Originally written April 2023
As trans visibility increases, so too does widespread disinformation. I want to (re)share a few resources for being informed and active against anti-trans initiatives, especially if you are an ally/accomplice.
Translash podcast with Imara Jones - often my favorite way to get trans-related new, the show always begins with a moment of trans joy. Also check out their new season of The Anti-Trans Hate Machine: A Plot Against Equality which explores the web of anti-trans strategies used over the years by Christian Nationalists.
Combating Anti-Transgender Disinformation - this resource is the second in a series, a stellar and brief guide to counter-messaging handout from Political Research Associates (shout out to Heron!)
Democracy Now! had an informative interview last week with censured state legislators Zooey Zephyr (MT) and Justin Jones (TN).
It is difficult to sit with my relative ease here on the West coast, surrounded by trans-affirming laws while knowing that many trans people don’t have the privilege or means to move away from places with increasingly violent policies. My medical care is challenging at times because of anti-trans bias and disability, but my medical providers aren’t being threatened or penalized for treating me.
When I grapple with attempts to tear trans children away from their affirming families, I understand that it is in the historical tradition, rooted in slavery and Jim Crow, of CPS targeting Black families.
When I struggle with the passage of anti-trans laws restricting restroom use, I understand that these attempts to annihilate us draw from the U.S. foundation of white supremacist capitalist imperialist patriarchy (bell hooks).
When I am challenged by the gaslighting that blames trans people for our plights, I know this is connected to the narratives and threats targeted at houseless people.