Welcome to the first ever trans-lash podcast.

I'm Amara Jones, a black trans woman journalist and storyteller who will be your host.

Y'all know that in this moment of anti-trans violence and political backlash, stories about trans people are all over the news.

But we don't have enough opportunities to talk back, to tell the world who we are,

what matters to us, and what we think about everything that's going on.

And I firmly believe that storytelling is life.

It's why I created this podcast.

In each episode,

we and our allies will look at society through our own eyes to help figure out what we should be doing to be even more free so that trans people can thrive. And even though this

podcast is about transness, it is also for those who want to get to know us and follow our lead.

So make sure that you spread the word about the trans-podge podcast and what we're building here.

This podcast will be unlike any other podcast you listen to.

Every other Thursday, we'll be covering the news,

sharing trans joy, and highlighting people in our community doing amazing work.

But sometimes we might change it up because, hey, we're trans and we get to change our mind.

Regardless, just come along with us on this journey of laughter and learning,

which really just gives me

the opportunity to be shady, I mean awfully shady, through the microphone. And I'm talking Nancy Pelosi

and the Aretha Franklin level shade. Today, against the backdrop of the Democratic National

Convention, I'll be sitting down with Minneapolis City Council Vice President

Andrea Jenkins, a Democrat who is the first black trans woman to be elected to political

office in the history of the United States. And stick around after that because I have a fascinating

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