This week on The Response Podcast, we’ve brought on Lee Shevek, an anarchist, writer, and domestic violence researcher.
Pride Month is just around the corner, and we thought it would be a good time to take a deep dive into the reactionary politics side of this show — namely, the attacks from the right wing and the state against our transgender comrades.
States like Texas, Florida, and Missouri, where our guest lives, are on the frontlines of this politicized aggression, which is being waged by the forces of right-wing reaction but is often accomplished with the complicity, and sometimes even with the approval, from more liberal-leaning state and media institutions.
In this episode, we investigate the state of anti-trans and transphobic reaction in the United States more broadly and explore how trans communities and their allies are responding. We also get into what anarchism teaches us about these struggles — specifically, what we can learn from this political philosophy about trans issues and gender issues more broadly, and why it’s more important than ever for anarchists and those on the left to support trans people in their struggle for liberation from reactionary forces.
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