eigengrau-444447268/ GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/83ea7687f Art: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/browse?artist=%22Kent%20Eigengrau%22 Tabula Rasa game: https://wildestworlds.itch.io/tabula-rasa-discovery TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/11/25/the-unintentionally-intentional-trans-allegory-of-lisa-frankenstein-part-4/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) The Trans Allegory of Lisa Frankenstein parts 1-3, The False Dichotomy, Trans Parents (Mother's Day), Gender Euphoria, The Trans Allegory of Barbie, Cis Grief, Tucking and Binding, Sexuality is Not Gender, Trans Day of Visibility (You Are Enough) REFERENCE MATERIAL Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BY2FCSVX/ The Art of Patrick Nagel - https://patricknagel.com/ Elvira and Cassandra Peterson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_Peterson 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

This week we see what happens when we're rejected by those we love when we come out, do some Latin deciphering, and discuss two of the most important single images that drive the transness of this film home. Kent Eigengrau returns to discuss Raiders of the Lost Ark, and how Dungeons and Dragons is great at teaching your friends your pronouns! How do you check your nails? KENT EIGENGRAU Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kent-eigengrau-444447268/ GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/83ea7687f Art: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/browse?artist=%22Kent%20Eigengrau%22 Tabula Rasa game: https://wildestworlds.itch.io/tabula-rasa-discovery TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/11/18/the-unintentionally-intentional-trans-allegory-of-lisa-frankenstein-part-3/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) The Trans Allegory of Lisa Frankenstein parts 1-2, Photos and Reflections, Trans Tabletop Roleplaying Games REFERENCE MATERIAL Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BY2FCSVX/ 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

Tillyvision rolls on with our discussion of Lisa Frankenstein! This week we get into all the things society says we have to do to be women and men, and how awful it is to be perceived when your entire existence is a painful performance! Production assistant, writer, and artist Kent Eigengrau returns to discuss horrible grandpa ties and the ever-changing winds of liberty! Hey cis people: don't be weird! KENT EIGENGRAU Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kent-eigengrau-444447268/ GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/83ea7687f Art: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/browse?artist=%22Kent%20Eigengrau%22 Tabula Rasa game: https://wildestworlds.itch.io/tabula-rasa-discovery TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/11/11/the-unintentionally-intentional-trans-allegory-of-lisa-frankenstein-part-2/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) The Trans Allegory of Lisa Frankenstein part 1, Photos and Reflections, The Trans Allegory of Real Genius, Gendered Childhoods, Cis People Get Gender Affirming Care Too, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Gender Dysphoria, Sexuality is Not Gender, Bodily Autonomy (and my tattoo), Trans History 1, Boymoding and Girlmoding, The Trans Allegory of Barbie, Trans Motivation REFERENCE MATERIAL Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BY2FCSVX/ 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

LISA FRANKENSTEIN is funny, goofy, heartwarming, and delightfully weird. It's also a really deep trans allegory that speaks to transness in a lot of ways, and very specifically to transmasc folks. So let's talk about how the filmmakers might have made an unintentionally intentional allegory, the meaning of names, the metaphoric use of color, and start examining by timestamps! Production assistant, writer, and artist Kent Eigengrau joins us to discuss marrying film and literature, and Victorian gentlemen! KENT EIGENGRAU Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kent-eigengrau-444447268/ GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/83ea7687f Art: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/browse?artist=%22Kent%20Eigengrau%22 Tabula Rasa game: https://wildestworlds.itch.io/tabula-rasa-discovery TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/11/04/the-unintentionally-intentional-trans-allegory-of-lisa-frankenstein-part-1/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) The Trans Allegories of The Matrix, The Trans Allegory of Barbie, The Trans Allegory of Silo s1, The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, The Erasure of Trans Men, Trans Roles and Stories, The False Dichotomy, Gendered Childhoods, Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting, Gender Dysphoria REFERENCE MATERIAL Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BY2FCSVX/ Everything queer in 'Lisa Frankenstein' according to Diablo Cody - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l05TPtyK5tQ Zelda Williams Talks 'Dead of Summer' Transgender Role - https://www.etonline.com/tv/192811_zelda_williams_talks_dead_of_summer_transgender_role_memories_of_dad_robin_williams In ‘We’re All Going to The World’s Fair,’ Director Jane Schoenbrun Found Their Voice and Their Identity - https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/were-all-going-to-the-worlds-fair-jane-schoenbrun-trans-film-1234717052/ Progressively Horrified: We're All Going to the World's Fair! w/ Katie, Sian, Tilly, and Tomi - https://shows.acast.com/progressively-horrified/episodes/worlds-fair 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

