Happy birthday, Rhubarb! (Also, gender census results!)
Added 2022-08-27 21:39:41 +0000 UTC
Hey friends,
Hope you’re hanging in there. It’s Ruby’s birthday and I have tiny festivities planned, so I’m gonna keep things quick:
- The results are in from the 2022 Gender Census, which asked nearly 40,000 nonbinary people what words they use to describe themselves. There’s a short recap here but I enjoyed the full analysis. You can also sign up to participate next year.
- You’ve only got a few days left to shop our August merch collection. No presh at all, but it does mean a lot to the artists when you buy a sticker or whatever. :)
- Ozzy and I are hard at work making elaborate spreadsheets of potential guests for the next zillion seasons of Gender Reveal. Turns out that there are a lot of rad trans people, who knew???? Thanks for keeping us employed so we can continue to make new episodes of the show!
- We’ve got a bonus episode coming out in the next few days, so keep an eye out for that.
OK, here’s Links & Stuff:
- I spent like an entire week watching this very thorough roast of Dear Evan Hansen (2021) in tiny installments every time I opened my computer.
- I’ve also been reading this in installments and I’m not quite finished yet but … wow!!!!
- Friend of the show Joe Osmundson (of Food 4 Thot and Virology fame) wrote a long piece on monkeypox and whose responsibility it is to keep us alive.
- Speaking of Joe and monkeypox, make sure you see a bleb when you get your shot!
- Ed Yong’s latest is about how Americans tended to die way too young even before Covid.
On a lighter note:
That’s it for this week. Everyone please say happy birthday to my heathen daughter.

Photo ID: Ruby chomping on a golden crucifix.
And here's one of the best moments of my life, which took place a few days ago:

Photo ID: Ruby sniffing the head of an adorable baby who is doing happy baby pose on the floor and staring directly into the camera.
Xo,
Yr resident gender detective