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Welcome to the Kotkeye Ride Home for Tuesday, November 17th, 2020. I'm Jackson Bird. A look at transfigures in history in honor of Transgender Awareness Week. New stretchable sensor gloves that could change the game for robots, physical therapy, and virtual reality.

Liquid Death, the over-the-top canned water company, has released their second album of the year.

Plus, a new release from Waffle House, and a quick extra detail about the Moderna vaccine to add to my rundown from yesterday.

Here are some of the cool things from the news today.

This week is Trans Awareness Week.

Technically, it started last Friday and it goes until Thursday, which seems like a weird way to organize a week, but that's because it was started as a week-long build-up to the Trans Day of Remembrance, which always falls on November 20th, as opposed to like the third Friday of the month or something.

Anyways, Trans Day of Remembrance is a solemn day to honor the

trans lives lost in acts of anti-trans violence. Around the world, so far this year, 350 trans people

have been murdered, and in the U.S., specifically, 34 trans people have been killed. Both of those figures are record highs, but they're also

probably just skimming the surface, as it's a figure that is tough to quantify. They often go unreported

or misreported. And it's also important to note here that the vast majority of those individuals

were trans women of color, especially black women,

who face violence and discrimination at disproportionately high rates compared to any other population.

If you want to learn more about how to take part in virtual vigils on the Trans Day of Remembrance

this Friday the 20th, or learn how to take action in the long term.

I'll put some links in the show notes.

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