Tilly's Trans Tuesdays

A weekly examination of trans life, trans representation in media, allyship, and even the broad basics of existing as a trans person in our society.

If you're looking for the text versions, please visit TillysTransTuesdays.com.

About The Show

When I publicly came out as trans, I was keenly aware of how much privilege I was giving up in transitioning from a white (seemingly) cis man to a white trans woman. But I was also very much aware of how much privilege I still had. Which is not to say femme white trans ladies have a lot of privilege in our society, but we certainly have more than every trans woman of color.

On top of that, so many trans people lose spouses, family, friends, homes, and jobs when we come out, and I basically lost none of that. So I remain remarkably more privileged than most trans women, and I recognize that and I wanted to USE it to help people.

I’m a writer, it’s what I do. So I had the thought that I would chronicle my transition, and talk about things cis people might never realize about society, and do what I could to take as much pressure off of other trans people as I could. I had no idea how long I’d be writing them, I thought I’d just talk until I ran out of things to talk about. But that never happened, because so many more things keep getting added to the list. Things I myself never even realized (and couldn’t have) until well into my transition.

So here we are, two and a half years after they started, and there’ve been over one hundred installments (this is 119!) and my mega 24-thread deep dive into the intentional trans allegories of the Matrix movies will be released as a book in the summer of 2023. And it’s that book that actually got me thinking about my Trans Tuesdays as a whole. I was a little hesitant to turn the Matrix threads into a book at first, even though many people who’ve read them have asked for exactly that.

But a very small percentage of the population is on social media, and a book could reach an entirely new audience of people. And so many people have told me how those Matrix threads, and these threads in general, have helped them. And that’s the whole reason I started these. I just want to help people. To be as much of a resource as I can. And that led me to the realization that these threads could reach a lot more people if they were also in another medium.

I don’t speak for all trans people. All I can give you is my own perspective. But with the podcast, now I can also give other trans people a platform to talk about these same issues, to share their thoughts on what being trans means to them.

I want to celebrate us, to share the beauty and complexity of our existence with the world. And whether you read on social media, read them from the website, or listen to the podcast (or all three!), thank you for joining me on this journey.

Tilly Bridges
Executive Producer
Pendant Productions

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Episode Archive

Five Year Retrospective

Episode Number: 119

Though I've known I was trans for over a decade, this week marks my five years out and on HRT milestone! So lets see where things are at physically, mentally, socially, and more! What kind of more? Heels! Bikinis! Booooooobs?? I'm a good weird!

Episode download: TTT119.mp3

TEXT VERSION

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
One Year Retrospective, Two Year Retrospective, Three Year Retrospective, Four Year Retrospective, Trans Tabletop Roleplaying Games, Confidence, Confidence 2: Into the Unknown (aka What is Happening aka A Whole New World), Body Hair, A Pandemic Transition, Photos and Reflections, Photos 2: The Selfie Apocalypse, Photos 3: Tilly's Guide to Selfies, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Hair, Hair 2: First Haircut, Trans Voices 1: Gendering, Trans Voices 2: Hearing the True You, Trans Voices 3: Interview with a Speech-Language Pathologist, Parents Who Will Never Know the Real You (aka My Dad), Performative Allyship, Body Hacking, Gender Euphoria, Bodily Autonomy, Anecdotal Trans Healthcare, Transition Setbacks, Finding Our Trans Style

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Long Away film short - https://seedandspark.com/fund/long-away

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

Release Date: July 8, 2025

Run Time: 24:32
The Past 2: The New Past (KJ and Paper Girls)

Episode Number: 118

For trans people who transition as adults, lost childhoods are something we struggle with in a myriad of ways. But sometimes you might just get a little glimpse into what could have been... from art that speaks to you in ways you never could have imagined. This is about life, and love, and loss, this is about Paper Girls, this is about KJ... and this is about me. Writer and nerd June Green returns to discuss betting on yourself and paying the cheese tax. Let's all go pilot our flesh mechs!

