TW: Transphobia, TERFs, Violence against Trans and Queer people, trans suicide, gender dysphoria and internalised transphobia. Listener discretion is advised. 

To Avoid statistics of the deaths of Trans people, skip [43:15 - 52:16]. 

To skip straight to the voices of our trans contributors, go to [34:04 - 41:40] and [65:42 - end]. 

Thank you to all of our trans contributors - Maxx, Dee, Sarah and Jasper. Your willingness to contribute was humbling. And thank you to friend-of-the-podcast Josh Belperio for joining us for the discussion.  

Welcome to our first Taboo Tuesday, our new special where we will be discussing broader pop-culture topics and current affairs. In response to author J.K. Rowling's latest slew of transphobic tweets, we give a feminist critique to her Twitter feed (#citeyasourcesjo) and hear from members of the trans community about how this has affected them and their community. 

Please note: the audio file has been updated since its initial release to incorporate feedback from our trans contributors. 

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To our queer Australian listeners, or anyone seeking mental health support within Australia at this time, you can contact:
▪ Q Life support for Queer Youth: 1800 184 527
▪ Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636
▪ Lifeline crisis support: 13 11 14
We encourage our international listeners to access equivalent support services in your home country where possible.

ACON External Language Guide: https://www.acon.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/External_Language-Guide-17396_print_V12A.pdf. 

We continue to support the Black Lives Matter movement and are particularly thinking of Trans People of Colour at this time. 

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