Trans News: We Wont Be Erased

The Trump Administration’s attacks on the trans and gender non-conforming community continue. Today we discuss the proposed change to the legal definition of sex (and gender, since the two are conflated legally). This change would be incredibly harmful to trans and gender non-conforming people. Please note, we’ve recorded this less than 24 hours after the release of the information – so the emotions are raw and we’ve done our best to process this as quickly as possible and bring you reliable information, action steps, and a little hope.

You can learn more about the Equality Act here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2282

You can download OutVote here: https://www.outvote.io

Read the New York Times Article that broke this story: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/21/us/politics/transgender-trump-administration-sex-definition.html

If you need support please reach out to the Trans Lifeline: https://www.translifeline.org

tell your member of Congress to support the equality act  https://nwlc.org/take-action/support-the-equality-act/

Listen to RadioLab’s series “gonads” to learn about how human sex characteristics and sex hormones develop https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/radiolab/projects/radiolab-presents-gonads

here is one science-y thread from twitter about the complexities of gender: https://www.facebook.com/100008394885719/posts/2229423744014100/

Contact the White House: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

Contact DHHS: https://www.hhs.gov/about/contact-us/index.html

 

Remember, we love you, we value you, you are fabulous and deserving of a life that is free from this kind of hate.

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Last but not least, a huge thank you to Skylar Kergil for the use of his beautiful song "Tell Me A Story" as the intro and outtro music for our podcast. You can find more information about Skylar and you can support his work at http://www.skylarkergil.com