Episode 80: Casper Cendre

Tuck speaks with prison abolitionist and A.B.O. Comix cofounder Casper Cendre (he/they).  Topics include: Becoming a better ally for incarcerated people.  Living in a place where physical intimacy is a crime. Gender-affirming surgeries and medical care in prison.  Are queer people usually "out" in prison? Plus: an update on how prisons are handling Covid-19  This Week in Gender: It's the happiest season, baybee! We recommend this episode of the Bechdel Cast, guest-starring Jes Tom.  Please help A.B.O. Comix's Holiday Commissary Fundraiser meet its goal! You can also order A.B.O. Comix anthologies and zines (and other fun merch) at abocomix.com. Sign up for a penpal at abocomix.com or blackandpinkpenpals.org or abolitionapostles.com. Follow A.B.O Comix on IG (@a.b.o.comix). We're also on Twitter and Instagram (@gendereveal). Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to receive our weekly newsletter and other rewards. A.B.O. Comix is also on Patreon at patreon.com/abocomix.  Browse our limited-edition merch collection at bit.ly/gendermerch, including "Abby and Riley should have made out in the dive bar" shirts. (Hurry, everything leaves the store on 12/31.) Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. Do you have gender questions that you'd like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Special thanks this week to Oliver Mills Producer: Isaura Aceves Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: "A Little Powder" by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!