Tuck speaks with Francisco J. Galarte (he/him). Dr. Galarte is the author of Brown Trans Figurations and a founding editor of TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly.

 Topics include: 

• When to use (and avoid) the “x” in Latinx and Chicanx
• Why hate crime laws don't help trans people of color 
• Imagining a world for trans POC beyond invisibility and hyper-visibility
• What does masculinity even mean???
• Plus: fashion, evil deceivers, and our second consecutive reference to the Kardashians

This Week in Gender: Trans story tropes. For more, listen to our interview with Kai Cheng Thom.

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