
About this episode
Ever since the election, Sandy Ernest Allen has been clocking a strange silence from cis people about trans rights. So Sandy reached into the void to hear what the silence had to say.
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- Learn more about Sandy Ernest Allen and his work
- Sandy's newsletter What's Helping Today
- For suggestions on how to support trans people, read"To Cis People Who Feel Despair"
- Follow Sandy on Bluesky @sandyernestallen and see the post
- Support Sandy's writing with a tip: https://buymeacoffee.com/sandyallen
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