Tilly's Trans Tuesdays

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  1. 6d ago

    TERFs 3: No Ethical Consumption of Harry Potter

    Now you know what TERFs are, and why they're trash. Now you know how intentionally transphobic JK Rowling is and the harm she does. And the end result of it all is this episode. If you care about trans rights, and trans *people*, you must stop supporting Harry Potter. The books, the films, the show, the theme park, the video games, the merchandise, the fan-fic, the fan art. Even pirating it keeps it alive and spreads its influence (and yes, studios track that and see it as support). Science educator, writer, and doctor of astrophysics Dr. Erin Macdonald returns to discuss commemorating points in your life, and finding another donut! Trans rights are more important than your HP nostalgia. They have to be. ERIN MACDONALD Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/drerinmac.bsky.social IG: https://www.instagram.com/drerinmac YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/erinmacdonald Website: https://linktr.ee/drerinmac TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/10/13/terfs-part-3-no-ethical-consumption-of-harry-potter/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) TERFs 1: Anti-scientific Bigotry, TERFs 2: JK Rowling, Queen Terf, Trans Roles and Stories, The Trans Allegory of Barbie REFERENCE MATERIAL John Lithgow defends starring in Harry Potter series amid J.K. Rowling backlash - https://ew.com/john-lithgow-defends-harry-potter-series-amid-jk-rowling-backlash-11897008 Harry Potter (tv series) full cast and crew - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13918446/fullcredits/ Harry Potter (audiobook) full cast and crew - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32397658/fullcredits/ Kit Harington Joins ‘Harry Potter’ Season 2 - https://deadline.com/2026/08/kit-harington-harry-potter-gilderoy-lockhart-nicholas-hoult-1237048935/ Michelle Gomez responds to backlash over Harry Potter casting - https://ew.com/michelle-gomez-addresses-backlash-over-harry-potter-casting-11786800 Lilly Wachowski on Her New Studio Anarchists United, the Black Power Origins of ‘The Matrix’ and How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are ‘Supporting Trans Genocide’ - https://variety.com/2026/tv/features/lilly-wachowski-jk-rowling-harry-potter-trans-the-matrix-1236858104/ Red Flag Alert - Anti-Trans Genocide in the USA - https://www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-alerts/red-flag-alert---anti-trans-genocide-in-the-usa---%233 Red Flag Alert on Anti-Trans and Intersex Rights in the UK - https://www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-alerts/red-flag-alert-on-anti-trans-and-intersex-rights-in-the-uk Black Mirror filmmaker shades HBO’s Harry Potter after declining gig on show: ‘Easy to say no to funding transphobia’ - https://ew.com/black-mirror-alum-shades-hbos-harry-potter-after-declining-gig-on-show-12059699 There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series - https://www.theverge.com/report/901818/hbo-harry-potter-jk-rowling-transphobia Transphobes Have Come Up With ‘Harry Potter’ Dogwhistles for Their Hate Speech - https://www.themarysue.com/transphobes-have-come-up-with-harry-potter-dogwhistles-for-their-hate-speech/ Dog whistle (politics) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics) Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

