The war on trans people

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

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Society & Culture, News, Politics, News Commentary, Philosophy

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🗓️ 9 June 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Vox’s Emily St. James talks with Chase Strangio of the ACLU about the assault on the rights of trans Americans taking place in many states across the country. They explain why laws that recently passed through state houses in Florida, Texas, and Alabama imperil trans people — or, in some cases, even criminalize their very existence. Chase and Emily discuss the ongoing legal battles to challenge these laws, the political and social obstacles facing the trans community, and how all Americans can help protect trans people through challenging some fundamental assumptions in our culture. Host: Emily St. James (@emilyvdw), Senior Correspondent, Vox Guest: Chase Strangio (@chasestrangio), Deputy Director for Transgender Justice, ACLU References: "The time to panic about anti-trans legislation is now" by Emily St. James (Vox; March 24) "Florida's law limiting LGBTQ discussion in schools, explained" by Amber Phillips (Washington Post; April 22) "Alabama law criminalizing care for transgender youth faces federal test" by Kimberly Chandler (AP; May 5) "Explaining the Latest Texas Anti-Transgender Directive" by Alene Bouranova (BU Today; March 3) Obergefell v. Hodges (U.S. Supreme Court; 2015) Bostock v. Clayton County (U.S. Supreme Court; 2020) "The Courts Won't Free Us — Only We Can" by Chase Strangio (Them; June 1) "Rising Model Hunter Schafer Is Fighting for the Future of Trans Individuals On and Off the Runway" by Katherine Cusumano (W Magazine; March 21, 2018) "HB 500 — Barring Transgender Girls in Sports" (ACLU Idaho; 2020) Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Conversations ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Vox Conversations by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Support Vox Conversations by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts This episode was made by: Producer: Erikk Geannikis Editor: Amy Drozdowska Engineer: Patrick Boyd Deputy Editorial Director, Vox Talk: Amber Hall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:46.0	Just how bad is the Republican assault on trans rights?
0:56.0	I'm Emily St. James and I'm a senior correspondent on the Culture team at Vox.
1:03.0	And today I'm your host for Vox Conversations.
1:17.0	So I'm terrified.
1:19.0	Yeah, yeah what else is new?
1:21.0	A lot of stuff in the world right now is terrifying.
1:25.0	But as a trans woman living in the United States, it sure seems like there's an all-out assault
1:30.0	on the rights of people like me that's going on right now.
1:34.0	In red states all over, Republican-controlled legislators and governors
1:39.0	are turning their full attention to the rights of trans kids.
1:43.0	Transition-related health care, particularly hormones and puberty blockers
1:47.0	that allow trans kids to live their lives as themselves, has come under attack.
1:52.0	In particularly draconian fashion, the governor and attorney general of Texas
1:57.0	issued orders that effectively say parents who affirmed their trans kids' genders
2:02.0	are child abusers.
2:03.0	The gender reassignment surgeries and the use of drugs like puberty blockers
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