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
Radically centering trans teens with Nico Lang
#21 This episode's guest is journalist, editor, culture critic, and essayist Nico Lang!
Nico is the author of the upcoming American Teenager: How Trans Kids are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era, which comes out on October 8th. I cannot WAIT to read it.
We talk about:
📖 Nico's Avengers origin story (hint: lots of fan fiction)
📖 the need for queer stories
📖 heart-wrenching and beautiful trans teen stories
📖 unsettling endings (like that f*cking Sopranos ending)
📖 the value of trying
📖 THEIR BOOK!
You can find Nico on Instagram @queernewsdaily and pre-order their book before October 8 here.
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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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