https://t.co/cg5gDQdaSK. by Anne Sewell September 14, 2016 at 5:03 AM September 14, 2016 at 5:03 AM Chelsea Manning ended her hunger strike that started on September 9th and will in fact receive the gender transition surgery according to her lawyers. In 2013, Strangio began However, many of us don't benefit from hearing your negative feelings about gender nonconformity and T effects in this space. There is not a day that goes by that I dont think about how it was the best thing I have ever done for my survival. Many people think, "If only I had that new car/a prettier wife/X number of followers on social media/a body of the opposite sex, I would be happy." After graduation, he worked as a paralegal at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD). And I think that we learn that male and female are part of the fabric of the universe. Activist, heal thyself. We want to hear what you THINK. No one knows how foolish that notion is better than Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, veteran of the Stonewall riots, a contemporary of Miss Marsha and Miss Sylvia, survivor of Dannemora Prison and Bellevue Hospitals infamous queen tank, founder of the House of GG, and one of the most decorated, beloved, and influential American activists of the 20th Century. the abominable bro-man (@broman2440) May 24, 2021. [23], In 2021 and 2022, Chase worked with the ACLU to fight against state legislation seeking to prohibit children from accessing treatment for gender transition. CS: I feel that so deeply. https://t.co/nK1i2vWSCO, Colin Wright (@SwipeWright) September 26, 2022. They dont make it easy, but they dont make it hard enough [laughs]. Chase Strangio is an American lawyer, currently working with the American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ). People are being attacked and murdered just trying to live. He was also part of the team suing on behalf of trans student Gavin Grimm, who was denied access to the boys' restrooms at his school. What harm was caused be people telling their experience? We had Kwame Anthony Appiah on the podcast. Men and women rushed to transition, deeply damaged in the process, must not be allowed to tell their stories because it does harm. https://t.co/Z5PkjU26PR (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) May 24, 2021. 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Then they get the car or the woman or the gender transition only to find they are the same miserable cusses they were before. Im not really sure what Strangio has done that merits an honorary doctorate. The credible and available evidence indicates: There are significant health risks to transgender medicine. These efforts to attack trans young people are driven by the same fundamental goals as previous attempts to restrict all transgender people from using These people talked about the hormone treatments and sex reassignment surgeries they had, adding that they decided to detransition back to their old selves. Strangio said Alabamas bill, which the state Senate passed this month, is the most extreme medical bill so far, because it would ban care for trans people up to 19 years old, and it includes felony penalties. Trans people die seeking the care they need to live. Importantly, Strangio points out, that wasnt all they were doing. CHASE STRANGIO: And then my father is a raging Trump supporter, Fox News watcher he was actually in a commercial against Elizabeth Warren when she was running. Copyright Twitchy.com/Salem Media. [4][5] He was also part of the team suing on behalf of trans student Gavin Grimm, who was denied access to the boys' restrooms at his school. And I think that we learn that male and female are part of the fabric of the universe. It just hit me that you're actually implying that Chase Strangio is (medically) detrans and trying to say that makes him a hypocrite when he weighs in on childhood medical transition. WebIn 2012, Strangio and trans activist Lorena Borjas founded the Lorena Borjas Community Fund to provide bail and bond assistance to trans people. [29], His partner is the art curator and writer Kimberly Drew. In this op-ed, the ACLU's Chase Strangio wrestles with the limits of judicial victories breaks down this precarious political moment for queer and trans Americans. MM: Im free now. You first, Chase. I have to be who I am." With your support, we will keep working to stop extreme abortion bans and all attacks on our civil liberties. I was on T for 9 years and never passed as male on the phone. Care. You keep using that word, Chase. If you had to change your name to get something, you changed your name, and you got it. Republican lawmakers crusade against transgender equality continues. Did they surgically remove your healthy knee bec your pronouns were kneeless/person? Just a couple weeks ago, Strangio was in Little Rock, Arkansas, the city Major has called home for the last few years. Doctors informed Arkansas lawmakers they would each be receiving a call when trans kids were hurt or died as a result of HB1570. A popular transgender YouTuber apologized and deleted a video that falsely claimed that a female transgender bodybuilder had competed with other women in a weightlifting competition. It seems like a substantial amount of trans mobilization, whether it be in the courtroom or on the streets, takes the form of defense, justifiably so. These efforts to attack trans young people are driven by the same fundamental goals as previous attempts to restrict all transgender people from using public restrooms: to exclude transgender youth from participating in public and educational life alongside their peers and to perpetuate the myth that transness is itself harmful and should be eradicated. They're equating his literal, cold-blooded killing with critical rhetoric. Ad Choices. In fighting this battle thats constantly going