Outward: The Trans Past, Present, and Future

Published: March 23, 2022, 5:44 p.m.

b'Bryan, Christina, and Jules respond to the anti-trans attacks coming out of state legislatures across the country, particularly in Texas, where the governor and attorney general have tried to make caring for trans kids into a form of child abuse. Jules sketches out what a trans child\\u2019s life would look and feel like over the coming years as a result of these draconian bills and administrative attacks. Then they are joined by Michael Waters to discuss his recent piece for Slate about trans pioneer Barbara Ann Richards, who went to court in 1941 to legally change her name\\u2014and succeeded.\\nItems discussed in the show:\\nLauren Groff discusses the writing of her novel Matrix on the podcast Women Who Travel\\n \\u201cThe GOP\\u2019s All-Out Assault on Trans People,\\u201d The Waves, March 3, 2022, featuring Jules Gill-Peterson and Evan Urquhart\\n\\u201cBarbara Ann Richards Designed\\u2014and Then Demanded\\u2014the Life She Deserved,\\u201d by Michael Waters\\nTrue Sex: The Lives of Trans Men at the Turn of the Twentieth Century, by Emily Skidmore\\nGay Agenda\\nChristina: Start your own Dyke Night!\\nBryan: QueerSpace, a podcast from the National Air and Space Museum\\nJules: The 2022 Lambda Literary Award nominations\\n\\nThis podcast was produced by Myron.\\n\\xa0\\nPlease send feedback, topic ideas, and advice questions to outwardpodcast@slate.com.\\nSlate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'