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

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

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
Trans Trauma 1: That Old Dysphoric Feeling

Episode Number: 94

When you spend most of your life with gender dysphoria, even after it dissipates or disappears entirely, you can find it affecting your life in all kinds of little ways you never expected. We talk about how and why this happens, how it just might be PTSD, and how we can cope with it. Social worker Charlie Hutchinson joins us to discuss how our body remembers the score.

Episode download: TTT094.mp3

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

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/22/transphobia-is-always-with-us-that-old-dysphoric-feeling/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Trans Voices 1-3, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Photos 2: The Selfie Apocalypse, Confidence 2: Into the Unknown (aka What is Happening aka A Whole New World), Freeing Up My Brain (lunch with Tilly), Gender Dysphoria, Trans Birthdays

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 10, 2024

Run Time: 25:59
Photos 3: Tilly's Guide to Selfies

Episode Number: 93

You asked for it, you demanded it, and that's really not fair for I am but a smol bean. Nevertheless, it's finally here... my tips for getting good selfies! We're gonna talk about cameras and lighting and lenses and angles and how cameras both lie and tell the truth at the exact same time. Maybe you'll get some fire selfies out of it! Artist and scholar Errata returns to discuss the importance of visibility and what we owe to those who come after. "Disregard the haters!"

Episode download: TTT093.mp3

ERRATA
Bluesky: @theythem.press

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/12/03/photos-3-tillys-guide-to-selfies/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Photos and Reflections, Photos 2: The Selfie Apocalypse, Body Hacking, Finding our Trans Style

REFERENCE MATERIAL
How Lord Of The Rings Made The Hobbits Look Small (With Almost No CGI) - https://screenrant.com/lord-rings-movie-hobbits-small-size-film-camera-how-no-cgi/
How to Make a Hobbit With Forced Perspective - https://www.wired.com/2012/12/how-to-make-a-hobbit-with-forced-perspective/
The Science Behind the Selfie (No, You Don't Really Look Like That) - https://oohstloustudios.com/the-science-of-the-selfie-no-you-dont-really-look-like-that

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 3, 2024

Run Time: 38:14
Photos 2: The Selfie Apocalypse

Episode Number: 92

What's it like when you go your whole life never seeing yourself in photos... and suddenly that changes, and you see yourself? All the time? Follow along in real-time as it blows my mind and I try to figure out exactly what the heck is happening. Artist and scholar Errata returns to discuss offering yourself grace! I have a bumpy head. And every trans selfie is an act of resistance.

Episode download: TTT092.mp3

ERRATA
Bluesky: @theythem.press

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/09/photos-2-the-selfie-apocalypse/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Gender Dysphoria, Photos and Reflections, Gender Euphoria, Trans Politics 1 and 2, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Trans Voices 1-3, The Past and Why it Haunts Us, Trans Grief 1 and 2, The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, 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, Sexuality is Not Gender

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix-ebook/dp/B0C2MPVH9C

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: November 26, 2024

Run Time: 47:34
Photos and Reflections

Episode Number: 91

Why are photos and reflections so hard for so many trans people? What do we see when we look at them? Does it change with transition? Join me as I clunkily try to explain! Artist and scholar Errata joins us to discuss performance filters and class switching! Bad recipes for candy meat ahoy!

Episode download: TTT091.mp3

ERRATA
Bluesky: @theythem.press

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/08/photos-and-reflections/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Into the Unknown (What is Happening, A Whole New World), Freeing Up My Brain (Lunch with Tilly), Gender Dysphoria, Parents Who Will Never Know the Real You (my dad), A Trans Re-wedding, The Trans Allegory of Barbie, The Trans Allegory of Silo s1, The Trans Allegory of The Twilight Zone's "Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room," 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-ebook/dp/B0C2MPVH9C

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: November 19, 2024

Run Time: 33:11
The 2024 Election Results: Where Do We Go From Here?

Episode Number: 90

Well shit. What the hell do we do now? We grieve, we rage, and we fight for each other. There's no fate but what we make.

