Our friend Jake shares his experience of being trans, queer and disabled, working overtime to survive a political climate that terrorizes marginalized groups. Central to his survival has been an aggressive pursuit of all the tools available - mental health support, political action, even home gardening - which can be mobilized to help him live. We need to talk about suicide and how that’s connected to political choices and the material conditions they foster. Trans rights are human rights. The harm visited on any marginalized group is a threat to us all. As the saying goes: if they can do it to “them” - be it immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, Palestinians in Gaza, the unhoused - they can do it to “us.”
For excellent journalism focusing on trans rights:
https://www.erininthemorning.com
Donate to the ACLU to support trans rights and fight the Trump agenda:
https://action.aclu.org/give/pm-donate-fight-trump-agenda
Support humanitarian aid for Ukraine:
The Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF):
Further relief options to the victims of genocide and famine through The Sameer Project:
https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject
Every bit helps.
Introductory quote by Hunter Schafer
Main show theme is “Strangers” by Midnight Prisms
Music and lyrics by Alicia Beck
Music and production by Max Foreman
Mastering by Little Castle Sound
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https://open.spotify.com/artist/3o5jiLSZMoSXNWL98UBxYI?si=sK-K7IoUSp-QfFKgUwVY7A
Logo art by Patrick Mitchell and Angelina Harvey (@graffitifucks on Instagram)
