Mia Wong

And one of the things that has happened as this sort of like, you know, sort of the crisis of transphobia and the crisis of the genocide and the sort of multiple genocides the government's doing and as sort of transphobia as like an institutional state discourse has like solidified is that I mean, honestly, multiple generations of trans journalists have really kind of like risen to the forefront.

And one of the things that has happened as this sort of like, you know, sort of the crisis of transphobia and the crisis of the genocide and the sort of multiple genocides the government's doing and as sort of transphobia as like an institutional state discourse has like solidified is that I mean, honestly, multiple generations of trans journalists have really kind of like risen to the forefront.

And one of the things that has happened as this sort of like, you know, sort of the crisis of transphobia and the crisis of the genocide and the sort of multiple genocides the government's doing and as sort of transphobia as like an institutional state discourse has like solidified is that I mean, honestly, multiple generations of trans journalists have really kind of like risen to the forefront.

And yeah, we've been seeing a bunch of extremely cool reporting and a bunch of very, very good work from a bunch of like more radical trans journalists. And that's the thing that kind of like... There's been so few of us for so long and suddenly there's several and it rips and I'm really happy about it.

And yeah, we've been seeing a bunch of extremely cool reporting and a bunch of very, very good work from a bunch of like more radical trans journalists. And that's the thing that kind of like... There's been so few of us for so long and suddenly there's several and it rips and I'm really happy about it.

And yeah, we've been seeing a bunch of extremely cool reporting and a bunch of very, very good work from a bunch of like more radical trans journalists. And that's the thing that kind of like... There's been so few of us for so long and suddenly there's several and it rips and I'm really happy about it.

And with me to talk about sort of, you know, what trans journalism is like in this moment, how it functions and, you know, and how it can be sustained going forward and why it's sort of important is David Forbes, who is the editor of the Asheville Blade and also an independent journalist.

And with me to talk about sort of, you know, what trans journalism is like in this moment, how it functions and, you know, and how it can be sustained going forward and why it's sort of important is David Forbes, who is the editor of the Asheville Blade and also an independent journalist.

And with me to talk about sort of, you know, what trans journalism is like in this moment, how it functions and, you know, and how it can be sustained going forward and why it's sort of important is David Forbes, who is the editor of the Asheville Blade and also an independent journalist.

Mira Lazine, who is a freelance journalist who recently launched the outlet Free Radical, and Maddy Kastigan, who's an independent journalist and the creator of Maddy Kast News. All of you, welcome to the show. Thank you. Happy to be on. Thank you for having me.

Mira Lazine, who is a freelance journalist who recently launched the outlet Free Radical, and Maddy Kastigan, who's an independent journalist and the creator of Maddy Kast News. All of you, welcome to the show. Thank you. Happy to be on. Thank you for having me.

Mira Lazine, who is a freelance journalist who recently launched the outlet Free Radical, and Maddy Kastigan, who's an independent journalist and the creator of Maddy Kast News. All of you, welcome to the show. Thank you. Happy to be on. Thank you for having me.

Yeah, I'm ecstatic to have all of you on to get to talk about this because, I don't know, I guess the place that I want to start is like, I...

Yeah, I'm ecstatic to have all of you on to get to talk about this because, I don't know, I guess the place that I want to start is like, I...

Yeah, I'm ecstatic to have all of you on to get to talk about this because, I don't know, I guess the place that I want to start is like, I...

i remember this kind of like period in like 2024 2023 2024 where it was like i mean it still is really bleak for trans journalism in a lot of ways but like you know i'm just in trans media in general like i was just watching like the space that had been opened a little bit in like the 2010s for there to be trans people in media just like closing um

i remember this kind of like period in like 2024 2023 2024 where it was like i mean it still is really bleak for trans journalism in a lot of ways but like you know i'm just in trans media in general like i was just watching like the space that had been opened a little bit in like the 2010s for there to be trans people in media just like closing um

i remember this kind of like period in like 2024 2023 2024 where it was like i mean it still is really bleak for trans journalism in a lot of ways but like you know i'm just in trans media in general like i was just watching like the space that had been opened a little bit in like the 2010s for there to be trans people in media just like closing um

You know, and, like, I've been watching, like, pretty immediately around me. Like, I've been watching the number of, like, trans femmes, especially, like, non-white trans femmes, just, like, disappearing from media. And it was, you know, it was like watching the stars disappear from the sky.

You know, and, like, I've been watching, like, pretty immediately around me. Like, I've been watching the number of, like, trans femmes, especially, like, non-white trans femmes, just, like, disappearing from media. And it was, you know, it was like watching the stars disappear from the sky.