Hi, fam, welcome to the Translash podcast, the show where we center trans voices and conversations about news, politics and culture, you name it.

I'm your host, Amara Jones, and I'm delighted to have you join me.

We've got a fascinating show for you today.

First, I'm going to unpack the religious right, why they're obsessed

with trans people, and what it may take to get them on our side. Whatever. I'll be doing that

with Debbie Jackson, a former evangelical who's now a vocal advocate for trans rights.

It's a church that was created based on the power structures of men, controlling their

women, their property. The Southern Baptist Church was all based on racism, and there's

definitely a power issue there. After that, we discuss important updates to trans health care standards coming next year

with Dr. Asa Radix, who's helping to create them. The last standards of care came out in 2011,

and the new standards will come out next year. So that's 10 years. So 10 years of new research.

But first, I want to start out by honoring a luminary in our community who was taken from us

too soon.

As I said, upon the news of her passing last week, Monica Roberts was a pioneer and essential

North Star for transjournalist. She demanded that black trans women be treated with dignity and

respect in both life and death through the critical conversations she started in her award-winning

blog, TransGrio. As a black woman and one of the first out trans journalist,

she made space where there wasn't any,

inspiring countless trans storytellers and mentoring many.

She also was a fearless advocate for our community,

speaking truth to power without fear nor favor, a quality

that we need now more than ever.

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