<p>This month’s elections were a resounding victory for Democrats and a rare sign of hope for many during a dark time where authoritarianism is on the rise. In this episode, Imara dives into the big stories from the recent 2025 election and what they mean for the trans community. First, Charlotte Rene Woods, a politics, health, & housing reporter for T<em>he Virginia Mercury</em> helps us understand how anti-trans rhetoric became a losing strategy in the recent gubernatorial elections in Virginia. Then, journalist Cyril Mychalejko from the Bucks County Beacon unpacks what happened in two politically significant school boards we reported on in this year’s investigation on <em>The Anti-Trans Hate Machine </em>podcast.</p><p>Send your trans joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org </p><br><p>You can listen to The Anti-Trans Hate Machine Podcast <a href="https://translash.org/projects/the-anti-trans-hate-machine/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><br><p>Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@translashmedia?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/translashmedia/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.net/@translashmedia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Threads</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/translash.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/translashmedia/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</p><p>Follow Imara Jones on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/imara_jones_/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Imara_jones_</a>), Threads (@<a href="https://www.threads.net/@imara_jones_" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">imara_jones_</a>), Bluesky (@<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/imarajones.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">imarajones.bsky.social</a>), X (<a href="https://twitter.com/imarajones?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ImaraJones</a>)</p><br><p>Follow our guest on social media: </p><br><p>Charlotte Woods:</p><p>Twitter/X: <a href="https://x.com/charlottewords" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@charlottewords</a></p><p>Bluesky: <a href="http://@charlottewords.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@charlottewords.bsky.social</a></p><br><p>Cyril Mychalejko </p><p>Follow on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/buckscountybeacon.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@buckscountybeacon.com</a> <a href="http://@cmychalejko.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cmychalejko.bsky.social</a></p><br><p><br></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
![<p>This month’s elections were a resounding victory for Democrats and a rare sign of hope for many during a dark time where authoritarianism is on the rise. In this episode, Imara dives into the big stories from the recent 2025 election and what they mean for the trans community. First, Charlotte Rene Woods, a politics, health, & housing reporter for T<em>he Virginia Mercury</em> helps us understand how anti-trans rhetoric became a losing strategy in the recent gubernatorial elections in Virginia. Then, journalist Cyril Mychalejko from the Bucks County Beacon unpacks what happened in two politically significant school boards we reported on in this year’s investigation on <em>The Anti-Trans Hate Machine </em>podcast.</p><p>Send your trans joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org </p><br><p>You can listen to The Anti-Trans Hate Machine Podcast <a href="https://translash.org/projects/the-anti-trans-hate-machine/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><br><p>Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@translashmedia?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/translashmedia/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.net/@translashmedia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Threads</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/translash.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/translashmedia/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</p><p>Follow Imara Jones on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/imara_jones_/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Imara_jones_</a>), Threads (@<a href="https://www.threads.net/@imara_jones_" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">imara_jones_</a>), Bluesky (@<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/imarajones.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">imarajones.bsky.social</a>), X (<a href="https://twitter.com/imarajones?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ImaraJones</a>)</p><br><p>Follow our guest on social media: </p><br><p>Charlotte Woods:</p><p>Twitter/X: <a href="https://x.com/charlottewords" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@charlottewords</a></p><p>Bluesky: <a href="http://@charlottewords.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@charlottewords.bsky.social</a></p><br><p>Cyril Mychalejko </p><p>Follow on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/buckscountybeacon.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@buckscountybeacon.com</a> <a href="http://@cmychalejko.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cmychalejko.bsky.social</a></p><br><p><br></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>](https://us-central1-podcastguru-217d6.cloudfunctions.net/gcf_get_image?image_url=https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts211/v4/0e/2a/8e/0e2a8eec-3426-5798-adcb-e87c8e10a7df/mza_4015455908703241961.jpeg/600x600bb.jpg&width=300&height=300&api_key=xqFmUFX5BHLBTA)
