Hi, fam. Welcome to the Translash podcast. I'm your host, Amara Jones. Thank you all for your

tremendous support that helped make our launch last month such a success. We received so many

shoutouts, including one from the advocate that called this podcast, quote, required listening,

close quote. So you better listen.

Every two weeks, you'll hear trans people and our allies talk back about what matters most to us

and how we can create a fair world for everybody. We need your ongoing support to do that. So thank

you for lifting up my voice. This week, I talked to Kai Wright, of WNYC's The United States of Anxiety, about the links

between transphobia, the history of fear in America, and the 2020 elections.

Just a living, breathing, unapologetic transhuman being threatens so much about the ways in

which we code power and gender.

Plus, you'll hear from Marquis Vilsen, too bad you can't see him, a black trans actor and

activist. He opens up to me about the importance of trans masculine representation and using

his platform to combat violence against trans women of color. Visibility and representation is super important.

It allows you to build a person relationship with that person

in a way that is not always centered around our transness.

We've got a great show for you today, so stick around.

We're going to start off with a little bit of trans joy.

One thing lifting up my spirits this week is celebrating the legendary activist Marcia P. Johnson on what would have been her 75th birthday on August 24th.

As a leader in the Stonewall Uprising and a visionary organizer, she lived unapologetically, demanding space for trans women and our siblings.

Because of her vision and work, more of us can thrive.

I had the privilege of talking to Marsha's longtime friend, Victoria Cruz, a legendary activist in her own right who has sought

justice for Marcia for three decades, an effort portrayed in the Netflix documentary, The Death

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