Our friend Jake shares his experience of being trans, queer and disabled, working overtime to survive a political climate that terrorizes marginalized groups. Central to his survival has been an aggressive pursuit of all the tools available - mental health support, political action, even home gardening - which can be mobilized to help him live. We need to talk about suicide and how that’s connected to political choices and the material conditions they foster. Trans rights are human rights. The harm visited on any marginalized group is a threat to us all. As the saying goes: if they can do it to “them” - be it immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, Palestinians in Gaza, the unhoused - they can do it to “us.”

For excellent journalism focusing on trans rights:

https://www.erininthemorning.com

Donate to the ACLU to support trans rights and fight the Trump agenda:

https://action.aclu.org/give/pm-donate-fight-trump-agenda

Support humanitarian aid for Ukraine:

https://novaukraine.org

The Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF):

https://www.pcrf.net

Further relief options to the victims of genocide and famine through The Sameer Project:

https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject

Every bit helps.

Introductory quote by Hunter Schafer

Main show theme is “Strangers” by Midnight Prisms

Music and lyrics by Alicia Beck

Music and production by Max Foreman

Mastering by Little Castle Sound

Please follow and listen to Midnight Prisms on Spotify!

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3o5jiLSZMoSXNWL98UBxYI?si=sK-K7IoUSp-QfFKgUwVY7A

Logo art by Patrick Mitchell and Angelina Harvey (@graffitifucks on Instagram)

• (00:00:00) - Trans People Talk About The Trump Era
• (00:05:59) - The Need to Leave the United States
• (00:13:43) - The Suicide Crisis Line for Trans People
• (00:18:57) - Trans People on the Suicide Hotline
• (00:22:24) - How To Help Yourself When You're Suicidally
• (00:26:36) - How Have You Been Stopping Suicidality?
• (00:35:23) - The Fight for a Just World