A raw, unsanitized conversation with Ronnie—a Latina trans woman who spent decades doing the opposite of what today’s politics demands: not centering herself, not “performing” identity, just blending in and living. We dig into how a tiny minority became the centerpiece of American politics, and why Ronnie thinks the left’s performative allyship and the right’s weaponization both shoved trans people into the crosshairs.
What Ronnie declares: Identity balanced with reality, survival over spectacle, fairness over favoritism, nuance over slogans.
What you’ll hear
- Assimilation vs. Spotlight: Ronnie explains the old goal—blend, don’t bait—and how today’s “force everyone to care” posture backfired into hostility and targets on real people’s backs.
- Victimhood as Currency: How rewarding “being wronged” invited counterfeits and made life harder for people who quietly did the work—voice, manner, paperwork, safety, employment—just to live.
- Politics without a Home: Why she feels “politically homeless,” unimpressed by both parties, and done being a prop for anyone’s turnout model.
- Drag ≠ Trans; Gender ≠ Sexuality: Category errors that fuel confusion, bad policy, and dumb fights.
- Sports & Spaces: Her blunt take on fairness in women’s sports, why “normalize via celebrity” (e.g., Jenner) rang hollow, and pragmatic fixes like gender-neutral bathrooms and separate trans divisions rather than forcing binary slots.
- Kids & Clinics: A hard pause on adolescent medicalization and social contagion; “pump the brakes” until adulthood—guardrails, not glamorization.
- DEI, Quotas, and Whiplash: When enforced fairness becomes theater, you get backlash—and ordinary trans folks pay the bill.
- Just Give Me Fair: No pedestals, no special pleading. Equal opportunity, not curated reverence.
Why It Matters
Ronnie's story isn’t a reheated Twitter fight, but a lived account that cuts against the script from both sides. If you think you “know the trans debate,” listen to someone who didn’t want a culture war—she wanted a life.
Who Should Listn
- People tired of binary takes who still care about rights and reality
- Parents and educators looking for common-sense guardrails
- Listeners who want to hear a trans woman talk about herself, not as anyone’s mascot
Guest
Ms. Ronnie
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