on, there is no sense in having an offense. The claim that "genital surgeries don't happen with minors" is demonstrably false. CHASE STRANGIO: Yes. What the hell is a sexed body? [11][12][13], In June 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided 63 in favor of Gerald Bostock, a gay man terminated from his job due to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, in Bostock v. Clayton County. All Rights Reserved. Ron DeSantiss book is already a #1 bestseller on Amazon, See Chicago Mayor General Election results HERE live on Twitchy, #DontSayTHEY: DeSantis Republicans pushing to expand so-called Dont Say Gay law, Judd Legum upset that he and David Hogg have been tagged with Community Notes, Rep. Jamaal Bowman demands that SCOTUS follow the law and cancel student debt, NBC News: Tennessee governor, who wants to restrict the art form of drag, was a drag queen in 1977. They'll be linking him to detrans people next if he doesn't do it himself, first. The woman at the center of the first transgender-rights case to come before the Supreme Court died before a decision was handed down. This is a place for all trans\* identified individuals, those questioning their identities, and allies A law that bans transgender Arkansans younger than 18 from accessing transition-related With your support, we will keep working to stop extreme abortion bans and all attacks on our civil liberties. Geordie Chasers, a UK child safety team dedicated to raising awareness and deter sexual predators from interacting with children online, revealed earlier this month that a transgender child rapist is serving a prison sentence of four years and eight months for child rape. They knew it was the wrong moment and a dangerous, unaccountable and limited angle. Over 115 bills have been introduced this year targeting trans youth. I think of all the times & ways I was told my transness wasnt real & the daily toll that still takes. ACLU lawyer, Chase Strangio, began a 5 part thread with, 60Minutes, Lesley Stahl, Alexandra Poolos, and Collette Richards knew exactly the harm they were causing with last nights segment. CS: Exactly. Chase Strangio (@chasestrangio) May 24, 2021 And this Network and program chose to run a story that is part of the anti-trans playbook overemphasizing the So does Strangio, Deputy Director for Transgender Justice at the ACLU, and the attorney who has spent perhaps more time up close and personal with these bills and the folks they attack than anyone. Sign up for Thems weekly newsletter here. The campaign founded last year by American Civil Liberties Union staff lawyer Chase Strangio, actor and activist Indya Moore, and designer and developer Kyle Lasky started with the aim to support trans youths across the United States. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. But Lunas case helped create the political conditions that led to the recent wave of anti-trans legislation, said Chase Strangio, the deputy director for transgender justice at the ACLU. Detrans Youth Stories they Didn't Want you to Hear, in 60 United States. Chase Strangio isnt an advocate for anything except his own agenda. It's not merely because some people regret it. Chase Strangio, the ACLUs deputy director for transgender justice, said via email the Justice Department brief is consistent with the Trump administration anti-trans policies. The campaign founded last year by American Civil Liberties Union staff lawyer Chase Strangio, actor and activist Indya Moore, and designer and developer Kyle Lasky started with the aim to support trans youths across the United States. Transition-related surgery can be life-saving. CHASE STRANGIO: Over time, we're just going to see that we're making these choices. As they seek to advance bills that restrict access to everything from transition-related healthcare to youth soccer, legislators in dozens of states appear to be operating under the illusion that our existence is a trend that can be reversed. The author of a book on the supposed transgender craze seducing our By Dan Avery. This is what Chase has to tell himself in order to justify his radical approach to gender affirmation. CHRIS HAYES: So talk about those identity categories. The Darkest Hour Is Just Before the Dawn. Chase Strangio (@chasestrangio) September 26, 2022, Just an amazing take. Find the full series here as new conversations roll out each day. Lets start with disinformation. We all know that. yet he pretends that's the objection. Photos leaked, African Methodist Episcopal Church General Conference 2021, Contingency Theory Of Leadership Examples, nova southeastern university dean of students. [14][15], In November 2020, journalist Glenn Greenwald criticized Strangio's comments about the book Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters by Abigail Shrier. Now, Chase normally doesnt have a lot of time to think about the future, so ensconced in the present and battling in the present for our rights. Would you prefer they were silenced and unable to speak out? Elliot Page just reminded us all of of that. They are not going to take us at our word. Thats how we get it done. Trans is beautiful. Whats happened? What the HELL is going on in Wyoming? He currently is around 37/38 years old and was born in the year 1982/1983. There's a whole lot of straw in that man. Chase Strangio, a deputy director at the American Civil Liberties Union who is also transgender, blasted 60 Minutes for overemphasizing the exceedingly tiny Welcome to Trans Futures Week, a project that joins our community's foremost thinkers in historic discussions about the future of transgender storytelling, power, healthcare, and more. When Major says they, shes talking about The Powers That Be, or the lawmakers, corporations, and behemoth nonprofits shes spent some six decades fighting. CHRIS HAYES: Oh, they want to roll back the