Minisode: Post-Election Resources + Activation

 

Chelsea and Catherine cover ways to get involved and make a difference now that the election is over. 

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Trans Lifeline - 877 565 8860

Trevor Project - 866 488 7386

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 800 273 8255

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LGBTQ National Youth Line - 800 246 7743

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hi, Catherine, Hello Chelsea.

Speaker 2 (00:04):
This is our post election minisode. Minisode.

Speaker 1 (00:08):
Yeah, so we wanted to gather some resources for everybody
to make sure that the people who want to get
involved and activate are doing something. There was like eleven
million people that didn't vote this year compared to Biden,
So I think the popular vote ended up at eighty
one million for Biden and around seventy million for Kamala,
and then Trump got seventy five million, which is only

(00:31):
one million more than he got last time he ran.
So the comfort in that is that it's not like
he's gaining an audience. The Left has lost their audience
because of Gaza and Israel and a bunch of people
that didn't want to vote because of that, which I
will never understand, because if anyone's going to go after

(00:53):
Israel in a more aggressive way, it is Trump. At
least Kamala would have pressured Netnya, who first cease fire
and at this point is to blame for this ongoing
pulverization of Gaza. But anyway, that should be some comfort
knowing that he didn't gain so many more followers. I
don't believe every Trump voter is a racist and a bigot.

(01:14):
I just believe that people are really uninformed in this country,
and that's what Trump's administration wants is for people to
get more uninformed, and we're gonna make sure we get
more informed. And one of the things I just wanted
to touch upon is like I read this book about
economics when I saw this economist speak at one of
these like getaways.

Speaker 2 (01:33):
Like this was years ago retreat.

Speaker 1 (01:35):
Yeah, one of these like Google retreats or something that
I went to. And the economy that we're experiencing now
is not because of Biden. It's because of fucking Donald Trump.
That every economic policy, the major economic policy, takes four
to six years to actually show up in society.

Speaker 2 (01:52):
It doesn't.

Speaker 1 (01:53):
You don't just make a change in a policy and
it affects everybody. Inflation is not a result of Biden
being pre Inflation is a result of COVID happening in
twenty twenty and all of the measures we had to
take to make sure people were stabilized after COVID. That's
why our economy is in the whole. One of the reasons.
The other ones are wars everywhere, and yes, we do

(02:15):
support wars in other countries because we're supposed to be
a democracy, and we're supposed to be helping other places
remain democratic. So that's why our economics are the way
they are. Trump is going to walk in now where
the economy is going to boon a little, and that's
because of what Biden did to stabilize our economy, which
he gets absolutely no credit for. So and then you're

(02:36):
going to see all of the policies that Trump enacted.

Speaker 2 (02:38):
But I'm not.

Speaker 1 (02:39):
I don't want to be lecturing my audience because I
don't think Mandy Trump supporters are listening.

Speaker 2 (02:45):
That's probably true, And if you are.

Speaker 1 (02:48):
I'd love to understand where you're coming from. I really would,
because your vote is for the collective, not for yourself,
I think. But I know I come from a place
of privilege and maybe you think I could afford that luxury,
but I'm always voting for the sake of others and
marginalized communities. That is the first thing I think of, Yeah,
not my pocketbook.

Speaker 3 (03:10):
While should we provide some resources.

Speaker 2 (03:12):
Yes, let's provide some resources.

Speaker 3 (03:14):
So I feel like for those that have money, give money.
If you have time, give time. I think this is
you know, we took our week to wallow and this
is time to get involved with an organization that you
feel passionately about.

Speaker 2 (03:27):
And I think bringing.

Speaker 3 (03:28):
Back how pissed off we all were in twenty sixteen
is going to be a real big theme for the
next four years. We were all in the streets, we
were active in our communities, and you know, we had
four years to sort of chill out a little bit,
and now we get actionable again.

Speaker 2 (03:41):
Take Now we take action again. Okay.

Speaker 1 (03:43):
So some of these these are all LGBTQ plus organizations
that you can support today. You can join, to volunteer,
you can you can donate whatever you feel comfortable doing.

Speaker 2 (03:54):
There's the Trevor Project.

Speaker 1 (03:56):
There's g l SCN lesson that creating safe and inclusive
schools for LGBTQ plus students, and there's Alambda Legal, which
is Lambda Legal. Then there's the Campaign for Southern Equality CSE,
which expands legal protections and healthcare access for LGBTQ people

(04:17):
in the South. There is the Phoenix Transition Program, which
provides support across the country for distributing gender affirming clothing
and developing crisis funds. And then there's the trans Housing Initiative,
which is THCHI STL addressing housing inequality for trans people
in Saint Louis through training and financial literacy support. And

(04:41):
then there is Parent Families and Friends of Lesbian and
gaysp FLAG support, education and advocacy for LGBTQ plus people
and their families.

Speaker 3 (04:52):
Yeah, that's fantastic, and that's all places that you can
reach out to if you are a queer person or transperson,
or you need resources, if you're looking to get involved,
you can give to organizations like the ACLU.

