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Teenage Trans Activists Telling Their Stories

Teenage Trans Activists Telling Their Stories

FromReset with Sasha-Ann Simons


Teenage Trans Activists Telling Their Stories

FromReset with Sasha-Ann Simons

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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Jun 27, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Article: There’s been a wave of bills making their way through state legislatures across the country – bills that directly impact trans youth by restricting bathroom access, name changes, healthcare, and participation in sports.

So it was more important than ever for one Highland Park, Ill., family to find empowering and positive messages about trans youth – except they say they couldn’t find any. That’s when they created the GenderCool Project, which brings trans and non-binary youth together to tell their own stories and create community.

Reset hears from two of the teens involved in GenderCool – Sky, a rising high school junior, and Chazzie, an incoming freshman at University of Arizona – and learns more about youth-led trans advocacy.

For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
Released:
Jun 27, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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