About this episode

Aleksandra Vaca discusses underreported trans legislative stories as a young independent journalist.

Aleksandra Vaca of Transitics talks about being a 19-year-old independent trans journalist and three trans legislative stories that the mainstream media isn't covering well or at all. Aleksandra's substack: https://www.transiticsnews.com/ Gabe's substack: https://athousandnaturalshocks.substack.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Gabe S. Dunn

Guest: Aleksandra Vaca

Topics covered

• trans journalism
• media coverage
• legislation
• independent journalism
• youth activism

Keywords

• trans news
• journalism
• legislation
• media
• youth
• independent journalist

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Organizations: Transitics, A Thousand Natural Shocks

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