Halloween was always a bit rough for me. Free candy's great, but how do you put a costume on top of the costume of the cis person people tell you that you have to be? Even when I had a costume, I was terrified of using any makeup or hair dye... because what I was really afraid of is that I would LIKE those things, and then what would that say about me? Comic and novel writer Ben Kahn returns to discuss respect for the clowns and Marie Kondo-ing your way through transition! Are you smart-headed?? BEN KAHN Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/benkahncomics.bsky.social Insta: https://www.instagram.com/benkahncomics/ Website: https://www.benkahncomics.com/ TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/06/the-fear-of-embracing-your-true-self-halloween/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Gender Dysphoria, The Signs Were Always There (that we're trans), The False Dichotomy, Boymode and Girlmode, Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting, Gendered Childhoods, Internalized Transphobia, 2022 Trans Rep in Media, 2023 Trans Rep in Media, 2024 Trans Rep in Media, Trans Tabletop Roleplaying Games, Coming Out 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

Listen, I love being trans, I really do. I don't want to be cis. But I'd also love to be able to just exist in the world as a human. Transness is just one (big and important) part of who I am, and I'd really like ALL of me to be seen as a whole person and not constantly have to be reminded how I'm "the other." YOU can help make it better! Truly. Comic and novel writer Ben Kahn joins us to discuss wecomics and strategy guides! Some people are not worth the full experience of you. BEN KAHN Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/benkahncomics.bsky.social Insta: https://www.instagram.com/benkahncomics/ Website: https://www.benkahncomics.com/ TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/19/no-escape/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Hormone Replacement Therapy, Transition Setbacks, Names and Pronouns, Good Representation: Cyberpunk 2077, Cis Privilege, Trans Tabletop Roleplaying Games, Ask Tilly Anything part 5, Gender Dysphoria, Body Hair, Gendered Childhoods, Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting REFERENCE MATERIAL Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://ko-fi.com/tillybridges/shop 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 --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

The indie, 8-bit graphic style videogame "When Summer is Over" was so remarkable, and so deeply trans, I had to talk to the lady who made it, CicadaQueenV! We get into why she made it, what she was trying to say with it, and what the response to it has been. Definitely check it out, but heed the content warnings! Videogames can be art! And we can just say "trans," it's not a bad word! CICADAQUEENV Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cicadaqueen.buzz When Summer is Over: https://cicadaqueen.itch.io/when-summer-is-over Itch.io: https://cicadaqueen.itch.io/ Website: https://cicadaqueen.buzz/ TEXT VERSION 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 daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

Coming out can be such a complicated and difficult thing for so many of us. Let's talk about what's involved, how often we have to do it, and why we do it at all... and how the most important thing is that you do it when and how is right for you. Nobody else gets to tell you how to do it! Storyboard artist Nazul "Suli" Sobrino returns to discuss jumping all the way in and how spite is a great motivator! Gimme those goosebumps! NAZUL "SULI" SOBRINO Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/suli.bsky.social TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/10/07/coming-out-as-trans/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com) Body Hacking, Gender Dysphoria, Boymode and Girlmode, Pandemic Transition, What is Trans Tuesday?, Discriminatory Bureaucracy, Inclusive Bureaucracy, 2022 US Trans Survey Report part 4, Cis Spousal and Partner Support, Cis Grief, This is Not for You (aka Trans Day of Visibility, aka Yes You Are Trans Enough) REFERENCE MATERIAL Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://ko-fi.com/tillybridges/shop 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 daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

Birthdays can be rough for many people, but they can be extra difficult for trans people pre-transition... because why is a waking death worth celebrating? We discuss how tough they were, and how discombobulating it was during transition when that all started to change. Storyboard artist Nazul "Suli" Sobrino joins us to discuss how there's so many good things, and sometimes there's no other option. Why would you give a five year old a mug for a gift? Persistence in existence is resistance. NAZUL "SULI" SOBRINO Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/suli.bsky.social TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/16/trans-birthdays/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com) The Past and Why it Haunts Us, The Past 2: The New Past, The Past 3: Trans Grief 1, The Past 4: Trans Grief 2, The Past 5: Recovering Trans Childhoods, Gender Dysphoria, Courage, Confidence, Confidence 2: Into the Unknown aka What is Happening aka A Whole New World, Freeing Up My Brain (lunch with Tilly), Unexpected Bonuses of Transition, Unexpected Changes from Transition 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 daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

