TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones

Recently, Trump’s Department of Education announced changes to Title IX, the law that protects people from sex-based discrimination in federally funded schools. It formally rescinded Biden-era changes that would have protected LGBTQ+ students on the basis of sex. Today, we’re digging into what these changes mean and how they’ll impact trans students across the country. First, we hear from Ria Tabacco Mar, the Director of the Women’s Rights Project at the ACLU, about what this change means on a legal level. Then, Christopher Wiggins, the politics and news editor for The Advocate, Out, and Them, tells us how students have been responding to anti-trans rules and attitudes. This week’s Trans Joy spotlights educator Lizi King. Send your Trans Joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, and Facebook. Follow Imara Jones on Instagram (@Imara_jones_), Threads (@imara_jones_), Bluesky (@imarajones.bsky.social), X (@ImaraJones) Follow the ACLU on Instagram (@aclu_nationwide), X (@ACLU), and Bluesky (@aclu.org) Follow Christopher Wiggins on Instagram (@thatdcreporter) and Bluesky (@cwnewser.bsky.social) Follow Lizi King on Instagram (@NonBuyDairy_) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This November, voters will be faced with anti-trans ballot measures all across the country. What is the purpose of these measures and how are they different from laws introduced in state legislatures? Today, we hear from two people who will help us understand the anti-trans ballot initiatives in two very different states. Michael Woodward is an organizer fighting a draconian measure in Washington State that would mandate sex testing for all girls who wish to participate in school sports. Ann Marie Awad is a reporter who’s been covering the anti-trans measures in Colorado for their podcast Hate State (coming later this month). This week’s Trans Joy features V Fixmer-Oraiz, a County Supervisor in Johnson County, IA. Send your Trans Joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, and Facebook. Follow Imara Jones on Instagram (@Imara_jones_), Threads (@imara_jones_), Bluesky (@imarajones.bsky.social), X (@ImaraJones) Follow Michael Woodward on social media (@morphingmichael) Follow TRACTION on social media (@tractionpnw) Follow Ann Marie Awad on Bluesky (@anntastic.bsky.social) Follow V Fixmer-Oraiz on Facebook (VFOJoCo) and Instagram (@vfojoco) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imara sits down with two trans women running for their respective State Houses of Representatives. And, in an interesting coincidence, both these women are spiritual leaders as well as political hopefuls. Joanna Whaley is running to represent Michigan’s 2nd District on a platform of economic fairness. She is a former pastor, a survivor of conversion therapy, and currently works full-time as a hospital chaplain. Jaelynn Scott is the Democratic nominee for Washington State’s District 37. She is a Democratic Socialist and the Executive Director of the Lavender Rights Project, a Black trans feminist organization. This week’s Trans Joy features Ashley Shade, the President of the City Council of North Adams, Massachusetts. Send your Trans Joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, and Facebook. Follow Imara Jones on Instagram (@Imara_jones_), Threads (@imara_jones_), Bluesky (@imarajones.bsky.social), X (@ImaraJones) Follow Jaelynn Scott on Instagram and Facebook (@votejaelynn) Follow Joanna Whaley on social media (@joannawhaleyofficial) and Bluesky (@joannawhaley4mi) Follow Ashley Shade on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok (@ashade4office) and subscribe to her substack (ashleyshade.substack.com) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Imara is joined by Lucie Fielding, author of “Trans Sex: Nurturing Trans Erotic Embodiment and Gender-Pleasure.” Lucie is a therapist and sex educator and is here to answer all of your spiciest questions about trans sex. Lucie shares what exactly makes trans sex special, answers sex questions from listeners, and shares an exercise you can try at home to make your sex life better. This week’s Trans Joy spotlights artist and sex worker Carta Monir. Send your Trans Joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, and Facebook. Follow Imara Jones on Instagram (@Imara_jones_), Threads (@imara_jones_), Bluesky (@imarajones.bsky.social), X (@ImaraJones) Follow Lucie Fielding on Instagram (@sexbeyondbinaries) and BlueSky (@sexbeyondbinaries.bsky.social) Find Carta Monir at allmylinks.com/XXXcartaXXX Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Historian Susan Stryker joins Imara to discuss her new book, “Changing Gender,” which is a history of the concept of gender itself. What does gender have to do with language? When did “gender ideology” become the boogeyman it is today? And how did transphobe Matt Walsh inspire this book? Listen for answers to all these and more questions. This week’s Trans Joy spotlights scholar Victor Ultra Omni. Send your Trans Joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, and Facebook. Follow Imara Jones on Instagram (@Imara_jones_), Threads (@imara_jones_), Bluesky (@imarajones.bsky.social), X (@ImaraJones) Follow Victor Ultra Omni on Instagram (@fathaultraomni) or visit their website, victoromni.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.