Mads Ambrose's guest appearances

Mads Ambrose

Gender Reveal

Justin McElroy

Laverne Cox

Caleb Luna

Sonalee Rashatwar

Carmen Maria Machado

Callie Wright

Gaby Dunn

Sam Sanders

Emily VanDerWerff

Kai Cheng Thom

Vivek Shraya

Soleil Ho

Ezra Furman

Caitlin Benedict

Leo Sheng

OwlTail

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Mads Ambrose (they/them), founder of body-positive, all-gender waxing salon  Babe Wax. Topics include:  Why waxing can be lifesaving for some trans folks. Transphobia at mainstream waxing salons. The struggle of being femme and genderqueer (in Oklahoma circa 2010). Playing with gender as a feminine drag king. What even is a woman?  Donate to WaxFund here. Read more about our This Week in Gender topic here. Find Tuck on last week’s episode of  Feminist Killjoys, PhD and  Two Broads Talking Politics. Questions/feedback/feelings? Hit us up at gendereveal@gmail.com or on Twitter @gendereveal. You can also  submit questions anonymously here. And of course, we always appreciate donations at patreon.com/gender or PayPal or Cash App. Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: Gladrags and Open Hand Health— let them know we sent you!

In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Mads Ambrose (they/them), founder of body-positive, all-gender waxing salon <a href="https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2016/3/30/smash-the-gender-binary-at-babe-wax" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Babe Wax</a>. Topics include: <ul> <li>Why waxing can be lifesaving for some trans folks.</li> <li>Transphobia at mainstream waxing salons.</li> <li>The struggle of being femme and genderqueer (in Oklahoma circa 2010).</li> <li>Playing with gender as a feminine drag king.</li> <li>What even is a woman?</li> </ul> <a href="http://www.babewax.net/waxfund/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donate to WaxFund here.</a> Read more about our <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/mattis-expected-to-back-allowing-transgender-troops-to-stay-in-the-military/2018/02/22/6a584d9e-17dc-11e8-b681-2d4d462a1921_story.html?utm_term=.cde65cc5d4c6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This Week in Gender topic here.</a> Find Tuck on last week’s episode of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-84-asexuality-ace-spectrum-with-molly-woodstock/id1091268247?i=1000403598572&amp;mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Feminist Killjoys, PhD</a> and <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/0040-the-politics-of-gender-identity-2-21-2018/id1282639883?i=1000403325686&amp;mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Two Broads Talking Politics</a>. Questions/feedback/feelings? Hit us up at gendereveal@gmail.com or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/gendereveal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@gendereveal</a>. You can also <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16vdn1hycgM8noY0uyLry7_oYVWFWVGxmJMT5JUQhVas/edit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> submit questions anonymously here</a>. And of course, we always appreciate donations at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/gender" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/gender</a> or <a href="https://www.paypal.me/mollywoodstock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PayPal</a> or <a href="https://cash.app/$TuckWoodstock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cash App</a>. Logo: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/myopicmisanthrope/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ira M. Leigh</a> Music: <a href="https://breakmastercylinder.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Breakmaster Cylinder</a> Sponsors: <a href="https://gladrags.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gladrags</a> and <a href="https://www.openhandhealth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Open Hand Health</a>— let them know we sent you!

Episode 9: Mads Ambrose