Tuck catches up with nonbinary linguist Kirby Conrod (they/them). Topics include:  Are pronoun-go-arounds for cis people? Gender as a local social relationship  Neurodivergent life hacks  Writing a dissertation about they/them pronouns Plus: wizard gender!  This Week in Gender: NYC Pride has banned GOAL from marching in the parade for the next four years. Find Kirby's work on their website (kirbyconrod.com), their blog (kconrod.medium.com), and their twitter (@kirbyconrod). Find episode transcripts and our FAQ page at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to receive our weekly newsletter, plus stickers and other rewards. Browse our nonprofit merch shop at bit.ly/gendermerch. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/genderslack2. Do you have gender-related questions that you’d like answered on the show? Submit questions anonymously via this Google form. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from TheirOpen.Page. Associate Producer: Julia Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: “Calm and Collected” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!