Price Waterhouse precedent. The court is going to decide this question. with your case, the A.C.L.U. Numerous ACLU staffers told me that one of the most vocal and effective advocates for a more nuanced free speech approach was Chase Strangio, the ACLUs Deputy Director for Transgender Justice of its LGBT & HIV Project, who I also interviewed.I knew Strangio as an excellent lawyer who earned my admiration from his years of dedication representing Help keep up the fight against extreme and blatantly unconstitutional efforts to ban abortion in Texas and across the country. And one of the things she read then was the theorist Judith Butler. Randi Weingarten absolutely melts down on SCOTUS steps (watch), President Joe Biden is off to Virginia Beach to talk about health care, You BEST bring receipts: Dana Loesch WHOOPS Laura Loomer in HEATED back-and-forth about, AV Club ftes good news about canceled ex-Mandalorian star Gina Carano and gets, WASSAMATTA? 27-year-old Blair White (Blaire White) calls himself a center-right political commentator, and his YouTube videos often criticize other transgender people, social justice The Dangerous Inversions of the Debate Around Trans Censorship. Chase Strangio is straight-up arguing that certain voices should be silenced for not toeing the line. Theyre trying their best to put us back in the fifties, or the twenties. Chase Strangio, an attorney with the ACLU who happens to be a trans man, said that Real Sports failed to get its fact right, on Title IX Feb. 17, 2021, 10:32 AM PST. And under the bill, they would be perfectly fine if used for other conditions. We are not yet three weeks into 2021, President-elect Joe Biden has yet to be inaugurated and already powerful forces on the right have made clear what will be the next front in their so-called culture war which is to say, their effort to maintain political power by demonizing the bodies, private lives and personal decisions of Americans theyve deemed unworthy of such autonomy. One of her lawyers was the ACLUs deputy director for trans justice, Chase Strangio, a trans man who called this case his baby.. Teresa Fertitta Instagram, Strangio served as lead counsel for the ACLU team representing transgender U.S. Army soldier Chelsea Manning. Thats why they struggle so much to acknowledge we exist. They're implying that trans people who publicly dissent with self-ID and childhood transition are akin to this murderer. Miss Major: To me, what we have to do is be prepared to fight back by any means necessary. Great use of student loan money, there. To change your comments display name, click here. Aesthetic Text Decoration Discord, The problem is that the state is trying to kill us. Thankfully we have the NYT to navigate between these two "dishonest" extremes. Do the people who regret access to care not deserve to tell their stories just because theyre in the minority? [27], In November 2019, he was awarded the American Bar Association's Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity's 2020 Stonewall Award. All Rights Reserved. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. They say were unhappy, that were unlovable. I think that whatever happens in South Dakota will ultimately set the tone for the rest of session, so its critical that we stop that bill there, so that we can continue to build momentum to ensure that were able to protect trans young people from these really egregious attacks all over the country. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. MM: Being older, we learned what to do to get what we needed. Ron DeSantis, Loser Nikki Fried suggests that you hint, hint review-bomb Ron DeSantis book, President Joe Biden again tells of the nurse who used to breathe on him, Get this broad ALL the Snickers bars! Chase Strangio, a lawyer for the states, such as Arkansas, have taken steps to deprive transgender minors of the hormonal treatments necessary for their transition. To My Fellow White Others. CHASE STRANGIO: I think about this a lot, because one of the things that's challenging about identity formation is that we're so influenced by sort of the narrative we think we're supposed to tell. Chase Strangio (@chasestrangio) May 24, 2021. Copyright Dr Paul Enenche 2018-2020. If we have to break all the rules, if we have to break all the laws, then we will. Sorry, this post was deleted by the person who originally posted it. CHRIS HAYES: That's really interesting. So should no detrans people have a say in the medical ethics of transition, but you, someone who has never experienced it, should? The most incredible part of our work is working with our clients, who are so fierce in their advocacy for themselves before they even reach us. Don't turn it around. So doctors give medical interventions on newborns to make sure that body parts essentially conform to social expectations. What would you say, Chase? While lawmakers and proponents of these bills claim they are necessary to save womens sports, most supporters of the legislation cant point to a single trans youth athlete in their state, let alone one who has ever displaced a nontransgender athlete, and no one can explain how they save womens sports. Chase Strangio Chase Strangio (born October 29, 1982) is an American lawyer and transgender rights activist. They think they can make us not trans by taking away our hormones, but the care didnt used to be there and we still were trans. My goodness, back in the forties, where were the hormones? Chase Strangio, deputy director for transgender justice at the LGBT & HIV Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, said he first met Borjas in , African Methodist Episcopal Church General Conference 2021, Pediatric ACL surgery is very common, particularly for athletes in girls sports who are not supported in strength training. 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