Episode download: TTT118.mp3

JUNE GREEN
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saint_june_bloom/

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/08/the-new-past/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Heavily Gendered Clothes and Trans People, Bad Representation: Lovecraft Country, Bad Representation: Emilia Perez, Good Representation: Cyberpunk 2077, Finding our Own Representation (P!nk), Physical Representation and the Hollywood Ideal, The Past and Why it Haunts Us, Trans Representation in Media 2022, Trans Representation in Media 2023, Trans Representation in Media 2024, Hair, Hair 2, Trans Grief 1, Trans Grief 2, Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Long Away film short - https://seedandspark.com/fund/long-away

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

Release Date: July 1, 2025

Run Time: 42:07
Why Is There No Cis Pride?

Episode Number: 117

Pride month! It's about trans and queer people, and that's cool! Why don't cis people get a month too? SO GLAD YOU ASKED. Have a listen and let's talk about what it is that we have to be proud of. Writer and nerd June Green joins us to discuss water conservation in the bog witch community and HRT blow darts! Have you experienced ewwphoria? I'm the most dangerous game!

Episode download: TTT117.mp3

JUNE GREEN
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saint_june_bloom/

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/06/24/why-is-there-no-cis-pride/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Trans Motivation, Trans Intersectionality, The False Dichotomy, Trans History 1, Trans History 2, Trans History 3, Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting, Implicit Queerphobia, The Matrix and its Trans Allegories, Rainbow Capitalism, You Are Trans Enough, Cis Privilege, Confidence, Trans Representation in Media 2022, Trans Representation in Media 2023, Trans Representation in Media 2024, This Is Not For You, Cis Is Not A Slur

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Trans History: A Graphic Novel: From Ancient Times to the Present Day - https://bookshop.org/p/books/trans-history-a-graphic-novel-from-ancient-times-to-the-present-day-alex-l-combs/21746915
The Pink Triangle - https://www.thepinktriangle.com/history/symbol.html
Why It Took Decades for LGBTQ Stories to Be Included in Holocaust History - https://time.com/5953047/lgbtq-holocaust-stories/
The Oppressive History of LGBTQ+ Communities Worldwide - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psychology-for-the-people/202106/the-oppressive-history-of-lgbtq-communities-worldwide
Discrimination in the United States: Experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Americans - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6864400/
LGBTQ Rights Timeline in American History - https://lgbtqhistory.org/lgbt-rights-timeline-in-american-history/
A brief history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender social movements - https://www.apa.org/topics/lgbtq/history
International Men's Day - https://internationalmensday.com/
Begin Transmission: The trans allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BYPFFBGH/

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

Release Date: June 24, 2025

Run Time: 39:24
The Trans Allegory of Star Trek SNW's Ad Astra Per Aspera, part 3

Episode Number: 116

It's time to wrap up this installment of Tillyvision, as Star Trek: Strange New World's "Ad Astra Per Aspera" comes to a close! We talk why we'd want to be part of a society that oppresses us, how and why we can be better, and maybe this show gives us a road map for how we can get there. Critic and journalist Mo Ryan returns to discuss how it's up to those with privilege to USE it to do what you can to help (and has a shoutout for Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg!). What can YOU do to help trans people? Who do we want to be?

Episode download: TTT116.mp3

MAUREEN "MO" RYAN
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/moryan.bsky.social
Instagram: www.instagram.com/moryan66/
Website: moryan.com

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/06/17/the-intentional-trans-allogory-of-strange-new-worlds-ad-astra-per-aspera-part-3/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Cis Apathy, Misgendering and Passing, Unexpected Changes from Transition, A Trans Re-wedding, Trans Tabletop Roleplaying Games

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Begin Transmission: The trans allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BYPFFBGH/
Cis woman ‘fired after customer accused her of being trans’ says it felt like a ‘stab in the back’ - https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/03/27/cis-woman-fired-after-customer-accused-her-of-being-trans-says-it-felt-like-a-stab-in-the-back/
The ‘Star Trek’ Cast on the Radical LGBT+ Representation of ‘Strange New Worlds’ - https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-cast-on-its-radical-lgbt-portrayal/
On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World, by Danya Ruttenberg - https://bookshop.org/p/books/on-repentance-and-repair-making-amends-in-an-unapologetic-world-danya-ruttenberg/19498640

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

Release Date: June 17, 2025

Run Time: 58:52
The Trans Allegory of Star Trek SNW's Ad Astra Per Aspera, part 2

Episode Number: 115

We're back with the meaty middle part of our discussion of Ad Astra Per Aspera! We're going to talk about cis hypocrisy, how some cis people experience so much fear that they might be trans that it motivates their transphobia, and how being "one of the good ones" won't save us. Critic and journalist Maureen Ryan returns to discuss being book birthday buddies and how the bar is in hell! I don't want to hurt other people just to help myself.

