Empowerment Through Self-Defense: Resilience in the Trans Community

President Donald Trump’s executive orders and rhetoric have created a climate of fear in queer and transgender communities, including here in the Bay Area. KQED’s Bianca Taylor reports on a self-defense class in San Francisco’s Transgender District that teaches people skills to protect themselves while also building community.

Links:

• Amid Rising Threats, Transgender Community Builds Bonds at This SF Self-Defense Class
• Where LGBTQ+ people can find self-defense classes in the Bay Area

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