weird impulse buys! gay feels playlist! challah triumph!

Friends! I'm bummed that there's no new podcast episode this week — between the trans survival fund,  the Life Kit episode I'm hosting, and some wild personal stuff, I wasn't able to record anything for Gender Reveal. I'm really hoping that by next week, I'll at least be able to piece together a bonus episode. We'll see!

In the meantime, however, I have plenty of non-podcast stuff for you beautiful, perfect patron people to enjoy. (Did you know that there are FIVE HUNDRED of you now? I'm in awe. Thank you so so so much for literally creating a job for me in these wild-ass times when all of my other work has disappeared. I can never thank you enough!) 

(It's fully spring here, and I've been taking MANY photos of flowers near my house.)

Firstly, did you catch the interactive instagram stories I've been hosting on my personal account? My favorite one was asking folks to share their wildest quarantine impulse buys; who knew so many people were stocking up on green hair dye? I shared a few of my favorites in the slideshow above, but you can check out the dozens and DOZENS of other replies in this instagram collection.

Secondly, now that it's almost Taurus season, I'm finally remembering to share my gay pisces playlist with y'all. I hope it gives you big watery gay feelings! Let me know which tunes you like most. :) 

Thirdly, Teespring is running a 10% off sale this weekend only. Our shop is stocked with Support Trans Media and Surf Don't TERF apparel, so grab a tank or a sweatshirt this weekend if you want one! Just head to bit.ly/gendermerch and use the code SHOPATHOME.

Speaking of places to put your money... the Gender Reveal Trans Survival Fund has already sent more than $75,000(!!!!!!!!) to 328 trans people and families around the world. (Those numbers will be higher by the time you're reading this, because I'm going to get back to PayPal-ing people after I send this out.)

However! We still have more than 200 applicants who haven't received any support yet, and we'll no doubt have many more if I raise enough funds to open the application form back up.

I know it's a wild and scary and unstable time, but if you have the financial resources to help a trans person pay rent or buy food or refill their prescriptions, please let me know! DM me on Twitter or send me an email (gendereveal@gmail.com) and I can connect you directly to someone in need.  I'm also taking donations via PayPal at PayPal.me/MollyWoodstock (please let me know its for the survival fund).

Unrelated to any of that: What have you been doing to keep track of time passing? I've been having Shabbat dinner every week, and I finally redeemed my first abysmal attempt at braiding (vegan) challah with this beauty. It's nice to have one thing to look forward to every week, especially since "making plans" is generally illegal right now. Do y'all have any daily or weekly rituals? 

OK, that's it for now, I think. Thanks for sticking with me. Here's your weekly Rhubarb. I love you.

xo,
Yr resident gender detective