big week for culture, bad week for planes!

Hey friends,

Hope you’re all hanging in there. What a wild week!!!! Zohran was officially elected mayor, Gendertrash From Hell was published, Sex Change and the City was published, Signal Hill Issue 2 was released, Skin Graft EP was released, the gays of Philadelphia gathered for a dreamy SCATC launch event, and I found perfect pants at the thrift store for $5.99. Huge!

On the other hand, the government shutdown (plus a big storm) is causing air travel to quickly implode (figuratively, not literally, for now!), which is not ideal for a guy with a bunch of tightly scheduled tour dates. My flight into Chicago was delayed in four different ways lol, and I’m not sure when I’ll actually manage to get from Chicago to Minneapolis tomorrow. Calvin has promised that if I don’t make it back for Sex Change From Hell, he will simply play the part of Tuck, and honestly I believe he would crush it!! But also, I, selfishly, would really like to go to the party, so let’s hope that airports work and we don’t have to call on Bad Bunny for help.

Anyway! You’ve heard it a million times, but I’ll be in Chicago tonight (including a little party for everyone at Consignment Lounge around 7pm), Minneapolis tomorrow (RSVP required!) and Brooklyn on Tuesday. Then, the following week, it’s Seattle on Monday, Portland on Wednesday (with Pansy!), Oakland on Thursday. RSVP at girldadpress.com/tour; see you sooooon.

We recorded two cute podcast episodes this week, and I’m excited for you to hear them! One of the names anagrams to chewy neon rodeos and the other name anagrams to ail eel. Lmk if you manage to decode both of them!

Okay, let’s do Links & Stuff.

Stuff from four paragraphs ago:

• Maybe don’t talk to the New York Times about Zohran or anything else

• Loved this deep dive from Cat about the emotional and logistical process of restoring an iconic 1990s trans zine

• My friends at Signal Hill released their second collection of beautiful audio stories, available wherever you get podcasts. Lots of fun smart trans and queer people involved!

• The PDF version of Sex Change and the City is now available in the Girl Dad shop! Don’t forget to use PERVERTS for 10% off all orders.

Everything else:

• This detailed guide to transfeminine literature includes many titles that are new to me and likely new to you as well!

• My good friend Alma was illegally fired by Condé for union activity; plz sign this petition to support her and her colleagues

• Look at this pelican!!!?!?

That’s it for this week. Here’s your weekly Rhubarb ft. Puffin (who is so impressed by Ruby’s parkour abilities).

Xo,

Yr resident gender detective