About this episode

Inmn discusses the challenges faced by trans individuals in hostile environments with guests from the Kawaguchi O'Connor Initiative.

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Inmn talks with Violet and Cat from the Kawaguchi O'Connor Initiative about the dangers that trans people are facing as the landscape around us gets more and more perilous. The KO Initiative helps trans people living in hostile states relocate to Washington state. They talk preparedness, making the decision to flee, how to travel, and the importance (and privilege) of having a support network. Guest Info The Kawaguchi O'Connor Initiative can be found at KOInitiative.org Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery . Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org , or on Twitter @ TangledWild and Instagram @ Tangled_Wilderness and Blue Sky @tangledwilderness.bsky.social You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness This podcast is powered by Pinecast . Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-69f62d for 40% off for 4 months, and support Live Like the World is Dying.

People in this episode

Host: Inmn

Guests: Violet, Cat

Topics covered

• trans rights
• support networks
• relocation
• preparedness
• hostile states

Keywords

• trans people
• fleeing
• support network
• travel
• preparedness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kawaguchi O'Connor Initiative, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, Pinecast

Places: Washington state

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