Episode download: TTT115.mp3

MAUREEN "MO" RYAN
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/moryan.bsky.social
Instagram: www.instagram.com/moryan66/
Website: moryan.com

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/06/10/the-intentional-trans-allegory-of-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-ad-astra-per-aspera-part-2/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Cis People Get Gender Affirming Healthcare Too, Cis Grief, Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting, Implicit Queerphobia, Internalized Transphobia

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

Release Date: June 10, 2025

Run Time: 52:35
The Trans Allegory of Star Trek SNW's Ad Astra Per Aspera, part 1

Episode Number: 114

Let's dive into two of my favorite things that taste great together... trans allegories, and Star Trek! Season two, episode two of Strange New Worlds, "Ad Astra Per Aspera," rocked my world. Because it shouted with its whole chest TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. So let's get you the context you need if you've never watched a Star Trek, and dive into our main discussion! Critic and journalist Maureen Ryan joins us to discuss confident humility, and how as far as you know there's only one of her!

Episode download: TTT114.mp3

MAUREEN "MO" RYAN MAUREEN "MO" RYAN
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/moryan.bsky.social
Instagram: www.instagram.com/moryan66/
Website: moryan.com

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/06/03/the-intentional-trans-allegory-of-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-ad-astra-per-aspera-part-1/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
A Trans Re-wedding, The Trans Allegory of Barbie, The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, The Trans Allegory of Real Genius, The Trans Allegory of Silo s1, Trans Politics 2: You Must Vote to Protect Us, Proactive Allyship (be an accomplice), Gender Dysphoria, Misgendering and Passing, Transmedicalism (and WPATH version 1), Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting

REFERENCE MATERIAL
IDW August Full 2025 Solicits - https://bleedingcool.com/comics/idw-august-full-2025-solicits-event-horizon-valiant-tmnt-sonic/
Begin Transmission: The trans allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BYPFFBGH/

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

Release Date: June 3, 2025

Run Time: 56:15
Trans Tabletop Roleplaying Games

Episode Number: 113

Tabletop roleplaying games offer everyone a chance to become someone else, just for a little while. And for trans folks, that can lead to some of our earliest experimentation with gender. Comic writer Zoe Tunnell returns to discuss seducing the dragon and dirtbag lesbian chic!

Episode download: TTT113.mp3

ZOE TUNNELL
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/zoewithasword.bsky.social
Website: http://www.zoetunnell.com

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/05/27/trans-tabletop-roleplaying-games/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Implicit Queerphobia, Gender Dysphoria, Gender Euphoria, 2022 Trans Representation in Media, 2023 Trans Representation in Media, 2024 Trans Representation in Media

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Visibility An RPG Magazine from the Trans Community - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/516656/visibility-an-rpg-magazine-from-the-trans-community-issue-1

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

Release Date: May 27, 2025

Run Time: 28:31
Body Hair

Episode Number: 112

Body hair! Love it or hate it, it's something nearly every human has to deal with. And for those of us who hate it, whose dysphoria it makes worse, that can mean a whole intensive process to get rid of it. So let's talk about what all that entails, and why we'd go through it just to have to do it all over again. And again. And again. Comic writer Zoe Tunnell joins us to discuss feeling better in yourself and going buckwild in comics! Space horse!

