Hey, fam, it's me, Amara.

Welcome to the TransSash podcast, a show where we tell trans stories to save trans lives.

Well, this week, the TransSash team is taking some much needed time to decompress and relax after our

week of coverage of the DNC. We hope that you all liked everything that we had to produce

and offer you for the Democratic National Convention. It was a powerful week and three months to go.

So as we decompress, today we're going to continue replaying some episodes over the last year that we think are well worth of listen.

And one of the ones which crystallizes in a really powerful way, stakes for this election, both from the national to the state and local levels, is the episode

that we did on trans family child separation from last spring.

Now, it's not an easy listen.

Why would it be and why it should be?

But it provides us an example of what's happening in the cruelest anti-trans legislation in two states,

which is quickly becoming the model for others.

So be sure to take a listen to these poignant stories, which will help ground us for what's on the ballot for all of us as we're moving forward,

and to take courage and inspiration

for people who are standing up against really extreme and excruciatingly painful legislation.

We'll be back in a couple weeks with our regularly scheduled programming.

Today we're going to talk about an incredibly difficult topic, one that concerns everyone here at Translash, and that is the emerging area of anti-trans policy, which focuses on separating trans children from parents who love and support their gender identity.

Nothing is a clearer sign of creeping authoritarianism in the United States than these gut-wrenching policies. And the fact that they are occurring in states

with leaders who have presidential aspirations underscores the problem. And it's why we're devoting

today's show to unpacking this critical

issue. To better understand this parental rights crisis, I'm speaking with two advocates working on the

ground in two states. First up is former Texas Child Protective Service investigator, Morgan Hardy

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