#1700 Dehumanizing Trans People is Always the First Step for Fascists

Air Date 3/28/2025

You might not be trans yourself but that's just like how coal miners aren't canaries because when they saw that the canaries were under threat, they knew the danger was all around them. Fascists always start with those who are the easiest to dehumanize but they never stop there.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: The Threat of Project 2025 on LGBTQ+ Rights - The Blueprint with Jen Psaki - Air Date 9-16-24

KP 2: The fight to protect LGBTQ+ rights from Trump - Politics Weekly America - Air Date 1-31-25

KP 3: Ezra Young on Trans Rights Law, Anne Sosin on RFK Jr. and Rural Health - CounterSpin - Air Date 2-7-25

KP 4: The Rights About-Turn on Parental Rights - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 11-30-24

KP 5: Humanizing Trans People Laverne Cox - The Majority Report - Air Date 3-23-25

KP 6: Imperialism and Totalitarianism Go Hand in Hand M. Gessen on Trumps Policies at Home & Abroad - Democracy Now! - Air Date 3-14-25

KP 7: The Fight for Trans Futures - In The Thick - Air Date 12-12-24

KP 8: Know Your LGBTQIA+ Rights with Chase Strangio - At Liberty - Air Date 2-13-25

(01:02:12) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the launch of SOLVED!

DEEPER DIVES

(01:10:48) SECTION A: POLICY ROLLSBACKS

(01:47:25) SECTION B: DEHUMANIZATION

(02:25:13) SECTION C: HISTORICAL ATTACKS

(02:59:41) SECTION D: STORIES 

(03:29:55) SECTION E: TRANS JOY AND RESISTANCE 

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