Host Sammy Ross and guest Stevie De discuss the topic of Trans Rights. What defines transgender folks, and why are pronouns important in this conversation? On this episode we’ll define what transgender means, we’ll discuss past and present trans legislation, and we’ll go into what’s going on with anti-trans policies today.
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Resources:
For a great resource on a few basic definitions of what Transgender means, along with what pronouns to use: https://www.glaad.org/transgender/transfaq
For a look into the life of Marsha P. Johnson: https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/who-was-marsha-p-johnson
For a look into the historical archives about STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries): https://womenatthecenter.nyhistory.org/gay-power-is-trans-history-street-transvestite-action-revolutionaries/
For more on the life of Storme DeLarverie: https://www.gq.com/story/storme-delarverie-suiting
For more on a small, but informative Trans Youth study: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/01/young-trans-children-know-who-they-are/580366/
For more on findings that more teens are coming out as Transgender, or Non-Binary: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/02/05/more-u-s-teens-identify-transgender-survey-finds/306357002/
For more on the history of medical care for Transgender folks: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/a-history-of-transgender-health-care/#:~:text=The%20first%20American%20to%20undergo,York%20Times%20headlines%20in%201952.
For more on medical rights as a Transgender person: https://transequality.org/know-your-rights/health-care
For more on North Carolina’s 2016 HB2, Bathroom Bill: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/19/the-tumultuous-recent-history-of-north-carolinas-bathroom-bill-which-could-be-repealed/
For more on the record number of discriminatory Transgender laws currently in state legislatures: https://abcnews.go.com/US/record-number-state-bills-2021-impact-transgender-rights/story?id=76401800
For more on Alabama’s current Transgender medical legislation: https://www.npr.org/2021/03/28/981225604/its-hurtful-trans-youth-speaks-out-as-alabama-debates-banning-medical-treatment
For more on the Trump Administration’s transgender military ban: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/trump-s-controversial-transgender-military-policy-goes-effect-n993826
For more on the uptick in violence against Transgender people: https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/marking-the-deadliest-year-on-record-hrc-releases-report-on-violence-against-transgender-and-gender-non-conforming-people
For more on the anti-trans bills that were in legislation in 2020, and their current status: https://www.aclu.org/issues/lgbtq-rights/transgender-rights/trans-rights-under-attack-2020
For more on Caitlyn Jenner, and her position on transgender girls playing girl’s sports: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/caitlyn-jenner-says-transgender-girls-women-s-sports-unfair-n1266138
For resources for Trans folks via GLADD: https://www.glaad.org/transgender/resources
For The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
