Geek play A Brief History of 'Star Trek's Portrayal of Trauma and PTSD Nerd Out's Jessie Gender explores the history of the way PTSD is portrayed in the extremely popular sci-fi media franchise. November 08 2019 4:32 PM
Geek Does Science Fiction Have Good LGBTQ+ Representation? Queer content creators discuss how inclusive their fave sci-fi franchises are at LA Comic Con 2019! October 15 2019 2:43 PM
Geek play What's Queer Coding? And How Was It Used on Disney Villains? Nerd Out's Jessie Gender explores the history of queer coding, and how it was used on some of our fave Disney villains. October 14 2019 4:03 PM
Geek play Is Releasing Dangerous Art, Like 'Joker,' Ethical? Nerd Out's Jessie Gender explores the controversy behind the Joker film, and the ethics and responsibilities artists have when putting content out into the world. October 03 2019 2:33 PM
Geek play 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. September 09 2019 5:13 PM
Geek play 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. August 30 2019 2:47 PM
Geek play '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. June 10 2019 2:46 PM
Geek play How That Girl Power Moment in 'Avengers: Endgame' Actually Failed Was it empowering? Or was it all performative? May 14 2019 4:54 PM
Geek play 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." April 24 2019 1:53 PM
Geek A Queer History of 'Star Trek' In the newest episode of Nerd Out, Jessie Gender delves into some of the queerest moment in the entire Star Trek franchise! March 22 2019 1:43 PM
Geek 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! February 09 2019 12:21 PM
Geek play Why Right-Wing Doctor Who Fans Hate This Season—And Why They're Wrong Why do so many Doctor Who fans hate the idea of a woman being the Doctor in season 11? January 01 2019 10:00 AM
NerdOut play Fantastic Beasts and the Crimes of Queer-Baiting J.K. Rowling continues to disappoint her queer fanbase by playing up an LGBTQ character who may not actually be gay. November 21 2018 12:48 PM
NerdOut play Batwoman's Evolution from Batman's Beard to an LGBTQ Icon Just in time for her live-action debut on The CW, let's dive into lesbian superhero Batwoman's surprising history. November 16 2018 1:55 PM
NerdOut play Star Trek's Accidental Transgender Episode Star Trek: The Next Generation made an incredibly relevant episode about trans issues in 1992 — and it was completely by accident. November 02 2018 8:15 AM
NerdOut play Comicsgate, and Everything You Need to Know About It PRIDE's Jessie Gender breaks down all the issues, harassment, and controversies surrounding the increasingly worrying Comicsgate movement. October 19 2018 1:31 PM
NerdOut play Let's Rank Every Female-Led Superhero Movie In honor of the Captain Marvel trailer, let's look back at the ups and downs (mostly downs) of female superhero cinematic history. September 21 2018 9:00 AM
NerdOut play Breaking Down the Transphobia and Toxic Masculinity of 'Jack Ryan' Jack Ryan's transphobic "humor" showcases a toxic masculinity that belittles the real dangers transgender people face. September 07 2018 3:05 PM
NerdOut play How Gatekeeping Targets Women in Geek & Queer Culture Following Ruby Rose's exit from Twitter, Jessie Gender breaks down what gatekeeping is—and how it's been consistently used to harass women. August 24 2018 10:00 AM
NerdOut play The Importance of Supergirl's Transgender Superhero Nicole Maine's upcoming portrayal of TV's first ever transgender superhero represents an important moment in trans representation. August 10 2018 10:00 AM