So what happens when trans youth are old enough for puberty blockers? What do they have to go through to get access to that care? Let me tell you how difficult it was for me, as an adult, and you'll maybe see how many barriers trans kids actually face. And we discuss the lengths good parents will go to in order to keep their kids safe. Karla, the cis mom of a trans kid, returns to discuss finding your humanity. Trans care is more important than cis mistakes, and children are people, not property! TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/09/23/trans-kids-2-the-intake-exam-and-trans-flight/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com) Trans Kids 1: Facts and Dangers, Gender Dysphoria, Trans Day of Visibility (yes you are trans enough), Bodily Autonomy (and my tattoo), The Trans Allegories of The Matrix, The Trans Allegory of Barbie, The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, The Trans Allegory of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' "Ad Astra Per Aspera", The Trans Allegory of Real Genius, The Trans Allegory of The Twilight Zone's "Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room", Trans Politics 1-2, Performative Allyship, Performative Allyship 2: False Allyship, Proactive Allyship (be an accomplice), No Escape 2: Some Escape REFERENCE MATERIAL Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://ko-fi.com/tillybridges/shop Informed consent/assent in children - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12884032/ Housing and Homelessness - https://transequality.org/issues/housing-homelessness Jobs and Housing - https://ustranssurvey.org/report/jobs-housing/ What I Wish I Knew Before My Child Came Out As Transgender - https://vanessaleenic.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-my-child-came-out-as-transgender/ What I Wish People Knew About Raising A Trans Child - https://www.sparklesandstretchmarks.com/what-i-wish-people-knew-about-raising/ I'm raising a transgender son. My child is not a threat - https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/08/07/parent-trans-kids-gender-affirming-care-trump/85428839007/ Anguish lingers as transgender kids’ families seek medical care outside Texas - https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/27/us/texas-families-transgender-youth-gender-affirming-care-ban New state laws force families with trans kids to seek gender-affirming care elsewhere - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/new-state-laws-force-families-with-trans-kids-to-seek-gender-affirming-care-elsewhere These families say they're leaving the U.S. because of its anti-transgender climate - https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/families-say-leaving-us-anti-transgender-climate-rcna206560​ Families With Trans Kids Are Fleeing the U.S. - https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/trans-youth-trump-leaving-u-s-1235256729/ Trans Relocation Guide: Finding Trans Asylum and Safe Havens - https://translash.org/resources/trans-relocation-guide-finding-trans-asylum-and-safe-havens/ Emergency Funds for Relocating and Supporting Families and Transgender Individuals - https://transbar.org/emergency-funds-for-relocating-and-supporting-families-and-transgender-individuals/ Trans Relocation Assistance - https://translifeline.org/resource_category/relocation-assistance/ Utah lawmakers’ own study found gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Will they lift the treatment ban? - https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/05/22/utah-lawmakers-own-study-found/ Helen Joyce reveals plans to use fears around trans kids as stepping stone to eliminate “trans” in public life - https://transsafety.network/posts/joyce-speech-plans-to-abolish-trans-rights/ BOOKS FOR TRANS KIDS It Feels Good to be Yourself - https://bookshop.org/p/books/it-feels-good-to-be-yourself-a-book-about-gender-identity-theresa-thorn/7b755052cac75b9d My Shadow is Pink - https://bookshop.org/p/books/my-shadow-is-pink-scott-stuart/e7c85ad37127bf61 Call Me Max - https://bookshop.org/p/books/call-me-max-max-and-friends-1-max-and-friends-1-kyle-lukoff/d56c062a3dc543da Me and My Dysphoria Monster - https://bookshop.org/p/books/me-and-my-dysphoria-monster-an-empowering-story-to-help-children-cope-with-gender-dysphoria-laura-kate-dale/62a8e561b592613f Pink , Blue or Rainbow... It's Okay to Be you! - https://bookshop.org/p/books/pink-blue-or-rainbow-it-s-ok-to-be-you-hayley-m-davidson/f1c120b62d13623b Being You - https://bookshop.org/p/books/being-you-a-first-conversation-about-gender-jessica-ralli/11c616ec30704929 Pink, Blue and You! Questions for Kids About Gender Stereotypes - https://bookshop.org/p/books/pink-blue-and-you-questions-for-kids-about-gender-stereotypes-elise-gravel/52b0ecb2491f81df Fred Gets Dressed - https://bookshop.org/p/books/fred-gets-dressed-peter-brown/d2910c2ceef81d84 Who Are You? The Kid's Guide to Gender Identity - https://bookshop.org/p/books/who-are-you-the-kid-s-guide-to-gender-identity-brook-pessin-whedbee/424832cc1ecb65d6 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 daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