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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

(2015/08/11) Violence and injustice (Trans Rights)

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.53.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2015

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Edition #945

Today we take a look at multiple forms of violence and injustice afflicting trans people as part of their daily lives
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Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: Transgender Rights - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 6-28-15

Ch. 3: Song 1: Little People (Black City) (Live @ KEXP) - Matthew Dear


Ch. 4: Act 2: .@SBearBergman on how the natural order is reasserting itself for trans people - @SexOutLoudRadio - Air Date: 10-17-14

Ch. 5: Song 2: She said - Stray Dogg


Ch. 6: Act 3: This piece is called "Trigger Warning" - @Making_Contact - Air Date: 4-21-15

Ch. 7: Song 3: Credits - dustmotes


Ch. 8: Act 4: Transforming History - Retro Report - Air Date 6-15-15

Ch. 9: Song 4: Some Kind Of Mininova - Textile Audio


Ch. 10: Act 5: #TransHealthFail - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date: 8-6-15

Ch. 11: Song 5: Summer - Butano Bazaar


Ch. 12: Act 6: Support @MyTransHealth - Best of the Left Activism

Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - Shihan


Ch. 14: Act 7: .@LaverneCox on Bullying and Being a Trans Woman of Color - @KepplerSpeakers - Air Date: 12-19-13


Voicemails

Ch. 15: Explaining the functions of inflation - Jeff from Sacramento, CA

Ch. 16: Open immigration is pro-people and good for the economy - Charlie From Cinncinatti

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics


Ch. 18: Final comments on how to deal with things you don't understand

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone


Activism: Support @MyTransHealth

Take Action:

AMPLIFY and donate to the KICKSTARTER to bring My Trans Health to as many cities as possible.

Additional Activism/Resources:

FOLLOW and amplify: #TransHealthFail

Sources/further reading:

"6 ways the health care system fails transgender patients” via Mashable

"Trans People Are Speaking Out About Their Horrible Experiences With Health Care” via .Mic

"It's hard being trans. It's even harder when you can't find a doctor. A new site hopes to fix that.” via Upworthy

Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich


Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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0:19.8

tonight, sex out loud, making contact, retro report, propaganda, and LeVern cocks on

0:26.4

Kepler speakers.

0:30.0

There's a whole beam, a big week for the LGBT community, but it's also been a big year

0:36.0

for the tea part of that equation from Caitlin Jenner's Vanity Fair cover to TV shows like

0:41.6

Transparent to another small milestone just this Friday.

0:45.3

actress LeVern cocks marked another milestone with the drop of a curtain at Madame T.

0:49.9

Sos San Francisco.

0:52.3

Now that is a big step forward for transgender Americans and it's frankly about time because

0:57.5

as a very mind it came after the same milestone for spider Americans and wookies.

1:04.8

But for all the strides transgender people have made lately, let's not get too complacent

1:10.0

about how far we've come because they still face a host of obstacles.

1:14.4

Even when the news media are trying to be supportive, they can make dumb mistakes.

1:19.1

Your private parts are different now aren't they?

1:22.6

I don't want to talk about it because it's really personal.

1:26.0

Don't you feel funny with the wrong genitalia?

1:29.8

It's not a joke you stand up and the women's bathroom.

1:32.6

You've got Western plants.

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