Episode download: TTT112.mp3

ZOE TUNNELL
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/zoewithasword.bsky.social
Website: http://www.zoetunnell.com

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/20/body-hair/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
This is Not for You (Trans Day of Visibility, Yes You Are Trans Enough), Gender Dysphoria, Gender Euphoria, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Privilege (Time and Money), Internalized Transphobia, Parents Who Will Never Know the Real You (aka My Dad)

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

Release Date: May 20, 2025

Run Time: 27:29
Pushback Overkill

Episode Number: 111

There's a phenomena that happens a lot in the trans and queer community that's hard to define, but when you're so used to having to fight for every single little thing you deserve, it's too easy to sometimes go too far and end up hurting people. Let's go through some examples and talk about how to spot it and why we need to stop it. The 4400 and Clean Slate writer Shomari Kirkwood returns to discuss the joy of building yourself. Tired of working your core? Blow glass!

Episode download: TTT111.mp3

SHOMARI KIRKWOOD
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mxoberon.bsky.social

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/05/13/pushback-overkill/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting, Gendered Childhoods, The False Dichotomy, Trans Day of Visibility (you are trans enough), Transmedicalism (and WPATH version 1), Bad Representation 2: Emilia Perez, Trans Intersectionality, Hormone Replacement Therapy

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Polyamory in the United States - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyamory_in_the_United_States

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

Release Date: May 13, 2025

Run Time: 43:57
Hormone Replacement Therapy

Episode Number: 110

For many trans folks, hormone replacement therapy is a vital part of our transition. Let's talk about why that is, what it does and doesn't do, and a little thing we call... patience. The 4400 and Clean Slate writer Shomari Kirkwood joins us to discuss being part of the world and ewwphoria! The sun is in Aries and the moon is blue.

Episode download: TTT110.mp3

SHOMARI KIRKWOOD
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mxoberon.bsky.social

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/08/hormone-replacement-therapy/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Body Hair, Trans Voices 1-3, Gender Dysphoria, Trans Kids and the Intake Exam, Four Years Out and on HRT Check-in, Transition Setbacks, Anecdotal Trans Healthcare, Body Hacking, Gender Euphoria, Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting, Transmedicalism (and WPATH version 1), Cis People Get Gender Affirming Healthcare Too

REFERENCE MATERIAL
The effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on the human eye - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11944225/
Overview of feminizing hormone therapy - https://web.archive.org/web/20250427214738/https://transcare.ucsf.edu/guidelines/feminizing-hormone-therapy
Estrogen Levels - https://transfemscience.org/articles/hormone-levels-female-puberty/#estrogen-levels
Estrogen HRT Labs at FOLX - https://www.folxhealth.com/library/estrogen-hrt-labs
Medical Association Statements in Support of Health Care for Transgender People and Youth - https://glaad.org/medical-association-statements-supporting-trans-youth-healthcare-and-against-discriminatory/

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

Release Date: May 6, 2025

Run Time: 59:45
The Past 5: Recovering Trans Childhoods

Episode Number: 109

The past can be difficult for those of us who transition as adults, so much so this is our fifth episode exploring it. But sometimes something surprises you, and gives you a little piece of the childhood you missed. Localization producer and comic creator Liam Coballes returns to discuss having a relationship with yourself, and how artists don't make money. Be jealous of my pony!

Episode download: TTT109.mp3

LIAM COBALLES
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/natural_nin/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/naturalnin.bsky.social
https://bsky.app/profile/shifter-komiks.bsky.social

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/04/29/the-past-5-aka-the-new-past4-recovering-trans-childhoods/

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/The New Past 2/Trans Grief 1, The Past 4/The New Past 3/Trans Grief 2, Trans Birthdays, Gender Dysphoria, Unexpected Bonuses of Transition, Heavily Gendered Childhoods, The False Dichotomy, Searching for Meaning (when you're trans and don't know it)

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

Release Date: April 29, 2025

Run Time: 38:12
Tucking and Binding

Episode Number: 108

It's time to talk about an topic that's literally uncomfortable! Tucking and binding can be awful but also amazing, so let's talk about what they are and why we do (or don't) utilize them. Localization producer and comic creator Liam Coballes joins us to discuss the cosplay community and how rocks are cool. Math is hard!

