(6/13/20) Transgender rights under attack; Skyrocketing support for Black Lives Matter

Ep 216: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs Survivor (surprise!), Carly Rae Jepsen's Side B, RTJ 4, The Warriors, and reads a Patreon rec for Hannah Gadsby's Douglas, while Erek (@erek_smith) recs House, The Robbery of Nature by Brett Clark and John Bellamy Foster, and The End of Policing by Alex Vitale. They also discuss that embarrassing white-celebs-against-racism video (someone please hire Aaron Paul) Due to moving hell, we might be off next week, but follow us on Twitter for updates: @lighttreasonpod In bad news: Transgender rights under attack: health protections reversed by Trump admin during Pride month (on the anniversary of the Pulse massacre) and during the same week two black trans women were murdered, and J.K. Rowling's anti-trans rights comments. Also, the police state on full display in D.C., one of the cops who killed Breonna Taylor allegedly has a history of assaulting women while on duty, and COVID cases spike in many states Recommended reading: Yes, We Mean Literally Abolish the Police by Mariame Kaba (@prisonculture) In good news: In the last two weeks, American voters' support for the Black Lives Matter movement increased almost as much as it had in the preceding two years, New York State legislature votes to repeal Law 50-A that shields police from scrutiny, NYC Council leadership backs proposal to cut $1 billion from NYPD budget (Reminder: their current budget is $6 billion), Confederate statues are coming down all over the country, and NASCAR bans the Confederate flag Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news