The Power of Local Trans Organizing

20 Mar 2025 • 55 min • EN
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As anti-trans policies continue to escalate at the national and state level, local organizing has become a bastion of hope. This week, Imara talks with two leaders working to protect their communities in increasingly hostile environments. First, she’s joined by Iowa-based advocate Max Mowitz who unpacks the surprising removal of gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights law. They discuss the impact of corporate withdrawal from LGBTQ+ causes and the ways that mutual aid has helped fill the growing financial needs of trans Iowans. Imara then talks with Daroneshia Duncan-Boyd about her 10+ years of experience serving trans women of color in Birmingham, Alabama, plus why she has no time for performative leadership.  Subscribe to The Mess: Imara’s Guide to Our Political Hellscape on Apple Podcasts. Send your trans joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org  Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, X, and Facebook. Follow Imara Jones on Instagram (@Imara_jones_), Threads (@imara_jones_), Bluesky (@imarajones.bsky.social), X (@ImaraJones) Follow our guests on social media! Arya Shae: Instagram (@transaffirmidaho) Max Mowtiz: Instagram (@iowatransmutualaidfund @maxwellhowdy)  Daroneshia Duncan-Boyd: Instagram (@daroneshia_duncan) TransLash Podcast is produced by TransLash Media. Translash Team: Imara Jones, Oliver-Ash Kleine, Aubrey Calaway.  Xander Adams is our senior sound engineer and a contributing producer. Morgan Astbury is our social media coordinator.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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