Transgender School - How the Housing Crisis Impacts LGBTQ+ People

How the Housing Crisis Impacts LGBTQ+ People

07/02/24 • 34 min

The housing crisis in blue states like California, with homes averaging over $700K, disproportionately affects LGBTQ+ individuals. Elevated housing costs limit their access to safe and inclusive communities, forcing them to either remain in less accepting areas or face homelessness. Addressing this issue is crucial for ensuring equitable living conditions for LGBTQ+ folks and other marginalized groups.

In today's episode, we analyze the housing crisis in blue states and its impact on LGBTQ+ communities. You'll also hear our thoughts on the institutionalized segregation in the United States after World War II, the limitations of the Fair Housing Act, and the consequences of downzoning.

We also unravel myths and truths about the massive number of vacant homes across the United States and discuss several approaches to address this crisis, like vacancy taxes, market-rate housing development, and inclusive zoning policies.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

The historical roots of housing segregation (2:30)
About San Francisco's residential security map and its long-lasting effects (5:20)
The Fair Housing Act and its limitations in enforcing desegregation (9:10)
A comparison of historical and current housing production rates in California (15:50)
Are there more vacant houses than homeless people in the United States? (19:50)
Why we must discuss the need for more affordable, multi-unit housing solutions (22:30)

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In This Episode, You Will Learn:

The historical roots of housing segregation (2:30)
About San Francisco's residential security map and its long-lasting effects (5:20)
The Fair Housing Act and its limitations in enforcing desegregation (9:10)
A comparison of historical and current housing production rates in California (15:50)
Are there more vacant houses than homeless people in the United States? (19:50)
Why we must discuss the need for more affordable, multi-unit housing solutions (22:30)

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Previous Episode

Meet Lilah Sturges, Award-Winning Transgender Author

In this episode, we are thrilled to be joined by author Lilah Sturges. She is happily married to her wife and has two lovely grown daughters. Lilah wrote the first two graphic novels in the award-winning and critically acclaimed Lumberjanes world and several other titles for Vertigo (DC Comics) and Marvel.

Her latest work, The Science of Ghosts, which will be published on June 18th by Legendary Comics, tells the story of a transgender forensic parapsychologist who studies ghost behavior to solve crimes and showcases a creative new spin on stories with trans characters. We were lucky enough to be given an advanced reader copy and we so enjoyed discussing how much we loved the book and what parts of it fascinated us most.

Throughout our conversation, Lilah tells us about how she got into graphic novels, her evolution as a writer, and her unique approach to transgender identities in her latest work. She also shares her coming out story, the challenges she and her family went through, and the story behind #transpizza.

In addition, Lilah shares her thoughts on grief in the trans community, her process of creating the main character’s traits in The Science of Ghosts, transphobia in media, and much more.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

Becoming a graphic novel writer (5:10)
Lilah talks about how much of her personal experiences are reflected in "The Science of Ghosts" (10:20)
Lilah shares her coming out story (14:00)
Transgender people and grief (18:50)
Lilah talks about #transpizza (25:00)
Lilah, Jackie, and Bridget discuss transphobia (31:20)

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Next Episode

The Trump-Vance Ticket is Anti-Trans

How could the Trump-Vance ticket impact the transgender community, their rights, and their access to care?

The political climate is fraught with tension as Trump emerges as a significant threat to transgender rights. Considering Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ actions during his presidency and several anti-trans remarks he has made during the current campaign, most of us are living in days of uncertainty and fear.

In this episode, we analyze the political landscape as we approach the 2024 United States presidential elections. You'll hear our thoughts on Trump's intention to pass a bill establishing that the US Government will recognize only two genders, the lack of affirming care for trans people if he wins, and Elon Musk's decision to remove X's operations from San Francisco.

You'll also hear about the myths around the "trans epidemic among children," why it is crucial to fight for the continuity of gender-affirming care, and more.

Important announcements:

We will release a special bonus episode tomorrow about Kamala Harris’s campaign, with our thoughts on her qualifications and her history of LGBTQ+ support.

Here’s the link to sign up for our live Zoom Transgender Awareness course to learn how to be an even better ally to transgender people on September 28.

Resources Mentioned:

Fact check: Pamela Paul's Latest Anti-Trans New York Times Article Filled With Disinformation by Erin Reed

Book: Caster Semenya - The Race to Be Myself: A Memoir

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

About the terrifying assassination attempt against Trump and its effects on the political landscape (2:20)

Any option is better than Trump (8:40)

Debunking myths about the "epidemic of kids getting gender-affirming surgeries" (11:40)

About how trans rights and policies will look under Trump's mandate (13:20)

About Trump's intentions of establishing by law that there are only two genders (15:40)

Jackie and Bridget on why it is crucial to fight for gender-affirming care (20:50)

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