The Way Forward for Trans Justice

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🗓️ 11 January 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Last year, states passed a record number of bills restricting health care, athletics, public accommodations, expression, and educational materials for trans people — trans kids, more specifically. With the turn of a new year, the situation continues to grow dire. Laws threatening access to gender-affirming care went into effect in several states on January 1, 2024. The ACLU is calling on the Supreme Court to block a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for trans people under the age of 18, and to reject a case concerning a transgender student’s access to restroom facilities that correspond with their gender identity at an Indiana school. As this unprecedented surge in attacks on the trans community rages on, we need to stay vigilant in watching what’s happening and fighting back. Joining our host Kendall Ciesemier, to update us on what’s going on and what’s to come is Chase Strangio, the ACLU’s deputy director for trans justice with the LGBT & HIV Project.

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0:00.0	From the ACLU, this is at Liberty. I'm Kendall Seasmeyer, your host.
0:12.7	Happy New Year and welcome back to our show. We're so glad to have you with us as we continue to
0:18.7	fight for civil rights and civil liberties in 2024.
0:23.3	Last year, states passed a record number of bills, restricting health care, athletics, public
0:29.5	accommodations, expression, and education materials for trans people, trans kids, more
0:35.1	specifically.
0:36.0	23 saw the highest number of bills introduced in state legislatures attacking LGBTQ rights.
0:41.3	500 bills have been proposed with 75 of them becoming law.
0:45.3	And the trans community and its allies have been doing all they can to fight the injustice.
0:51.3	With the turn of a new year, the situation continues to grow dire.
0:58.5	Laws threatening access to gender affirming care went into effect in several states on
1:02.7	January 1st. The ACLU is calling on the Supreme Court to block a Tennessee law, banning
1:09.4	gender affirming medical care for trans people under 18,
1:13.0	and to reject a case concerning a transgender student's access to restroom facilities that
1:18.0	correspond with gender identity at an Indiana school.
1:22.1	As this unprecedented surge and attacks on the trans community rages on, We need to stay vigilant in watching what's happening and fighting back.
1:31.5	Here to update us on what's going on and what's to come is Chase Strangio, the ACLU's deputy
1:37.8	director for trans justice with the LGBT and HIV project.
1:42.2	Chase, welcome back to Out Liberty.
1:44.6	Thank you so much for joining me.
1:46.3	Thank you, Kendall.
1:47.2	It's good to be here.
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