Episode download: TTT108.mp3

LIAM COBALLES
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/natural_nin/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/naturalnin.bsky.social
https://bsky.app/profile/shifter-komiks.bsky.social

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/10/tucking-and-binding/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Transmedicalism (and WPATH version 1), Gender Dysphoria, Trans Freedom, Cis People Get Gender Affirming Healthcare Too, Misgendering and Passing, Boymode and Girlmode, Gender Euphoria, Privilege (time and money), Heavily Gendered Clothes and Trans People

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Inguinal canal - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inguinal_canal
Chest Binding: A Physician’s Guide - https://www.prideinpractice.org/articles/chest-binding-physician-guide/

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

Release Date: April 22, 2025

Run Time: 40:18
Trans History 3: Interview with Alex L. Combs and Andrew Eakett

Episode Number: 107

Join me as I interview creators Alex L. Combs and Andrew Eakett about their new graphic novel, Trans History: From Ancient Times to the Present Day. We discuss their research process and all the love that went into this book about trans and nonbinary folks through history, and how important it is to get that information out into the world. Hey transphobes, have you tried not sucking?

Episode download: TTT107.mp3

ALEX L. COMBS
Website: https://alexlcombs.com/
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/alexlcombs/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/alexlcombs.bsky.social

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/04/01/trans-history-3-interview-with-alex-l-combs-and-andrew-eakett/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Trans History 1: How and Why We Name Trans People in History, Trans History 2: Examples of Trans People in History

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Trans History: From Ancient Times to the Present Day - https://bookshop.org/p/books/trans-history-a-graphic-novel-from-ancient-times-to-the-present-day-alex-l-combs/21746915

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

Release Date: April 1, 2025

Run Time: 41:04
The Trans Allegory of Real Genius, part 4

Episode Number: 106

We wrap up our REAL GENIUS trans allegory discussion with the importance of community, and changing the system so others don't go through the pain we had to, and see the beautiful ways that trans joy can change the world. Kestrel Clayton returns to discuss how you're stronger than you imagine you can be. It's getting queer around here! Smell our hot, buttery transness.

Episode download: TTT106.mp3

KESTREL CLAYTON
Fediverse/Mastodon: https://tech.lgbt/@sphinx

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/21/the-intentional-trans-allegory-of-real-geniusrg-part-4/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Misgendering and Passing, Transmedicalism (and WPATH version 1), Trans History 1: How and Why We Name Trans People in History, Trans Representation in Media 2024

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BYPFFBGH/

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

Release Date: March 25, 2025

Run Time: 38:55
The Trans Allegory of Real Genius, part 3

Episode Number: 105

The intentional trans allegory of REAL GENIUS rolls on with part 3! We're going to talk about lyrics, gender-nonconforming women, pools, parties, and possibly having to pretend to be something we're not just to get what we need out of the system. Kestrel Clayton returns to discuss genuine support and gender envy! I love to be an Amazon.

Episode download: TTT105.mp3

KESTREL CLAYTON
Fediverse/Mastodon: https://tech.lgbt/@sphinx

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/21/the-intentional-trans-allegory-of-real-genius-part-3/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Sexuality is Not Gender, Transmedicalism (and WPATH version 1), Photos and Reflections, Trans Intersectionality, The False Dichotomy, Trans History 1, Trans Kids and the Intake Exam, The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, Gender Dysphoria, Interview with Author Maya Deane

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BYPFFBGH/

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

Release Date: March 18, 2025

Run Time: 38:04
The Trans Allegory of Real Genius, part 2

Episode Number: 104

The intentional trans allegory of REAL GENIUS continues, and this week we talk about characters, names, and dive in by timestamps! Would you believe this movie has a chaser? It's true. Kestrel Clayton returns to discuss using your spotlight, and how intentions are not magic! Now say more about my great, beautiful face.

Episode download: TTT104.mp3

KESTREL CLAYTON
Fediverse/Mastodon: https://tech.lgbt/@sphinx

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/21/the-intentional-trans-allegory-of-real-genius-part-2/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
The Trans Allegory of Barbie, The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, The False Dichotomy, Gender Dysphoria, Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting, Chasers and the Fetishization of Trans Women, Heavily Gendered Clothes and Trans People, Body Hacking, Gender Euphoria

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BYPFFBGH/
Conversion therapy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_therapy

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

Release Date: March 11, 2025

Run Time: 44:17
The Trans Allegory of Real Genius, part 1

Episode Number: 103

Tillyvision's back as we dive into REAL GENIUS, a classic comedy from the 1980s that's so very incredibly trans... because it was written by a trans woman! We begin our four-part series by talking about its writer, PJ Torokvei, and the context of the time she wrote this in. Kestrel Clayton joins us to discuss bootleg tapes and art as a lifeline. It's a love fest!

