Jacob Tobia, "Sissy" (w/ Jonathan Capehart)

Jacob Tobia discusses their memoir, "Sissy", with Jonathan Capehart at Politics and Prose on3/6/19.

Brought up as a boy, but too sensitive and creative to conform to norms of aggressive masculinity, Tobia was instead shamed as a “sissy.” In this brave, honest, and very funny memoir, Tobia, a leading voice on behalf of the nonbinary and genderqueer communities, speaks out about the challenges of living between genders. Charting their experience from growing up in a Methodist household to graduating from Duke, Tobia, creator and co-host of the NBC News series Queer 2.0 and a member of the Biden Foundation’s Advisory Council for Advancing LGBTQ Equality, martials their trademark humor and sass to overturn assumptions about gender, celebrate gender diversity, and serve as an inspiring model of the kind of outspoken and empathetic voice the country needs. Tobia is in conversation with Jonathan Capehart, writer for The Washington Post's PostPartisan blog and contributor for MSNBC.

Jacob Tobia (@JacobTobia) is a gender nonconforming writer, producer, and performer based in Los Angeles. A member of both the Forbes "30 Under 30" and the "OUT 100," Jacob's writing and advocacy have been featured by MSNBC, The New York Times, TIME, The Guardian, and Teen Vogue, among others. A Point Foundation Scholar, Truman Scholar, and member of the Biden Foundation's Advisory Council for Advancing LGBTQ Equality, Jacob has worn high heels in the White House twice.

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Produced by Tom Warren