![]() ![]() It makes me sad that some politicians use trans kids like me to get votes from people who hate me just because I exist. When it comes to bills that target trans youth, I immediately feel angry. Texas legislators have been attacking me since pre-K. I’ve been having to explain myself since I was three or four years old. I do not like spending my free time asking adults to make good choices. Here’s then-fourth grader Kai Shappley testifying in front of the Texas legislature in April. Tre’vell Anderson: There were Republicans in several states who attempted and succeeded in restricting trans youth from playing on the sports teams that align with their truths, which is really heartbreaking when you hear trans kids themselves speak out against these laws. ![]() Tre’vell Anderson: And I’m going to start us off because 2021 was a trash box, politically speaking, for trans and non-binary communities. Josie Duffy Rice: It has been a very wild year, so we wanted to look back and talk about the stories each of us thought was one of the biggest that we will remember from 2021. So number one, make sure there’s no news in the next few weeks because we will be off and can’t cover it. And so we are going to do something special today. The reason we’re all together is because this is our last show for 2021 before we take a two-week break for the holidays. Josie Duffy Rice: I mean, just a beautiful, beautiful group of people. How about that? It is truly lovely to have us all in the same space at the same time, looking at each other, breathing in our various variants. All right, WAD squad, the gang is all here. Exactly that is what makes me feel comfortable and therefore it is what I’m doing. Josie Duffy Rice: Gideon is just going to say the words as we sing them. Well, I got stage fright and I’m too nervous to do this. Tre’vell Anderson: You had a whole solo planned though. If you, if that’s what you’re going to do, go ahead but I won’t be doing that. Priyanka Aribindi: And I’m Priyanka Aribindi, and this is What A Day, where we are using the excuse of all being together to start the show with a full-blown Christmas Carol. Tre’vell Anderson: I’m Tre’vell Anderson. Gideon Resnick: It’s Friday, December 17th. We’ll be back with new episodes on Tuesday, January 4th, 2022.
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