Jun 18 2019 80 mins 8
Air Date: 6/18/2019 Today we take a look at the violence being inflicted upon the LGB and particularly T community as well as the history of our societies erasure of trans people who have been around for thousands of years Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Episode Sponsors: Amazon USA| Amazon CA| Amazon UK| Clean Choice Energy Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content: Support our show on Patreon! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Here is What We're Fighting For: The Story of Stonewall - Mother Jones - Air Date 6-5-19 Stonewall riots started as a party. Don't forget Marcia Johnson. Remember that the fighters at Stonewall were very diverse. Ch. 2: Black Trans Women are Being Murdered - The Breakdown with Shaun King - Air Date 5-21-19 Hate against black trans lives is being normalized, and it's leading to their deaths. Put a stop to the hate, reexamine your views. Ch. 3: Imara Jones, Transgender Narratives are Expansive - The Laura Flanders Show - Air Date 9-26-18 As more trans people come out and more education about trans lives enters the culture, the more of a backlash there is. The patriarchy and right wing are resisting transgender lives existing with all their binary strength. Ch. 4: Deaths of Trans Asylum Seeker with Isa Noyola - Democracy Now - Air Date 6-5-19 ICE and the Trump administration are murdering migrants, including transgender people. These people are attempting to escape violence from their homelands and finding death in ICE detention centers. Ch. 5: Undocumented and LGBTQ with Jennicet Gutierrez - Latino Rebels Radio - Air Date 5-19-19 White LGBTQ communities are usually wealthy, Brown and Latino LGBTQ communities have to fight harder just to stay alive, and white LGBTQ communities don't really care. Ch. 6: LGBTQ in the Old West - BackStory - Air Date 12-7-18 Gender and sexuality of the old west ran the full spectrum, with many people finding acceptance. More strict gender and sexuality roles formed at the end of the 19th century. Ch. 7: Samy Nour Younes: A short history of trans people's long fight for equality - TED Talks Daily - Air Date 3-28-19 Transgender activist and TED Resident Samy Nour Younes shares the remarkable, centuries-old history of the trans community, filled with courageous stories, inspiring triumphs -- and a fight for civil rights that's been raging for a long time. VOICEMAILS Ch. 8: Reparations need to be a worldwide project in response to colonialism - Dario from Anchorage, AK Ch. 9: Personal experience of anti-native racism - Dario from Anchorage, AK Ch. 10: Will impeachment lead back to business as usual? - Brandon from Chicago FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 11: Final comments on various theories of changes from Congress to the presidency EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE Trans people face ‘epidemic of violence,’ American Medical Association warns(Pink News) Tips for Allies of Transgender People(GLADD) Supporting the Transgender People in Your Life: A Guide to Being a Good Ally(National Center for Transgender Equality) We asked 14 trans activists how cis people can be better allies in 2018(The Independent) Frequently Asked Questions about Transgender People(National Center for Transgender Equality) Thread by Sam Dylan Finch (@samdylanfinch) on Transphobia & Healthcare Discrimination in Trans Community(Let's Queer Things Up) These Are the Trans People Killed in 2019(The Advocate, *Note*: Only those publicly reported) Curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr Cases to Rest - BodytonicMilkwood - The CabinetmakerTrois Gnossiennes 3 - Blue Dot SesisonsThe Spinnet - Castle DangerAre We Loose Yet - BodytonicA Path Unwinding - K4Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex StinnentClosing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon Listen on iTunes | Stitcher| Spotify| Alexa Devices| [...]
