Imara Jones: Transphobia Is 'Key Pillar' of Trump's Push for a 'Patriarchal Fascist Regime'

Anti-trans attacks are a key part of Donald Trump's campaign message, and Republicans are spending tens of millions of dollars in the last stretch of the presidential race to flood the airwaves and social media with political ads that focus on transgender rights. "Transphobia is not just a plank but a key pillar of the Republican Party," says journalist Imara Jones of TransLash Media. "The Republican Party has become an extremist movement." Jones is host of the investigative podcast _The Anti-Trans Hate Machine_, which just launched a new season about how paramilitary groups have weaponized transphobia to forge ties to Republicans and stoke political violence. "Being anti-trans is a signal for extremists as to who is on their side, and that signal then allows them to work together to push the country more and more to its extremes," she says.

[notyourcultist]

Let us live. Let us be. This obsessiveness with us, this bloodthirsty drive against our wellness is not productive, and indeed is evil. Again, let us live, let us be. We're turning the page on the whole conversation. We are everyday people who want to go about our lives in peace just like anyone. Nobody is "ramming" anything "down people's throats, " we are simply reckoning with long-standing history and social phenomena that society has brutalized. We say enough is enough, and to act like nuanced adults about lived reality. Let us live in peace. Right for all or rights for none.

[FardaRoshan-ys]

love your neighbor who doesn’t look like you, love like you, speak like you, pray like you, think like you, vote like you. Like your neighbor no exceptions

[willowtdog]

I’m so happy to be introduced to Imara Jones, she’s laying everything out so clearly and approachably. I went and subscribed to her YouTube channel and I hope others do too!

I love that Democracy Now always gives us the @s for speakers so we can go find them.

[jennywarren]

Yes, I heard one of those ads today. So inhumane.

[agnikollias]

Amy, thank you and your team for being able to talk about this important issue !!!!
Not for the USA only !!!

[waltbroedner]

I also believe in live and let live, BUT there are 14 MILLION AMERICAN BORN CHILDREN THAT ARE STARVING FOR FOOD NOT SEX AND NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE. NO AIRTIME WHATSOEVER. In my opinion these 14 MILLION CHILDREN who are STARVING deserve IMMEDIATE ATTENTION!!!!

[BrocNKoda]

Imara Jones is such a strong voice for the trans community. I always enjoy her content.

[longshank]

We've always been here. We'll always be here. You may force us to hide who we are like we had to in 60s and 70s. We will continue to fight. We also vote at an astronomical rate because we've had to fight for our LIVES literally

[spacefacecadet]

He keeps repeating your kids will go to school and come back with a surgery... That one guy laughed, probably because it's so stupid. They got surgeons at school??? What is this guy talking about

[zachhodgson]

I really wish someone would look into how this is a carbon copy of when Romans did the same thing.

[VanisleGirl]

Imara Jones doing the work so we can be more educated. Thank you! Idaho.... yeah, it's always been a covert area of severe racism and general hate of anyone "other." Not many people have paid attention.

[DM-eozw]

No one is paying attention to this anymore.

[clivemathieu]

Metal illness is a big problem in America

[darlenedowie]

It is scary that Trump can be be the president again.

[robws]

Couching all gender critical issues as anti-trans is just as reductive as dismissing any criticism of Israel as antisemitic… overly simplistic and, frankly, not true.

[ellie]

There's not enough make up in the world

[terrancekayton]

Yep. I’m a trans man. I have to watch Sun.& Mon., Football with my Dad just to combat the transphobic commercial ads.

[sesordnaslluks]

We need a healthier population for healthier discourse. Everyone wants your vote and they will say whatever it takes to get it.

[TheKathybarth]

Imara Jones is a brilliant spokesperson!!

[ryancraig]

The transphobia in America is at full froth.