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Gender Reveal · July 13 · 58 min

Episode 201: Julián Delgado Lopera

Tuck chats with author Julián Delgado Lopera (he/him). Topics include: Why Julián chose to focus on a closeted travesti in his new novel Creating intergenerational trans friendships and navigating inevitable conflict Protesting in Bogotá and navigating Colombian gender bureaucracy Untranslatable Spanglish, transsexual grammar, travesti poetics, and the beautiful transfemme tradition of lying-i-mean-myth-making :) Plus: Alison Bechdel vs Carson Kressley in Provincetown?! This Week in Gender: We hear from a friend and supporter of Amber Kim. Submit a piece of Theymail: Today's message was from Jaman Dunn-Danger. Find Julián at juliandlopera.com and @juliandlopera. Pretend You're Dead and I Carry You is available now (and on sale on Bookshop!) Find transcripts and starter packs at genderpodcast.com. We're also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional music: Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Max Burns UX (mention Rhubarb) & DeleteMe (code: TUCK20)

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Tuck chats with author Julián Delgado Lopera (he/him). Topics include:

  • Why Julián chose to focus on a closeted travesti in his new novel
  • Creating intergenerational trans friendships and navigating inevitable conflict
  • Protesting in Bogotá and navigating Colombian gender bureaucracy
  • Untranslatable Spanglish, transsexual grammar, travesti poetics, and the beautiful transfemme tradition of lying-i-mean-myth-making :)
  • Plus: Alison Bechdel vs Carson Kressley in Provincetown?!

This Week in Gender: We hear from a friend and supporter of Amber Kim.

Submit a piece of Theymail: Today's message was from Jaman Dunn-Danger.

Find Julián at juliandlopera.com and @juliandlopera. Pretend You're Dead and I Carry You is available now (and on sale on Bookshop!)

Find transcripts and starter packs at genderpodcast.com. We're also on Instagram @gendereveal.

Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional music: Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Max Burns UX (mention Rhubarb) & DeleteMe (code: TUCK20)

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