Description
On this episode of in Conversation, Jace Woodrum, Executive Director of the ACLU of South Carolina, is joined by Lux, a recent high school graduate from Louisiana, to discuss how the fight for trans rights has shifted over recent decades. The power of local organizing, and the fight to make sure trans people get the chance to thrive – not just survive – is essential. When government turns its back on the people, we take care of each other.
00:00 Intro
01:22 U.S. v. Skrmetti
03:00 Why Trans Joy Matters
04:21 How Anti-Trans Politicians Use Trans Justice to Divide Us
05:30 Our Liberation is Connected
06:13 Coming Out as Trans in 2014
07:01 Trans People Deserve to Thrive – Not Just Survive
08:08 How We Got Here
09:30 Gen Z Organizing
12:00 We Won’t Back Down
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