Hey, fam, it's me, Amara.

Welcome to the TransLash podcast, a show where we tell trans stories to save trans lives.

Well, we're back after taking some time off in August to both report on the ground from the DNC.

We hope that you liked our trans-slash podcast from there, as well as to take some really important time off

because we are going to be really leaning heavily into the election from now until election day.

So expect that from us at the Trans-Lash podcast.

And, you know, we just needed a little break

before we lean into everything that is about to come.

Speaking of which, as we all know, it's been yet another unprecedented year of anti-trans politics

in the United States, with over 620 bills introduced in the country that were anti-trans in some

shape, form, or fashion.

In addition, we now have this fully-fledged presidential campaign underway where at least

one party is devoted to being anti-trans, and one candidate, Donald Trump, regularly says

things that are anti-trans and transphobic from an array of podiums and stages wherever he

might be. But despite this political assault on trans people, it is also the case that there

are so many trans people across the country

who are standing up and essentially not taking it and fighting back in whatever way they

think is most effective and appropriate.

And these activists and everyday people are showing up to resist what is going on in

some really powerful and important ways for us to lift up.

So I wanted to talk today specifically to two people who are bravely doing so in some of the toughest states for trans people.

First, I'm joined by the Executive Director of the Transgender Education Network of Texas,

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