X Gender: Dominique Morgan & Ms. Kelli, Incarcerated Organizer

 The gender system was established by the same colonizers who brought us mass incarceration. The criminal legal system targets trans and nonbinary people at high rates. We talk to Dominique Morgan, the formerly incarcerated director of Black and Pink and the Okra Project, as well as Ms. Kelli, an organizer for trans rights who has been incarcerated for 33 years.  You can find resources for survivors of sexual violence at the RAINN website, or by calling (800) 656-HOPE (4673). Check out our episode notes below for links to resources and some of the other points discussed in this episode. Socials @thedominiquemorgan @vicmensa @indigomateo @richiereseda ============== Stay tapped in to all the anti-LGBTQ legislation making its way through different legislative bodies across the country. NBC News reports that almost 240 bills targeting the LGBTQ community have already been filed in 2022, with most of them targeting Trans people. The Human Rights Campaign has a downloadable map of states in which these types of bills are making their way. Freedom for All Americans has a Legislative Tracker breaking down the bills by state and by the community being targeted, and they even has a list of pro-LGBTQ non-discrimination bills that have been proposed. Check out the amazing, on-the-ground work being done by Black and Pink and The Okra Project, an initiative to provide healthy meals to Black Trans people. Bump Dominique’s 2020 album Pisces in E Flat Major. Watch Dominique’s incredible Ted Talk 788,401 Minutes about her time in solitary confinement. And if you haven’t already, check out Mariame Kaba’s instant classic We Do This Til We Free Us and find out why it’s mentioned on this podcast so much. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices