Episode 161: "Trans Liberation, Now!" ft. Charli Ash

Coffee with Comrades

This week, I am joined by my friend and comrade Charli Ash to talk about, well, a whole helluva lot. In this dialogue, Charli lays out trans* history, including how transgender folks have been pathologized, how trans* folks have accessed medical care for transition, the pathologization of transness, and a whole bunch more. Then, we transition to looking at the current moment and the anti-trans and homophobic legislation in places like Texas. We even touch on the struggles of folks in Ukraine and how Putin’s crackdown on the LGBTQ+ community prefigured the reactionary playbook being used against people in the so-called U.S.

Links

• Follow Charli on Twitter.
• Operation.Solidarity Linktree to support anarchist and anti-authoritarian struggles in Ukraine.
• Support Trans Rights in Texas and score a slew of sweet TRPGs.
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Book Recommendations

• Shon Faye, The Transgender Issue
• Judith Butler, Gender Trouble
• Emi Koyama, The Transfeminist Manifesto
• Emma Goldman, The Tragedy of Women’s Liberation
• The Culture series by Iain M. Banks
• The Left Hand Of Darkness by Ursula K LeGuin

Other Sources

• On the ICD-11 update
• On the DSM-V definition
• Madeleine Carlisle. “Pediatricians who serve trans youth face increasing harassment. Livesaving care could be on the line.” TIME.
• Freedom for All Americans Legislation Tracker
• Russia’s anti-LGBTQ bills prefigured legislation in the so-called US.