Hey TransLash family. It's me, Amara Jones. Welcome to the TransLash podcast, a show where we tell trans stories to save trans lives.

Well, this is the beginning of Pride Month, a time when we share the best of ourselves

and our community boldly, loudly, and brightly.

Now, I know for many of y'all, for many of us, actually, pride can bring up so many different

emotions, but it's generally a good time and one where we lean in to joy and what's best. But this pride

is a little different. We're all still reeling from the terrible attack in Avaldei and as if the

murder, the slaughter of 19 children and two adults trying to protect them wasn't enough.

And of course, the dozens of people who were injured, many of whom at the time of this recording

remain in hospital. If all of that wasn't enough, we then had to endure a terrible event

online where a group of people decided to use this terrible attack as a way

to come after trans people, to say that somehow trans people were responsible for this horrible

event. And not only did this remain online, it's also filtered up into the wider and real world leading to an attack on a trans

teen in Texas. Now, to be honest, all of this had me worried. And so that's why I decided

to talk to journalist Sidney Bauer to help us unpack through her vast knowledge of

this online realm and network,

what's behind all of this and what it means for our community.

But because joy is important, even when things are dark,

especially during Pride Month,

we're still going to celebrate this week with some trans joy. Something that always brings me joy are efforts and ideas which help make schools be safe

for trans and non-binary

youth.

These educational resources create more space for trans people in our society, and this

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