  2. Oct 6

    TERFs 2: JK Rowling, Queen TERF

    The next time someone asks you, "But what has JK Rowling really done that's so transphobic?" I want you to point them right here. It's so much more than one bad opinion, or a bad statement. She is clearly, empirically, objectively stripping trans people of our rights, and is dedicating her fortune to doing so. But you don't have to take my word for it, we've got the receipts. Let her own words and actions spell it out for you. Science educator, writer, and doctor of astrophysics Dr. Erin Macdonald returns to discuss stretching the writing capabilities! You cannot claim to care about trans people when you're buying JKR the boots she uses to step on our necks. ERIN MACDONALD Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/drerinmac.bsky.social IG: https://www.instagram.com/drerinmac YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/erinmacdonald Website: https://linktr.ee/drerinmac TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/10/06/terfs-part-2-jk-rowling-queen-terf/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) TERFs 1: Anti-scientific Bigotry, Implicit Queerphobia, Rainbow Capitalism, Rainbow Capitalism 2: From Bad to Worse, Trans Politics 1: Stop Tolerating Transphobia, Chasers and the Fetishization of Trans Women 2: Ractions and Origins, Trans History 2: Examples of Trans People in History, Gender Dysphoria, Trans Kids 1: Facts and Dangers, Trans Kids 2: The Intake Exam and Trans Flight REFERENCE MATERIAL Seinfeld actor lets fly with racist tirade - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/nov/22/usa.danglaister Comedian Jerry Seinfeld boosts Israel's "Shoot to Kill" Fantasy Tours - https://blackagendareport.com/seinfeld-boosts-israels-shoot-kill-fantasy-tours Jerry Seinfeld Says He’s Nostalgic for “Agreed-Upon Hierarchy” and Misses “Dominant Masculinity” - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jerry-seinfeld-nostalgic-agreed-upon-hierarchy-misses-dominant-masculinity-1235911364/ How to Use transphobia in a Sentence - https://www.merriam-webster.com/sentences/transphobia Is J.K. Rowling transphobic? Let’s let her speak for herself. - https://www.vox.com/culture/23622610/jk-rowling-transphobic-statements-timeline-history-controversy Why LGBT Advocates Say Bathroom 'Predators' Argument Is a Red Herring - https://time.com/4314896/transgender-bathroom-bill-male-predators-argument/ Gender Identity Nondiscrimination Laws in Public Accommodations - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13178-018-0335-z Why It Took Decades for LGBTQ Stories to Be Included in Holocaust History - https://time.com/5953047/lgbtq-holocaust-stories/ New Research Reveals How the Nazis Targeted Transgender People - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/new-research-reveals-how-the-nazis-targeted-transgender-people-180982931/ GLAAD's J.K. Rowling Transphobia Timeline - https://glaad.org/gap/jk-rowling/ ‘Radicalized’ Rowling Calls for Bathroom Vigilantism - https://assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/redicalized-rowling-bathroom-vigilantism/ J.K. Rowling uses Harry Potter wealth to fund anti-transgender organization - https://www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowling-anti-trans-organization JK Rowling issues surprising message of support for trans adults [no she really doesn't] - https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/jk-rowling-issues-surprising-message-of-support-for-trans-adults/ Rupert Grint To Join Broadway’s ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ In Ron Weasley Reprise - https://deadline.com/2026/08/rupert-grint-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-broadway-1237050854/ JK Rowling just showed why supporting “Harry Potter” is harmful to trans people - https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/04/jk-rowling-just-showed-why-supporting-harry-potter-is-harmful-to-trans-people/ Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

  3. Sep 29

    TERFs 1: Anti-scientific Bigotry

    It's time to discuss everyone's least favorite acronym: TERFs. Let's talk about what these anti-feminist transphobes, where they come from, how they're full of hot garbage, and how all their claims fall apart if you think about them for longer than ten seconds. I don't know how to tell you this (yes I do), but science is once again on the side of trans people. Science educator, writer, and doctor of astrophysics Dr. Erin Macdonald joins us to discuss how if you love science, you have to be okay with definitions changing. Hire her to be Dana Scully! Also: rights. are. not. pie. ERIN MACDONALD Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/drerinmac.bsky.social IG: https://www.instagram.com/drerinmac YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/erinmacdonald Website: https://linktr.ee/drerinmac TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/08/terfs/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Cis is Not a Slur (there is no default human), Trans History 1: How and Why We Name Trans People in History, Trans History 2: Examples of Trans People in History, The Trans Allegory of Barbie, Trans Politics 1: Stop Tolerating Transphobia REFERENCE MATERIAL Study Reveals How Avocados Reverse Sexes Throughout the Day - https://www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/study-reveals-how-avocados-reverse-sexes-throughout-day Trump's Executive Order on Sex and Gender (lol) - https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/ Biologists Rip Trump’s 'Non-Sensical' Executive Order Declaring Only 2 Sexes - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biologists-trump-executive-order-two-sexes_n_67912b73e4b039fc12781469?r0c Conservatives find unlikely ally in fighting transgender rights: Radical feminists - https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/02/07/radical-feminists-conservatives-transgender-rights/ TERFism, Zionism, and Right-Wing Annihilationism: Toward an Internationalist Genealogy of Extinction Phobia - https://read.dukeupress.edu/tsq/article-abstract/9/3/334/319374/TERFism-Zionism-and-Right-Wing The rise of anti-trans “radical” feminists, explained - https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/9/5/20840101/terfs-radical-feminists-gender-critical Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

  4. Sep 1

    The Trans Allegory of KPop Demon Hunters, part 4

    Let's wrap up our talk about the trans allegory of KPop Demon Hunters, where we see that conditional love is not love, and you cannot fix broken systems by replacing them with the exact same thing. We'll talk about where and why the allegory breaks down and becomes "imperfect," and how that's okay, actually! But it's important to note, because truth matters. Jeremy Holt returns to discuss remixing the terribleness and calling it something new! The cis-tem wants us closeted, but we can open the door whenever we're ready to. JEREMY HOLT IG: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyholtbooks Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jeremyholtbooks.com Website: https://www.jeremyholtbooks.com TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/09/01/the-imperfect-trans-allegory-of-kpop-demon-hunters-part-4/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) The False Dichotomy, Trans Kids 1: Facts and Dangers, Trans Kids 2: The Intake Exam and Trans Flight REFERENCE MATERIAL KPop Demon Hunters Writer Says Creating Movie Helped Her Come Out as Bisexual - https://www.them.us/story/kpop-demon-hunters-writer-hannah-mcmechan-says-creating-movie-helped-her-come-out-as-bisexual Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬

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