The Frailty of the Anti-Trans Narrative
“When they call me mutilated, or broken, or damaged beyond repair, I say they’re wrong.”
“When they call me mutilated, or broken, or damaged beyond repair, I say they’re wrong.”
“It’s scary to think about the fact that as a trans man in 2023, my two options could potentially be the women’s bathroom where I’d out myself to everyone, or face fines and possible jail time.”
Earlier this year we announced our 2023 TransLash News Fellowship hoping to elevate the voices of trans and gender-nonconforming journalists
“I was trying so hard to embody my perception of womanhood that I forgot to be myself.”
“While I hope one day I am comfortable enough to share my identity in my work life, for now, it leads to potentially awkward questions that are not things I currently want to tackle with multiple clients.”
“Their fierce attitudes and resilience is admirable, but there is one message that is clear: Black trans women deserve protection and a voice.”
Transcript for Episode 64 of the TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones, ‘Black, Incarcerated, and Trans’.
“Instead of suggesting people seek asylum in strange lands, we should be organizing to support trans people through the worst of these bills’ effects.”
“You’re not born necessarily into a queer family, you have to find it.”
Transcript for Episode 63 of the TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones, ‘Trans Politics 2023’.
TransLash tells trans stories to save trans lives. As a trusted source for journalists, thought-leaders, movement activists, researchers, and those wanting to know about trans people, we produce narratives about and for the trans community—accurately and reliably. At a time when disinformation about trans people is being used to undermine democracy and human rights, TransLash Media serves as a beacon of hope through the voices that we share with the world.
TransLash tells trans stories to save trans lives. As a trusted source for journalists, thought-leaders, movement activists, researchers, and those wanting to know about trans people, we produce narratives about and for the trans community—accurately and reliably. At a time when disinformation about trans people is being used to undermine democracy and human rights, TransLash Media serves as a beacon of hope through the voices that we share with the world.