new gender spectrum + the straightest place you’ve ever been

Hey friends,

Hope you’re all hanging in there. Thanks so much to everyone who came to our final Gender Ordeal show!!!!!! (And thank you to everyone else for sticking with me as I promoted all our shows one zillion times — it simply had to be done.)

At the show, we shared this incredible image that we received from friend of the show mb (who also took that picture of me above), who got it from friend of the show Rosemary (the girl with the sword), who I believe got it from some kind of doctor in San Francisco who expected her to fill it out?? How???? Why????? To what end??????

Photo: idk, so like, there's a rainbow gradient with 25 boxes on it and the 4 corners are labeled "man" "something else" "woman" and "agender" and then you're supposed to mark the box that corresponds to your gender identity. somehow.

Okay, before I forget, I just want to acknowledge that I’m running very behind on physical patreon rewards. I straight up just…. forgot about them for several months, and now I owe mail to like 120 people. I will catch up soon! But remember: if you cancel your membership before I send out rewards, I will still send the rewards, so no pressure to stay. (Although of course I love when you continue to support and employ Ozzy and me!!!)

Anyway. This week, I asked the internet to share the most heterosexual place they had ever experienced, and the answers were exquisite. Here were my favorite responses:

• Military-themed BBQ restaurant in Fayetteville, NC

• John Mayer concert in 2006

• Car show in Reno, Nevada

• Fourth of July fireworks display at Navy Pier in Chicago

• Bridal shower on Long Island

• Abercrombie & Fitch store circa 2000

• Tech company conference at the Hard Rock Cafe Casino in Las Vegas

• UW Badger football tailgate on Frat Row

• Conference for white-collar employees of a national truck parts brand

• Swing dance festival on the Spanish island of Menorca

• Body-building competition in Knoxville in the early 2010s

• “A performance by the Australian all-male strip revue: The Thunder From Down Under (per their patter they are 100% Australian, 200% straight, and 300% single)”

Share yours please why not!!

Next week on the show (aka tomorrow), I’m talking with Harron Walker about Aggregated Discontent: Confessions of the Last Normal Woman, which you can preorder btw. I’ll plug it properly next week but, spoiler alert, it’s a very fun one :) :) :)

Also next week, I’m allegedly chatting with Niko IN REAL LIFE for Gender Conceal! (She made it across the border, everyone plz clap.) If you have questions about Niko’s book or general discussion topics a la the most recent Mckenzee episode, please leave ‘em in the comments today or tomorrow (Monday).

No Links & Stuff this week because I’ve been intensely prepping for a big interview (in addition to Niko's) and have done absolutely no other reading. (Well, I did read some news but guess what, it was all really bad, so we can save that for later.) Take care of yourselves. Buy someone a treat, maybe.

That’s it for this week. Here’s your Weekly Rhubarb.

Photo: A shallow-focus shot of Ruby's face as she leans at the camera from atop a cat tree. Her whiskers and pupils are SO big!

Xo,

Yr resident gender detective