Episode 96: The Campaign to Erase Trans People from Public Life

<p><span class="C9DxTc">This year alone, hundreds of bills have been introduced in state legislatures aimed at erasing trans people from public life. Christopher Wright Durocher speaks with </span><span class="C9DxTc">Alejandra Caraballo and Mary Kelly Persyn about this "legislative </span><span class= "C9DxTc">terror campaign," the devastating consequences of it, and how the legal community can fight in solidarity with the trans community in support of trans rights, dignity, and safety. </span></p> <p><strong>Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today:</strong> <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">ACSLaw.org</a></p> <p><strong>Today's</strong> <strong>Host:</strong> Christopher Wright Durocher, <a href= "https://www.acslaw.org/person/christopher-wright-durocher/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ACS VP of Policy and Program</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Alejandra Caraballo, Clinical Instructor, <a href= "https://cyber.harvard.edu/people/alejandra-caraballo" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Harvard Law School</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Mary Kelly Persyn, Founder and Principal, <a href="http://www.persynlaw.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Persyn Law & Policy</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fTxHLjBa86GA7WCT-V6AbEMGRFPMJndnaVGoZZX4PMw/edit?pli=1#gid=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LGBTQ+ Legislative Tracker</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://academicworks.cuny.edu/clr/vol26/iss1/3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Extradition Post Roe," by Alejandra Caraballo, et al</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.acslaw.org/expertforum/we-are-all-transgender-now-on-resisting-tyranny/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"We Are All Transgender Now: On Resisting Tyranny," by Mary Kelly Persyn</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href="https://www.nctsn.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">The National Child Traumatic Stress Network</a></p> <p><strong>Visit the Podcast Website:</strong> <a href= "http