Hey, fam, it's Amara.

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

Well, so many in our community are in the wake of shock and grief and fear at the Republican suite.

And that sense of dread that many people have is not esoteric.

It's because we know, and anyone listening to this podcast knows,

of the very specific plans that the Trump administration has outlined for trans people,

as well as the way in which it used trans people

in the closing days of the campaign as a justification for why it should hold power, namely

through the demise and further marginalization of trans people.

So with all of that going on, I thought that it was really important for us to sit down

with an award-winning journalist who has covered both Capitol Hill and the presidency, as well as

the political terrain overall, and that is Caitlin Burns, who shares so many insights with us

about what happened and the road ahead.

So it's genuinely possible that there are people out there voted yesterday who just have no idea

the monstrous plans that Trump has to deport people and to, you know, punish trans people to the

level that Trump and the GOP have promised to. And that's really hard to take. Now, clearly,

this is a dark moment for our community, but we have to continue to hold up hope and to lift up light.

So despite everything that's going on, we're going to do what we always do on this show,

and that start out with some trans joy. No matter what's happening in politics, and there clearly is a lot happening in politics, community care will always be vital, perhaps now more than

ever. And the Unhalito Collective is dedicated to creating new spaces for black and brown

trans people to create art and a sense of belonging. Their six core collective members have helped

produce two striking short films, a photographic

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