Episode download: TTT103.mp3

KESTREL CLAYTON
Fediverse/Mastodon: https://tech.lgbt/@sphinx

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/21/the-intentional-trans-allegory-of-real-genius-part-1/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Trans History 1, The Trans Allegory of Barbie, The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, The Trans Allegory of The Twilight Zone's Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room, Transmedicalism (and WPATH version 1)

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BYPFFBGH/

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

Release Date: March 4, 2025

Run Time: 34:35
Ask Tilly Anything, part 3 (or 5)

Episode Number: 102

Ask Tilly Anything concludes! This time we talk how to support someone you think is trans, how to tell if you're chaser, where crossdressers fall under the trans umbrella, my creative dreams, my fitness regimen, my hottest Star Trek takes, getting over transphobia, advice for people whose spouses just came out, and every installment so far of Tilly's Progesterone Dream Theater! (my brain's wild, y'all)

Episode download: TTT102.mp3

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/02/25/ask-tilly-anything-part-5/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Chasers and the Fetishization of Trans Women, Freeing Up My Brain (lunch with Tilly), Parents Who Will Never Know the Real You (my dad), Body Hacking, Four Years Out and On HRT Retrospective, Internalized Transphobia, Implicit Queerphobia, 2024 Trans Representation in Media 1-3, Bad Representation: Emilia Perez, Cis Spousal and Partner Support, Cis Grief

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

Release Date: February 25, 2025

Run Time: 32:18
Ask Tilly Anything, part 2 (or 4)

Episode Number: 101

Ask Tilly Anything rolls on! In this episode: P!nk, writing with a partner, horror movies, my egg-cracking story, screenwriting tips, whether I'd like to carry and give birth to a kid, Matrix tattoos, and duck-sized transphobes! It's a horror show, and you're the star.

Episode download: TTT101.mp3

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/02/18/ask-tilly-anything-part-4/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Finding Our Own Representation (P!nk), A Trans Re-wedding, The Signs Were Always There (that we're trans), Gender Dysphoria, Body Hacking, Trans Politics 2: You Must Vote to Protect Us, Trans Parents (and Mother's Day), Bodily Autonomy (and my tattoo)

REFERENCE MATERIAL
John Rogers on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/johnrogers.bsky.social
Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BYPFFBGH/

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

Release Date: February 18, 2025

Run Time: 22:23
Ask Tilly Anything, part 1 (or 3)

Episode Number: 100

Happy 100 episodes to this show! To celebrate, I did an AMA and you overloaded me with questions... and I'm gonna answer 'em all! In this episode: selfies as resistance, underrated films, cis reactions when we come out, my earliest indications I was trans, celebrity crushes, getting into the writing groove, my fave Star Trek characters, choosing our names, voice training, and how we find the way to carry on given the state of the world. Don't be with garbage people! Grumble and then do it.

Episode download: TTT100.mp3

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/02/11/ask-tilly-anything-part-3/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Ask Tilly Anything parts 1 and 2, The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, Photos and Reflections, Photos 2: The Selfie Apocalypse, Photos 3: Tilly's Guide to Selfies, Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting, The 2024 Election Results: Where Do We Go From Here?, Trans Politics 2: You Must Vote to Protect us, Trans Politics 1: Stop Tolerating Transphobia, The Signs Were Always There (that we're trans), Trans Representation in 2022 Media, Trans Representation in 2023 Media, Trans Representation in 2024 Media, Gender Dysphoria, Names and Pronouns, Trans Voices 1 - 3, Gender Euphoria, Trans Intersectionality

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix/dp/B0BYPFFBGH/

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

Release Date: February 11, 2025

Run Time: 30:12
Trans Representation in 2024 Media part 3: TV part 2

Episode Number: 99

We wrap up our discussion of 2024 trans rep in television, and look at the total numbers in terms of trans and nonbinary actors, characters, and jokes about us. And then we compare it to last year, and... uh oh. Includes in-depth discussions on Only Murders in the Building, Quantum Leap, Shrinking, Silo, Slow Horses, Somebody Somewhere, Star Treks, We Are Lady Parts, What We Do in the Shadows, and more! Jessie Earl returns to discuss giving yourself grace and being weirdo dorks! Did one of *your* favorite shows hit a transphobic hat trick?