Episode download: TTT090.mp3

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/11/10/the-2024-election-results-where-do-we-go-from-here/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
What is Trans Tuesday?, Halloween and the Fear of Embracing Your True Self, P!nk (Finding Our Own Representation), Trans Intersectionality

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Tilly on BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/tillybridges.bsky.social
The Tillyverse Discord Community - https://discord.gg/cSS5cjbuAZ

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: November 12, 2024

Run Time: 19:51
Trans Politics 2: You Must Vote to Protect Us

Episode Number: 89

Part 2 of our dive into politics, and there's two big asks for cis people who truly want to help. But this might get uncomfortable, because we're going to talk about the way our political system operates in the United States, and that means realizing you can't wait for perfection or moral purity. Trans lives are on the line (as are so many others), and we must protect each other as best we can. And that sometimes means voting for someone you may not like. Pinole City Treasurer candidate Rafael Menis returns to discuss environmental social governance and how the recognition of rights should be automatic! Don't. Abdicate. Your. Responsibility.

Episode download: TTT089.mp3

RAFAEL MENIS
Website: https://www.menisfortreasurer.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Rafael-Menis-for-Pinole-City-Treasurer-2024/61563512261174/

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/10/29/trans-politics-2-you-must-vote-to-protect-us/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Trans Politics 1: Stop Tolerating Transphobia, Trans Kids and the Intake Exam, Sexuality is Not Gender, Trans Intersectionality, The Trans Panic Defense

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Legislative Tracker: Anti-Transgender Legislation - https://freedomforallamericans.org/anti-transgender-legislation/
Stop the Sexualization of Children Act - https://mikejohnson.house.gov/uploadedfiles/johnla_083_xml.pdf
State-level anti-transgender laws increase past-year suicide attempts among transgender and non-binary young people in the USA - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01979-5.epdf
Project 2025 Policy Agenda - https://www.project2025.org/policy/
Federal Courts: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3w8-d_fnqE
American Autocracy: Tracking Trump’s Threats to Gender-Affirming Care and the LGBTQ+ Community - https://msmagazine.com/2024/05/10/trump-trans-gay-sports-gender-care-usa-democracy/
A Second Trump Term Would Be Hell for LGBTQ People - https://www.readtpa.com/p/a-second-trump-term-would-be-hell
California Is Officially the First Sanctuary State for Trans Youth - https://www.them.us/story/california-sanctuary-state-trans-youth-gavin-newsom
Transfemicide becomes a crime in a ‘watershed’ moment for Mexico City - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jul/24/mexico-city-transfemicide-law
Australia will create affordable housing for trans women in first-of-its-kind initiative - https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/australia-will-create-affordable-housing-for-trans-women-in-first-of-its-kind-initiative/
How pro-LGBTQ+ is Kamala Harris? - https://www.advocate.com/politics/kamala-harris-lgbtq-record
Kamala Harris’ Surprising Record on Trans Rights - https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/07/kamala-harris-vp-campaign-progressive-lgbtq-transgender-rights.html
Kamala Harris’s Record on Trans Rights Isn’t “Mixed” - https://medium.com/@courtneybswanson/kamala-harriss-record-on-trans-rights-isn-t-mixed-8101b2a0aa94
Advocates for Trans Equality Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for President - https://transequality.org/news/advocates-trans-equality-endorses-vice-president-kamala-harris-president
Trump breaks silence on Israel's military campaign in Gaza: 'Finish the problem' - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-israel-gaza-finish-problem-rcna141905
Trump: Biden is Too Tough on Netanyahu - https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-biden-too-tough-netanyahu-215451570.html
“Extreme Danger”: Harris Earns a Stunning Endorsement Over Trump - https://www.yahoo.com/news/extreme-danger-harris-earns-stunning-143857259.html
The DNC Tried to Silence Her. Here’s Her Plan After Voting for Harris - https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/ruwa-romman-harris-dnc-gaza-uncommitted-vote-1235144105/
Maebe for Congress 2024 - https://maebeagirlforcongress.org/
Los Angeles County Population vs. State Populations - https://www.laalmanac.com/population/po04a.php
What Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order to clear homeless encampments means for the people who live in them - https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/28/us/homeless-encampments-gavin-newsom-california/index.html
John Rogers on BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/johnrogers.bsky.social
Vote411 - https://www.vote411.org/

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: October 29, 2024

Run Time: 51:30
Trans Politics 1: Stop Tolerating Transphobia

Episode Number: 88

This week we dive into a two-part discussion on politics as it relates to transness, and this week is all about the ways people directly or indirectly support and condone transphobia. And how, if you do that, you are not in fact my friend or an ally to trans people. We'll look at two painful examples from my own life to illustrate the harm many cis people perpetuate, sometimes without even realizing it. Pinole City Treasurer candidate Rafael Menis joins us to discuss the rotation of power! Who wants to drink from the firehose of bigotry?

