Trans Bill of Rights
TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
TransLash Media
4.3 • 619 Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 2023
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
As legislative attacks on the trans community continue across the United States, the Transgender Bill of Rights offers one path to bolstering protections on the federal level. First, Imara talks with Representative Pramila Jayapal about her work as co-chair of the Transgender Equality Task Force and her efforts to introduce the Transgender Bill of Rights in Congress. Next, Imara is joined by the Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, to discuss the need for federal action on trans rights and the success of the 2022 U.S. Trans Survey.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, fam, it's me, Amara Jones. Welcome to the Translash podcast, a show where we tell |
| 0:14.4 | trans stories to save trans lives. There's nothing more right now in the balance than trans |
| 0:20.4 | rights at the legislative level across the United States. |
| 0:24.4 | So far, we have seen close to 500 bills introduce in 47 states that seek to block our community from receiving basic health care, education, and the right to simply exist. That's why it's more important |
| 0:40.7 | than ever for our political leaders to step up and protect trans rights on the federal level, |
| 0:46.6 | the Transgender Bill of Rights Resolution, is one effort to do just that. Originally introduced |
| 0:53.1 | in Congress in 2022, just last year, it would call for |
| 0:57.0 | the amendment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include the specific protection of gender |
| 1:03.1 | identity in our laws. This would codify equal access to services and public accommodations, |
| 1:10.0 | employment, and health care. |
| 1:11.4 | It also calls for the creation of a new liaison within the Department of Justice |
| 1:16.1 | to oversee the enforcement of civil rights for trans people. |
| 1:20.7 | With the need for explicit human rights protections for our community being so vital right now, |
| 1:25.4 | I'm looking forward to this conversation today with two |
| 1:28.6 | people who are working tirelessly to begin cementing trans rights at the federal level. First, |
| 1:34.9 | I'll talk with co-chair at the Congressional Transgender Equality Task Force, Congresswoman Pramila |
| 1:40.7 | Jayapal, about her work to introduce the Trans Bill of Rights. |
| 1:45.7 | But my hope is that we can at least get every Democratic member of Congress on this |
| 1:50.8 | Trans Bill of Rights and that they hear from their constituents, from your listeners, that this is |
| 1:56.5 | important. |
| 1:57.6 | Next, I'm joined by the Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender |
| 2:01.6 | Equality, Rodrigo Hang Layton, to discuss the need for firmer policy protections for trans people. |
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