Episode download: TTT099.mp3

JESSIE EARL
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JessieGender1
Bluesky: @jessiegender.bsky.social
Identiteaze on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/jessiegender-identiteaze
Jumpgate podcast: https://councilofgeeks.libsyn.com

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/02/04/trans-representation-in-2024-media-part-3-tv-part-2/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)2024 Trans Rep in Media part 1: Movies, 2024 Trans Rep in Media part 2: TV part 1, 2022 Trans Rep in Media, 2023 Trans Rep in Media parts 1-3, Interview with Shakina, The Unintentional Trans Allegory of Silo

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

Release Date: February 4, 2025

Run Time: 52:33
Trans Representation in 2024 Media part 2: TV part 1

Episode Number: 98

Our trans rep in media report for 2024 continues on as we dive into complete seasons of television I saw last year, and the amount of stealth transphobic jokes might surprise you (or it might not). Includes in-depth discussions on Agatha All Along, Delicious in Dungeon, Hacks, Heartstopper, Kaos, Loot, Monster High, and more!

Episode download: TTT098.mp3

JESSIE EARL
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JessieGender1
Bluesky: @jessiegender.bsky.social
Identiteaze on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/jessiegender-identiteaze
Jumpgate podcast: https://councilofgeeks.libsyn.com

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/01/28/trans-representation-in-2024-media-part-2-tv-part-1/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
The Intentional Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, 2024 Trans Rep in Media part 1: Movies

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Agatha All Along: Joe Locke addresses Marvel series’ pro-trans message - https://www.gaytimes.com/television/agatha-all-along-joe-locke-addresses-marvel-series-pro-trans-message/

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

Release Date: January 28, 2025

Run Time: 30:50
Trans Representation in 2024 Media part 1: Movies

Episode Number: 97

It's time for my annual report on trans rep in movies and television! I dive into all recent media I saw in 2024 and cover the good, the bad, and the oh god not again. Features discussion of Ghostbusters Afterlife, I Saw the TV Glow, Lisa Frankenstein, Monkey Man, Next Goal Wins, The People's Joker, The Substance, Transformers One, and more! Writer, journalist, and filmmaker Jessie Earl returns to discuss Brent Spiner and taking care of yourself! If a trans falls in the woods...

Episode download: TTT097.mp3

JESSIE EARL
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JessieGender1
Bluesky: @jessiegender.bsky.social
Identiteaze on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/jessiegender-identiteaze
Jumpgate podcast: https://councilofgeeks.libsyn.com

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/01/21/trans-representation-in-2024-media-part-1-movies/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Implicit Queerphobia, Bad Representation: Lovecraft Country, Bad Representation: Emilia Peréz, Transmedicalism

REFERENCE MATERIAL
‘Monkey Man’ Star Vipin Sharma on Playing a Trans Role in Dev Patel’s Directorial Debut - https://variety.com/2024/film/news/monkey-man-vipin-sharma-trans-dev-patel-1235964874/
How Legendary Trans Soccer Player Jaiyah Saelua Made FIFA History - https://www.them.us/story/jaiyah-saelua-last-goal-wins-taika-waititi-film

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

Release Date: January 21, 2025

Run Time: 46:27
Bad Representation 2: Emilia Pérez

Episode Number: 96

Emilia Pérez is out there tearing up the awards circuit, and though it stars a trans woman, it contains one of the most damaging portrayals of trans women in recent movies. We're gonna dive into all the reasons why, because this is what happens when cis people steal our voices and our stories. They'll pat themselves on the back for being "such good allies" to us, while perpetuating all the lies bigots tell about us and actively making our lives harder. It's gotta stop. Writer, journalist, and filmmaker Jessie Earl joins us to discuss the joy of the mundane and trans Trekkies!