Episode download: TTT088.mp3

RAFAEL MENIS
Website: https://www.menisfortreasurer.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Rafael-Menis-for-Pinole-City-Treasurer-2024/61563512261174/

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/05/trans-politics-1-cis-people-stand-up-for-us/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Trans Courage, Performative Allyship, Performative Allyship 2: False Allyship, Proactive Allyship (be an accomplice), Trans Rage, Trans Rage 2: Cis Apathy

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix-ebook/dp/B0C2MPVH9C
Paradox of Tolerance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance
Tolerance is Not a Moral Precept - https://medium.com/extra-extra/tolerance-is-not-a-moral-precept-1af7007d6376
Mormons feel the backlash over their support of Prop. 8 - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-nov-17-na-mormons17-story.html
New LDS Church policies relegate trans members to ‘second-class’ status - https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/08/19/lds-church-updates-transgender/
Dictates of Conscience: From Mormon High Priest to My New Life as a Woman - https://www.signaturebooks.com/books/p/dictates-of-conscience
Tithing in Mormonism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tithing_in_Mormonism

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: October 22, 2024

Run Time: 40:42
The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, part 7

Episode Number: 87

This installment of Tillyvision wraps up with the final discussion of "I Saw the TV Glow" and its trans allegory! We battle lifelong dysphoria and when everything finally comes to a head, it might just crack you open. And the ending may not be what you think. Lilah Sturges returns to discuss lovely implements!

Episode download: TTT087.mp3

LILAH STURGES
Bluesky: @lilahsturges.com
Insta: @lilahksturges

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/10/15/the-intentional-trans-allegory-of-i-saw-the-tv-glow-part-7/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Unexpected Changes of Transition, Boymode and Girlmode

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix-ebook/dp/B0C2MPVH9C

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: October 15, 2024

Run Time: 32:03
The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, part 6

Episode Number: 86

It's the penultimate Tillyvision installment of our "I Saw the TV Glow" trans allegory discussion! Trasnphobia's attacking with everything it has, and it just might be the end of us. But sometimes ends can be new beginnings, if we have the courage to take that step... and a hand to help us out of the darkness. Lilah Sturges returns to discuss the trans industrial complex (we all work for Big Trans!). I don't hide my truth* from the world!

*mistakes

Episode download: TTT086.mp3

LILAH STURGES
Bluesky: @lilahsturges.com
Insta: @lilahksturges

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/10/08/the-intentional-trans-allegory-of-i-saw-the-tv-glow-part-6/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Gender Dysphoria, Trans Grief 1 and 2

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix-ebook/dp/B0C2MPVH9C

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: October 8, 2024

Run Time: 37:56
The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, part 5

Episode Number: 85

"I Saw the TV Glow" in Tillyvision continues, as we regain access to the trans community, fight for and protect each other, and push each other forward. But denial is a tough beast to overcome. Lilah Sturges returns to discuss how sometimes an eggplant is just an eggplant!

Episode download: TTT085.mp3

LILAH STURGES
Bluesky: @lilahsturges.com
Insta: @lilahksturges

TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/10/01/the-intentional-trans-allegory-of-i-saw-the-tv-glow-part-5/

FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Bodily Autonomy, Cis Grief (when we come out as trans), The False Dichotomy, Trans Grief 1 and 2, The Intentional Trans Allegory of Barbie, Trans Body Hacking, Gender Euphoria

REFERENCE MATERIAL
Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.amazon.com/Begin-Transmission-trans-allegories-Matrix-ebook/dp/B0C2MPVH9C

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: October 1, 2024

Run Time: 31:12

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays

Episode Archive

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

Trans Trauma 1: That Old Dysphoric Feeling

Photos 3: Tilly's Guide to Selfies

Photos 2: The Selfie Apocalypse

Photos and Reflections

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 Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, part 7

The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, part 6

The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, part 5

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