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Jessie Nieusma (he/him/his) answered J's call to join him for a discussion to dispel misinformation and humanize trans people. They discuss the realities of trans kids, the importance of ensuring that trans people receive the care they need, myths about sports and bathrooms, scare tactics used to discriminate, statistics behind what the trans community endures, spectrum’s along both gender and sex, different ways that people work to move the needle towards equality, and getting to know each other across our differences.
Resources:
Regarding the words transexual versus transgender.
Dr Rachel Mckinnon (aka Veronica Ivy) on trans people in sports.
Chair in Transgender Studies through the University of Victoria in Canada.
History of Transgender people.
Podcasts:
Nancy
Queery
LGBTQ&A
The Laverne Cox Show
Documentaries:
Disclosure on Netflix
Real Boy on Prime
The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson on Netflix
Trans in Trumpland on Prime and Topic TV
Man Made on Prime
Historical Films:
The Lavender Scare
Stonewall Uprising
Screaming Queens
The Times of Harvey Milk
When We Rise
TV:
Pose on FX
Tales of the City on Netflix
Sense 8 on Netflix