Episode download: TTT096.mp3

JESSIE EARL
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JessieGender1
Bluesky: @jessiegender.bsky.social
Identiteaze on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/jessiegender-identiteaze
Jumpgate podcast: https://councilofgeeks.libsyn.com

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/01/14/bad-representation-emilia-perez/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Bad Representation (Lovecraft Country), Trans Roles and Stories, Trans Rep in Media 2023, Transmedicalism (and WPATH version 1), Trans Panic, Gender Euphoria, This is Not for You (aka Trans Day of Visibility aka Gatekeeping aka Yes You Are Trans Enough)

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix-ebook/dp/B0C2MPVH9C
Emilia Pérez on wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia_P%C3%A9rez
UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report - https://socialsciences.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/UCLA-HDR-Presents_Streaming-Television-in-2023-12-17-24.pdf
‘Emilia Pérez’ Hates México - https://butwhytho.net/2024/11/emilia-perez-review-netflix/
Emilia Pérez is a regressive movie that thinks it’s woke - https://www.vox.com/culture/390998/emilia-perez-selena-gomez-oscars-green-book-crash-transgender-musical
“Emilia Pérez” is Not Good Trans Representation - https://glaad.org/emilia-perez-is-not-good-trans-representation/

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

Release Date: January 14, 2025

Run Time: 58:20
Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting

Episode Number: 95

Welcome to the season two finale! I dunno if you've realized, but all of society gaslights trans people about the very nature of our existence. It's bad actually! We're gonna talk about how exactly that happens, and the effect that can have on a person who's absorbed it for an entire lifetime. Social worker Charlie Hutchinson returns to discuss reconstructing oppression into joy and victory! Let's also talk about... the compulsory heterosexuality of dishwashing gloves?!

CONTENT WARNING: this episode includes a frank discussion of trauma, including suicidal ideation and hate crimes.

Trans Tuesdays will return in mid-January 2025!

Episode download: TTT095.mp3

CHARLIE HUTCHINSON
Instagram: @c_t_hutchinson
Facebook: Charlie Hutchinson
Bluesky: @charliehutch.bsky.social

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/12/17/trans-trauma-2-societal-gaslighting/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Trans Grief 1-2, Trans Intersectionality, Implicit Queerphobia, Internalized Transphobia, Gendered Childhoods, The False Dichotomy, Searching for Meaning (when you're trans and don't know it), Transmedicalism (and WPATH version 1), Sexuality is Not Gender, The Signs Were Always There (that we're trans), How Do You Know if You're Trans?, The Trans Allegory of Barbie, The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, The Trans Allegory of s1 of Silo, The Past and Why it Haunts Us, The Past 2: The New Past, Gender Dysphoria, Trans Trauma 1, A Trans Re-wedding

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix-ebook/dp/B0C2MPVH9C
Origin Of The Term Gaslighting - https://www.simplypsychology.org/origin-of-the-term-gaslighting.html

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

Release Date: December 17, 2024

Run Time: 43:57

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays

Episode Archive

Five Year Retrospective

The Past 2: The New Past (KJ and Paper Girls)

Why Is There No Cis Pride?

The Trans Allegory of Star Trek SNW's Ad Astra Per Aspera, part 3

The Trans Allegory of Star Trek SNW's Ad Astra Per Aspera, part 2

The Trans Allegory of Star Trek SNW's Ad Astra Per Aspera, part 1

Trans Tabletop Roleplaying Games

Body Hair

Pushback Overkill

Hormone Replacement Therapy

The Past 5: Recovering Trans Childhoods

Tucking and Binding

Trans History 3: Interview with Alex L. Combs and Andrew Eakett

The Trans Allegory of Real Genius, part 4

The Trans Allegory of Real Genius, part 3

The Trans Allegory of Real Genius, part 2

The Trans Allegory of Real Genius, part 1

Ask Tilly Anything, part 3 (or 5)

Ask Tilly Anything, part 2 (or 4)

Ask Tilly Anything, part 1 (or 3)

Trans Representation in 2024 Media part 3: TV part 2

Trans Representation in 2024 Media part 2: TV part 1

Trans Representation in 2024 Media part 1: Movies

Bad Representation 2: Emilia Pérez

Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting

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