In case you haven't heard, the Suburban Women Problem is wrapping up next week to make way for new podcasts out of red, wine, and blue.

As the producer of the podcast, I'm so grateful to Rachel, Jasmine, and Amanda for four years of great conversations.

And to you, our listeners, for joining us on this journey.

All endings are sad, but I want to assure everyone

that this really isn't goodbye. We're developing new podcasts to meet the moment, and we can't

wait to share them with you. But for this week, I wanted to give the suburban women problem

the celebration it deserves. Every day, I'll be reposting old episodes

that were particularly meaningful for us, and I hope for you too. I'm starting with our very

first regular episode, Season 1, Episode 2, where we talk to Jamie Jara, the mom of a trans daughter,

along with the delightful Chastin Buttigesh.

It's amazing how far we've come, and yet how much we're still dealing with these very same issues.

There's one interpretation of this episode that's awfully depressing.

Trump is president again, and people in the LGBTQ community, especially trans kids, are under

attack more than ever. But it's important to say this too. Four years later, Jamie Jara and her

daughter Dempsey are thriving. Dempsey dreams of becoming an actress and actually appeared in

the HBO show, We're Here, and was even on

stage at the 23 Glad Awards to help accept an award for the show. And Chaston is thriving, too.

He's continued to publish books, and even better, he and Pete have become parents of twins.

The political landscape may be grim, but they cannot take our joy.

And that itself is an act of resistance.

Suburban women helped determine the 2020 election, but there's more to us in the headlines

would have you believe. The suburbs aren't a homogeneity of white people in perfect houses.

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