Jessie Earl
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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The Evolution of Women in the 'Star Trek' Franchise
Nerd Out host Jessie Gender dives deep into the history of how the Star Trek franchise has included and portrayed women. → Read More
Why Won't the 'Ion Fury' Devs Remove Homophobic Jokes From the Game?
Nerd Out host Jessie Gender dives deep into the "censorship" controversy surrounding Ion Fury developers Voidpoint. → Read More
Does Toxic Femininity Actually Exist?
You've heard of toxic masculinity, but is toxic femininity also a thing? PRIDE's Jessie Gender explores... → Read More
'Black Mirror: Striking Vipers' Shows How Games Can Express Identity
PRIDE's Jessie Gender talks about how that new, queer episode of Black Mirror encapsulates the way people use video games to express themselves. → Read More
Why Do People Not Want Trans Women Competing in Women's Sports?
Jessie Gender is the host of PRIDE's Nerd Out and is also a producer on the YouTube series Microsoft Unboxed. For more nerdy goodness from Jessie, check out episodes of Nerd Out here! → Read More
When It Comes to the Cis vs. Trans Debate, We Need to Break the Binary
"Being trans isn’t crazy, weird, or dehumanizing. It’s just different from what many others experience," writes Jessie Gender. → Read More
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Showrunner Admits Show Failed LGBTQ Viewers
In the new documentary What We Left Behind, DS9 showrunner Ira Steven Behr reflected on how the darkest entry in the progressive franchise failed it’s queer viewers. → Read More
Why Are People Calling Captain Marvel a Mary Sue?
On the latest Nerd Out, Jessie Gender breaks down the sexism behind calling the newest Avenger a "Mary Sue." → Read More
Doom Patrol's Genderqueer Street Episode Is the Queerest Thing on TV
The DC Universe series delivered the queerest episode of television in 2019 with the inclusion of a genderqueer street. (Yes, you read that right.) → Read More
Magdalene Visaggio Dissects the 'Guarded Optimism' of Modern Sci-Fi
The GLADD Media Award-nominated writer behind Eternity Girl discusses rejecting legacies in her latest graphic novel Vagrant Queen. → Read More
A Queer History of 'Star Trek'
Star Trek: Discovery may have the popular sci-fi franchise's first explicitly gay main characters, but this isn't the first time Star Trek has taken on LGBTQ issues and storylines in its over 50+ year history. In the newest episode of Nerd Out, Jessie Gender dives deep into the queer history of one of geekdom's most beloved shows! Watch the latest episode of Nerd Out below! → Read More
Comparing 'Star Trek: Discovery' and 'The Orville's' Big Gay Episodes
Both shows had major queer storylines in the past week! → Read More
Why Bisexual Erasure on TV Needs to Be Dismantled
So what is bi erasure? And why is it so harmful? Jessie Gender breaks it down in the latest episode of Nerd Out! → Read More
'Glass' May Be One of the Queerest Superhero Movies Ever
M. Night Shyamalan's latest thriller has so many LGBT-adjacent themes, it may as well be queer canon. → Read More
'Supergirl' Uses Superpowers to Prove Trans Women Are Women
Supergirl's latest episode, "Blood Memory," subtly reinforces the fact that trans women are women. → Read More
Do You Need Gender Dysphoria to Be Trans?
“A woman trapped in a man’s body.” Open any book on transgender issues written before 2010 and you’ll probably see that exact sentence (or its inverse) pop out at you somewhere. Even today, ask any random person what it means to be transgender and they’ll probably slip some form “trapped in the wrong body” mention in there. To many, the transgender experience is simply that; a person whose mind… → Read More
Why the Trans Film 'Girl' Enrages People
Trans woman Jessie "Gender" Earl breaks down the controversy surrounding the Netflix film. → Read More
Why Right-Wing Doctor Who Fans Hate This Season—And Why They're Wrong
In the latest episode of Nerd Out, Jessie "Gender" Earl breaks down the controvery surrounding the latest season of Doctor Who, featuring the show's first-ever female Doctor. → Read More
A Millennial Trans Woman & a Gen-X Lesbian Are Thankful for Each Other
For her last official The Advocates podcast appearance, co-host Jessie Earl shares what she's been thankful for this past year. → Read More
'Fantastic Beasts' Tackles Fascism With White, Straight, Cis Heroes
Despite effectively showcasing the dangers of fascism, J.K. Rowling consistently fails to represent the real-world victims of a horrifying ideology. → Read More