Uprooting Gender Binaries
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05/20/21 • 59 min
When it comes to gender binaries, there’s a lot of digging to do to get to the root of our problems. And while there are a lot of ways to uproot a plant-- it really depends on how much it’s grown, how tightly its roots are wound, how far its system has spread and embedded its tendrils into the ground-- that determines how challenging it is to get it out.
Nick Albritton, a transgender man and outdoorsperson, spends a good deal of time unpacking specific ways he’s seen gender binaries show up all throughout his life, and the damage they can do-- especially to transgender folks and those who are gender nonbinary. He also shares about the way nature has quite literally saved his life and helped give him the space he needs to dig deeper into what it means to truly be himself.
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Hosted and produced by Laura Borichevsky.
Cover artwork by Hailey Hirst.
Music by The Wild Wild and UTAH, licensed via MusicBed.
When it comes to gender binaries, there’s a lot of digging to do to get to the root of our problems. And while there are a lot of ways to uproot a plant-- it really depends on how much it’s grown, how tightly its roots are wound, how far its system has spread and embedded its tendrils into the ground-- that determines how challenging it is to get it out.
Nick Albritton, a transgender man and outdoorsperson, spends a good deal of time unpacking specific ways he’s seen gender binaries show up all throughout his life, and the damage they can do-- especially to transgender folks and those who are gender nonbinary. He also shares about the way nature has quite literally saved his life and helped give him the space he needs to dig deeper into what it means to truly be himself.
Featured in this Episode:
Nick Albritton
- Instagram: @boyrevelry
- Read this post from Nick about desire, trans identity, and cis norms
Additional Resources:
- Take the Sex Outside Community Survey and be entered to win a Sex Outside prize pack, as well as receive a discount code for 10% off the Sex Outside sticker shop!
About our Sponsor:
- Janji aims to explore, connect, and give back by crafting comfortable, responsibly-produced running apparel guided by the places we run and the people we meet.
- Get 15% off your next order of Janji with code SEXOUTSIDE at checkout
Let’s be friends:
- We want you to be a part of the Sex Outside community!
- Find Sex Outside on Instagram! @sexoutsidepod
- Check out what we’ve saved for you on Pinterest
- Want to support Sex Outside?
- Leave a 5-star review in Apple Podcasts or the app of your choosing!
- Head to the Sex Outside Shop to find stickers, shirts, and underwear!
- Need a transcript for this episode? Find it here.
Hosted and produced by Laura Borichevsky.
Cover artwork by Hailey Hirst.
Music by The Wild Wild and UTAH, licensed via MusicBed.
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Cover artwork by Hailey Hirst.
Music by Wild Wild, Red Licorice, Módl, and UTAH, licensed via MusicBed.
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