This Tuesday on TransPositive PDX, we take a deep dive into the most important transgender stories of the past two weeks — not just the headlines, but what they reveal about power, resistance, and the material realities of trans lives right now. From federal lawsuits and workplace discrimination to data erasure, incarceration, and international activism, this episode connects the dots across a rapidly shifting landscape.
In the last two weeks alone, we’ve seen states sue the federal government over restrictions on gender-affirming care, a CDC expert resign rather than erase transgender health data, trans prisoners speak out about targeted harassment, and renewed efforts to cut off care for trans youth. At the same time, trans people and communities continue to resist — through legal challenges, organizing, refusal, and simply surviving in systems designed to erase them.
This episode also centers human stories that often get lost in policy debates. These stories remind us that trans lives are not abstract talking points — they are lived, embodied, and ongoing.
TransPositive PDX airs Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 6:00pm on KBOO Community Radio. Listen live at 90.7 FM in Portland, 104.3 FM in the Gorge, 91.9 FM in Hood River, or stream online at kboo.fm. Tune in for critical analysis, community-centered storytelling, and trans voices speaking for ourselves.
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