Everyday Trans Activism
Mandy Giles of Parents of Trans Youth talks with remarkable individuals working for transgender rights and equality so we can be inspired in our own advocacy. The show amplifies trans voices and centers the trans experience, featuring people who work in their own ways with their own skills and passions.
Whether it’s about fighting anti-trans legislation, accessing healthcare and mental health support, workplace issues, or protecting transgender kids, these conversations will open your eyes to the critical work being done within and for the transgender community.
Anyone can become a trans activist!
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Everyday Trans Activism
Getting kicked out of the Texas Capitol and making Barbie clothes with Sofia Sepulveda
#9: This episode’s guest is Sofia Sepulveda! Sofia (she/her) is the Community Engagement and Advocacy Manager at Equality Texas and a first-generation Mexican American trans woman. She has been organizing in San Antonio for the past nine years for health care and environmental justice.
You can find Sofia on Instagram at @sofia_in_texas and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/sofiaintexas
This episode is sponsored by Thrive Youth Center in San Antonio! Thrive provides emergency shelter to LGBTQ+ youth ages 18 - 24 and short-term housing for youth in
apartments. Join the Metamorphosis Society with your monthly donation here.
Show notes and full transcripts available at www.parentsoftransyouth.com/podcast
Everyday Trans Activism is a production of Parents of Trans Youth, a social impact business providing learning, support, and community to parents and caregivers of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse kids.
Host Mandy Giles (she/her) is the Texas parent of two transgender young adults and a fierce advocate for trans kids, their families, and the transgender community.
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