Hey TransLish fan. It's me, Amara. Welcome to the Translash podcast, a show where we tell

trans stories to save trans lives. Before we get to the heart of our show today, we have a couple of

announcements.

Does it feel like you're in high school again?

We'll try to make them slightly more interesting.

First up, we wanted to let you know that because we're in the heart of the presidential election season,

the election season up and down the ballot, to be frank about it, we are going to be giving you

an episode of the TransLash

podcast every week from now until the election that is focused on politics and where we are.

So we know that information is vital to you in this particular moment, and so we are

stepping up our game and our production schedule to try to bring you more of what you

need in order to make the choice that's best for you. So don't be surprised when you see us pop

into your feed once a week rather than every other week. I also wanted to let you know that on

October the 8th, so one month before the election, we are going to be dropping season three of the

anti-trans hate machine. And we're doing so because this year's topic is focused on the link

between paramilitary groups, anti-trans hate, political violence, and what all of that means for our

elections. We uncover some really important links that we think are going to be

vital for everyone in the sound of my voice to know and understand again before making your

choice. So we want to call your attention to October the 8th and that launch. And we're so looking

forward to meeting you here on the trans-slash podcast once a week between now and the election.

With that, let's turn to today's topic.

We're just days away from the anniversary of October 7th when the latest phase of the conflict between the Palestinian people

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