Once again, we devote out entire episode to news items and other events that are of import to the transgender community.

News Links

https://www.them.us/story/john-ewing-jr-jean-stothert-anti-trans-propaganda-omaha-mayor-election

https://x.com/NebraskaDems/status/1921361481536278934

https://lambdalegal.org/newsroom/cross_mt_20250513_court-strikes-down-ban-on-healthcare-for-trans-youth/

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https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/10/texas-house-trans-bills-advance/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/04/30/airyn-robert-de-niro-daughter-transgender/83362160007/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/voices/stop-using-phony-science-to-justify-transphobia/

https://www.foxnews.com/video/6372693269112

There has been so much news to report, that we have decided that a special episode was needed, just to come close to catching up on all the stuff that's happening to us.

More than the usual amount of opinion in this episode, but we did warn you... "Oh, and lots of opinion, honey", right there on the web site. :)

News Links:

https://nypost.com/2025/03/25/us-news/nih-cuts-off-620k-in-funding-to-prevent-pregnancy-in-transgender-boys/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/health/dr-oz-transgender-care-abortion-josh-hawley-confirmation-cms.htmlhttps://www.cpr.org/2025/03/31/colorado-senate-transgender-day-of-visibility-trans-protection-bills/https://www.foxnews.com/sports/usa-fencing-transgender-controversy-get-doge-hearing-after-stephanie-turner-kneels-protesthttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/16/critics-of-trans-rights-win-uk-supreme-court-case-over-definition-of-womanhttps://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2025/apr/19/thousands-protest-for-trans-rights-in-london-after-supreme-court-ruling-videohttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/29/uks-first-trans-judge-victoria-mccloud-appeals-to-european-court-over-supreme-court-rulinghttps://www.cnn.com/2025/04/16/politics/doj-maine-transgender-sports-lawsuit/index.html

https://apnews.com/article/transgender-passports-trump-executive-order-ee211c3298f0c6f561f829cf5adca281https://www.aclu-nm.org/en/news/human-toll-trumps-anti-trans-crusadehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-100-days-renee-richards-transgender-sports-pioneer/https://19thnews.org/2025/04/americans-politicians-trans-issues-poll/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/trumps-hhs-urges-therapy-for-transgender-youth-departing-from-broader-gender-affirming-health-carehttps://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/04/30/airyn-robert-de-niro-daughter-transgender/83362160007/https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/voices/stop-using-phony-science-to-justify-transphobia/

So! We finally get Jeri Ann back on the air, after losing her to The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Yes, the Rodeo ended a couple of months ago, but the responsibilities of a volunteer team captain are almost year-round. Anyway...

This episode, we're going to debate about how to address the storm of hateful disinformation and political activity that our trans brothers and sisters have faced over the last few years. No, we are not in complete agreement on the prospects for widespread acceptance, or the best approach to that, but we (Jeri Ann and I) do agree on what kind of strategy that progressive politics is going to need.

Spoiler alert: It's not going to be popular with some of our LGBTQ+ allies.

News Story Links:

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-questions-trumps-passport-policy-targeting-transgender-people-2025-03-25/https://www.newsweek.com/pete-hegseth-judge-transgender-troops-military-ban-trump-2049221https://www.axios.com/2025/03/23/allies-issue-usa-travel-guidlines-transgenderhttps://www.notus.org/congress/transgender-politics-democrats-househttps://x.com/Acyn/status/1900243687856365674