Joel and Naomi discuss the very real issue of anti-trans legislation and escalating rhetoric in the US and abroad, a problem that anti-genocide think-tanks have deemed genocidal in nature. We give a little bit of background on recent anti-trans legislation and what it entails, why so many politicians are pushing anti-trans and anti-queer legislation, the ramp-up in explicitly anti-queer protests across the US, the rise in the use of the word groomer (as well as the history behind its usage), and why this impacts everyone. This is probably best consumed in conjunction with pt2 (out next week), where we give a couple glimpses of hopeful trends and suggestions for further action.

The Lemkin Institute's statement on trans genocide can be found here.

Track anti-LGBTQ+ legislation here.

Data on child maltreatment can be found here.

This year it looks like our monthly Patreon donations will be going towards trans organizations. This month we made a donation to activist Erin Reed's substack, which is doing an amazing job tracking and drawing attention to trans legislation. 

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