Speaker 2 (05:04):
I know they're super duper and warm moode right now.

Speaker 3 (05:06):
You can get involved with places like the Yellowhammer Fund,
which is an incredible organization. They not only provide funds
for people who need abortion care, but you can also
join with them in maybe accompanying someone to their appointment
if they need a chaperone, or helping to drive someone
to where they need to be to get the health
care that they need. But also, like locally, you can
get involved in your local LGBTQ youth organization. There is

(05:30):
a new organization that I well maybe it's not new,
but I just recently learned about it called Stand in Pride,
and they're available for LGBTQ folks who maybe don't have
supportive family, maybe don't have a lot of community, and
they'll do anything from like listening. If you've had a
bad day and you need somebody to talk to up
to there'll be somebody to walk you down the aisle.

(05:52):
If your family is not attending your wedding, so definitely
reach out to them if you need some support. But also, like, Chelsea,
what would you say about getting involved with people that
you know? I mean, I think, like send somebody a note.
If you have like a queerer, trans person or a
person of color in your life who you know you
feel like needs a little bit of extra support right now,
send them a note, send them a text. If you're

(06:14):
feeling like your your nervous system is totally shot, get
out in nature. Any other sort of recommendations that.

Speaker 1 (06:20):
You'd have, Chelsea, Yeah, I mean I would just remind
everybody to act with a lot of love and a
lot of you know, spread joy and love wherever you can,
and support to anybody who's confused or scared. And I
even if that person is you, I think when you
really kind of can. I looked up a word this
weekend called aura in Spanish that means now, but in English.

(06:44):
It's about spreading love, kindness, and empathy, and I think
we need that more than ever, Like we've lost our
way as a society. People don't give a shit about
other people. So if you're somebody who does, make sure
other people feel that love and compassion, go out of
your way for people. You know, we're all in this together,
and the more we can become a collective and stand
in solidarity with each other and do little small things

(07:05):
for people, little small acts of kindness to people each day,
is going to help your soul and help others.

Speaker 2 (07:11):
Yeah.

Speaker 3 (07:11):
Absolutely, what advice would you have? I know a lot
of people are staring down the barrel of Thanksgiving and
other holidays and potentially being around family that they're not
excited to be around.

Speaker 1 (07:21):
Right now, I am not going to be around any
of my family members that.

Speaker 2 (07:25):
Are involved in Trump.

Speaker 1 (07:27):
That's where and that's where I'm at, and that's.

Speaker 2 (07:30):
Where I'm staying. Yeah.

Speaker 1 (07:32):
I sent an email to someone last night letting them
know that they were not welcome to come to my
special taping.

Speaker 2 (07:37):
I don't know how.

Speaker 1 (07:38):
Long this feeling will last where I am not willing
to hang out with anybody that supports conspiracy theories or believes,
you know, the things that I steadfastly stand again. So
I don't know if that's the right advice to give
to everyone. I'm not giving it. I'm just telling you
that's what I'm doing because I'm too disheartened to have

(07:58):
any energy around me like that.

Speaker 3 (08:00):
Yeah, I think from both of us, you're off the
hook and you don't have to go be with your
family right now. I'll make a different, cozy little plan
for the holidays.

Speaker 1 (08:08):
And you don't have to be an asshole about it. No, No,
I'm sorry.

Speaker 2 (08:11):
I'm not there yet. I can't. I can't be with
you guys yet. I mean, that's great advice.

Speaker 1 (08:15):
Yeah, Okay, so I know we went over a lot
of LGBTQ groups. There's also Earthjustice dot org, which is
focusing on the climate and environmental law. So that's one
of the nation's leading environmental law organizations. And then there's
also Indivisible, which is a grassroots movement of thousands of
local indivisible groups with a mission to elect progressive leaders,

(08:38):
rebuild our democracy, and defeat the Trump agenda.

Speaker 2 (08:40):
That's Invisible dot org.

Speaker 1 (08:42):
And then there are some crisis hotlines because I know
a lot of people are.

Speaker 2 (08:47):
Panicking and are feeling very hopeless.

Speaker 1 (08:51):
So for anyone who has a transgender member of their
family or if you are trans, there is a trans Lifeline,
which is a twenty four to seven hotline and the
numbers eight seven seven five six five eight eight six. Oh.
The Trevor Project has a hot line two for any
members of the LGBTQ community. That's eight six six four

(09:12):
eight eight seventy three eighty six. That's eight sixty six
four eight eight seventy three eighty six. And then there's
the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, so that's one eight hundred
two seven three eight two five five. And then there's
a Crisis text line, which is a free twenty four
seven twenty four hour a day, seven day week support
service for those in crisis, and you can text start

(09:35):
to seven four to one dash seven four to one.
And then there's an lgbt Q National Youth talk Line
and you can call them at eight hundred two four
six seven seven four to three. And all of these
organizations except donations and are all looking for volunteers.

Speaker 2 (09:53):
Okay, So that is your election update everyone. Godspeed,