All the Genders

Quinn's guests for this episode are Dr. Joy Musser, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, and Gwendolyn Sierks, a trans woman with a passion for music. In our conversation, we talk about transfeminine's voices and what does--and doesn't!--work when a transfemme person/trans woman wants her speaking voice to sound more traditionally feminine. We also talk a bit about singing, and you'll want to hear the beautiful vocal and piano performance excerpt Gwendolyn was kind enough to share.You can find Dr. Musser's web site at MusserVoice.com.Note: This show is the Season 2 finale! All the Genders will be on season break for the next few months. Meanwhile, check out Quinn's new queer science fiction mystery comedy serial podcast, The Scent of Gravity!

 Chijioke Williams (she/her) is a transfemme Chicago-based voiceover artist, writer, sound designer, podcast creatrix, and parkourist. Her new urban audio drama Between Heartbeats just dropped (mid-February 2023) and can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast sources. In her All the Genders conversation with Quinn, she talks about her life, her identity, and her new show. 

 Rudy Ramirez (they/them) is an Austin-based director, writer, and educator. In this episode, they converse with Quinn about theater, fatness, aerial performance, Dungeons & Dragons, The Little Mermaid, the severely problematic play (and now movie) The Whale, the far more insightful play A Strange Loop, and much else. 

 Kirsten Baity is a Black, queer theater artist and educator working toward creating empowering space that creates lasting social change, a writer, deviser, intimacy director, and sex educator based in Chicago. They are passionate about creating art that excavates the history that has been washed out and swept under the rug. In this episode, they join Quinn for a conversation intimacy, safety, identity, and respect for actors, audiences, and everyone else. 

We continue the conversation with Canadian playwright, actor, producer, musical director, and transgender advocate Avery-Jean Brennan (they/them or she/her), who talks about directing a trans-enhanced production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, receiving anonymous hate mail just for being on stage, and more.

Canadian playwright, actor, producer, musical director, and transgender advocate Avery-Jean Brennan (they/them or she/her) joins Quinn for a two-part conversation about coming out twice, changing genders with an acting career already in progress, making queer theater, and more.

Alexis Hall, author of many wonderful queer genre novels, is Quinn's guest for this special two-episode conversation about queerness, identity, publishing, inspiration, and affirmation. Topics in this second part include how publishing of queer books has changed in recent years, writing characters who aren't you, and more.The full list of Alexis's books can be found at quicunquevult.com on his Books page .

Alexis Hall, author of many wonderful queer genre novels, is Quinn's guest for this special two-episode conversation about queerness, identity, publishing, inspiration, and affirmation.The full list of Alexis's books can be found at quicunquevult.com on his Books page . A few that come up in the conversation includeThe trans-centric romance novel A Lady for a Duke ("A lush, sweeping queer historical romance from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material—perfect for fans of Netflix's Bridgerton, Evie Dunmore, and Manda Collins!")Gay romcoms Boyfriend Material ("Wanted: One (fake) boyfriend, practically perfect in every way") and Husband Material ("Wanted: One (very real) husband, nowhere near perfect but desperately trying his best")A queer, multi-dimensional reimagining of Sherlock Holmes, The Affair of the Mysterious Letter ("In this charming, witty, and weird fantasy novel, Alexis Hall pays homage to Sherlock Holmes with a new twist on those renowned characters.")

 In this episode, Quinn's guests are playwright Shualee Cook; director/producer/performer Theo Motzenbacker; and writer/director/performer Dean Grosbard, all of whom are helping bring to life Shualee's remarkable play of trans experience in the 1890's, Cercle Hermaphroditos, inspired by memoirs from the time. 

Dr. Jen Gonzalez joins Quinn to talk about her road to understanding herself as a trans woman, coming out, teaching, HRT, trans politics, and more.For this episode, you can also view the view of our conversation on Jen's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2FC0ELV2n92t3deXQKxXFA .Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion of child sexual abuse.

In this episode, Quinn gets the opportunity to speak with the dynamic Jupiter Peraza, the Director of Social Justice and Empowerment initiatives for the San Francisco Transgender District, an area in San Francisco's Tenderloin that is officially recognized by the city and that helps provide connection, continuity, and support for trans San Franciscans.Jupiter talks about her experiences growing up undocumented and trans, about finding herself and finding her voice, about the work of the district, and much more.You can learn about the Transgender District on their web site at https://TransgenderDistrictSF.com .Manny's, the community gathering space Jupiter mentions in the interview, is at https://WelcomeToMannys.com .To hear more from Jupiter and from her Transgender District colleague Juniper Yun, you might be interested in the two women's Curve interview with Jasmine Sudarkasa at https://www.curvemag.com/articles/commemorating-our-past-creating-our-present/ .

Quinn welcomes friends (of theirs and of each other) Jenn Grossi and Dr. Trish Derocher to the podcast. Like Quinn, Jenn and Trish both use she pronouns and they pronouns, but they each experience their gender differently.Both Trish and Jenn are often assumed to be cis women. What works and doesn't work about that, and how does being nonbinary affect their lives and their relationships?You'll also hear about Jen's experiences as a nonbinary actor and musician, Trish's somatic coaching work, trans and nonbinary children (Quinn and both guests, in addition to being nonbinary themselves, also all have trans and/or nonbinary kids), and much more.

This week's guest Ring talks with Quinn about growing up fundamentalist, evangelical, and queer; Schroedinger's Gender; nonbinary elves; and Freddie Mercury as a spirit guardian. Quinn tries and (sadly) fails to pronounce "funvangelical."

 Sam is a nonbinary trans man, a nursing student, a visual artist, and Quinn's younger son. His partner, Lane, is a nonbinary writer and student. In this episode, they talk with Quinn about finding gender, being trans and nonbinary in the Deep South, the need for better awareness of trans and nonbinary issues in medical education, and much more. 

Miles Nelson is a writer, illustrator, trans man, and cape enthusiast. In this episode, Miles talks with Quinn about coming out to some family members in his wedding invitation, how being trans does and doesn't intersect for him with being on the autism spectrum, a dragon that used to haunt his dreams, and stories of trans joy.

Gustavo Mercado Muñiz is a joyful nonbinary person who was born and raised in Puerto Rico, and who is the Transgender Program Coordinator at the Vermont Pride Center. In this inaugural episode of the podcast, they talk with Quinn about the importance of their family (both birth and found), magic, navigating the Spanish language as a nonbinary person, what it was like to grow up nonbinary without knowing there was such a thing as being nonbinary, and the They Gun. Also, we decide whether or not it's OK to swear on the podcast.