maia arson crimew! Willow Pill! An iconic gay hat from TV!

Hey friends,

Hope you’re all hanging in there. Not to talk about Drag Race winners for two consecutive weeks, but I was front row at a Willow Pill show last night so I am doing great(!) for once! (There’s a video of her making out with Yvie Oddly in our IG stories right now, hehehe.)

Photo: Willow Pill and Chiquitita laughing onstage, surrounded by dollar bills.

And speaking of shows… thank you so much to everyone who came out at/to our live show on Wednesday! We’ll talk about this more in the coming weeks, but I just wanted to say that I appreciate you all so deeply and I hope you had a nice time!!!!! (Photo via Pax.)

Photo: Tuck, Mattie and Io sitting onstage at the live show, with the Gender Reveal logo projected huge behind them.

This week on the show, I was thrilled to chat with hacker extraordinaire maia arson crimew about its recent hack of the No Fly List. We also talked about cat girls, hacking morality, anarchism, Swiss trans politics, copyright laws, bingle, and (lol) bi lesbian discourse. I don’t know how maia manages to be so silly and fun while also being technically hunted by the Department of Justice, but I am very impressed and very grateful for our conversation.

No new show next week: Ozzy and I were debating between a) working Very Hard to put out an episode the same week of our live show or b) just working a normal amount for once. And we chose the latter, against both of our instincts! Please clap!!! (I watched all of White Lotus instead and then my friend sent me The Hat as a surprise and I am thrilled.)

Photo: A collage of two images. The top image is Jack from White Lotus wearing a camouflage trucker hat that says "Cock" with a big picture of a rooster. The bottom is a photo of that same hat irl. 

OK, we’ve got a lot of Links & Stuff this week, so let’s get to it.

• First and foremost, I’ve been waiting for someone to write this exact piece and I’m glad Tom Scocca did it so well. This is the one to share with any NYT-reading cis people in your life.
• Equally importantly: I learned a LOT about the Animorphs this week and I’m still recovering.

Also:

• Queer skating club in Lagos!!!
• Friends of the show Maddy Court and JP Brammer both put out extra-good advice newsletter this week.
•  Did you know Spider-Man gets mail delivered to Forest Hills?

Tabs I have open to read any day now:

• Kai Cheng Thom’s tribute to Mira Bellwether, which I have to assume is genius and vital.
• Xtra’s interview with incarcerated trans artist Jamie Diaz.
• The Intercept’s “evolution of union busting”.
• Vice’s take on that weird anti-aging billionaire.

Last but not least: This is my exact microgeneration (normal amount).

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

Photo: Ruby sleeping on a navy blue comforter in the sunlight, looking sleepy and rumpled. One paw is stretched towards the camera.

Xo,
Yr resident gender detective