The Department of Homeland Security has quietly rolled back policies that limited surveillance based on gender identity and sexual orientation, raising urgent questions about privacy and government overreach. In this episode, Imara unpacks the history, legal implications, and potential consequences of this shift. First she speaks with legal historian Kate Redburn, who traces the changes in government surveillance of queer communities since World War II. Then, René Kladzyk, senior investigator at the Project on Government Oversight, breaks down how these changes affect current intelligence and enforcement practices and what they could mean for immigrant and LGBTQ+ communities targeted under these policies.Send your trans joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, and Facebook.Follow Imara Jones on Instagram (@Imara_jones_), Threads (@imara_jones_), Bluesky (@imarajones.bsky.social), X (@ImaraJones)Follow our guest on social media: Taylan Stulting: Instagram (@thetranstraveller)Kate Redburn: Bluesky (‪@kredburn.bsky.social‬)René Kladzyk: Instagram (@ziembavision), Bluesky (@ziembavision.bsky.social), X (@ziembavision)TransLash Podcast is produced by TransLash Media.The Translash team includes Imara Jones, Oliver-Ash Kleine, Aubrey Calaway, Hillary Esquina, and Morgan Astbury. Lucy Little did the sound editing and engineering for this episode.Theme music composed by Ben Draghi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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