Diana and Joy share how they are navigating their anxiety associated with the current political environment. Since the 47th President's inauguration there have been 4 Executive Orders focused on transgender people (youth especially). In this episode, join us to hear how Diana is setting boundaries in offering support to other families and how she is finding space for joy, and how both moms explore the concept of trust as they question the level of support they have from friends and acquaintances. Joy also shares her plan and path to resist, as her family continues to support Samantha to live and play her sport as if nothing has changed.
By listening, you are joining us in stepping into advocacy, education, and resistance - and for that, we are grateful.
4 Executive Orders:
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-children-from-chemical-and-surgical-mutilation/
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-radical-indoctrination-in-k-12-schooling/
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports/
Additional Resources:
How Trump's policies target transgender people
How the Binary Sex EO Ignores Science
Trump’s Anti-Trans Attacks Won’t Stop With Us
The Government is Erasing Trans People from American History
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