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Speaker 1: House Republicans have now passed a bill that would ban transgender girls from competing in female athletics.
00:00:07
Speaker 2: Left wing gender insanity being pushed in our children.
00:00:10
Speaker 3: For the Kentucky generalism, really passing a sweeping anti tip.
00:00:13
Speaker 2: If you've been following the news, you know that from healthcare access to safe schools, lgbt Q plus rights are under Attack'll be able to prescribe, but there are some crucial voices that we rarely, if ever hear from, and that's the youth themselves.
00:00:35
Speaker 1: And I've gotten to the point where I'm just like, why don't I just exist, you know, just like letting myself exist as I am without trying to force it in any way.
00:00:44
Speaker 2: That's right. I'm talking about queer and trans youth. It's about time they get the microphone and tell their own stories in their own words.
00:00:54
Speaker 3: Hi, I'm Libby.
00:00:55
Speaker 4: Okay, so it's Daniel.
00:00:57
Speaker 2: Hi, I'm your host. Rockel Willis. Join me on my new podcast, Queer Chronicles, a show where we'll dive into intimate portraits centered on the LGBTQ plus experience through a mix of audio diaries, interviews, and roundtables. My whole friend group is LGBTQ in some way. Oh, I'm out of breath for some reason.
00:01:22
Speaker 1: All right.
00:01:24
Speaker 2: This season, a group of teenagers shared their perspectives on growing up as queer trands and gender not.
00:01:31
Speaker 4: Conforming and for actually, like the longest time, I thought being like a tomboy meant being trends and so at some point we'd be like, I'm a tomboy.
00:01:42
Speaker 2: All while living in political battleground states.
00:01:45
Speaker 1: I wish I could transition easier here, feel more comfortable in my own body here, But that's just not the case.
00:01:54
Speaker 2: Join us as we follow these incredible teenagers living their lives across the US.
00:02:01
Speaker 3: I find advocacy empowering, but it's also honestly really.
00:02:06
Speaker 2: Hard witness their struggles and challenges. Almost every single day after school, I would like look in the mirror and just be like, I'm so ugly.
00:02:15
Speaker 1: I hate myself, Like I literally hate how I look.
00:02:18
Speaker 2: Here as they find themselves community and love.
00:02:22
Speaker 1: I have this girl and the beginning of the month.
00:02:28
Speaker 2: And follow along as they discover what queer transliberation means to them.
00:02:34
Speaker 1: This isn't running away from yourself, it's running to yourself.
00:02:37
Speaker 2: It's running into who you want to grow into.
00:02:41
Speaker 3: It will always exists, and we will definitely not let them take away a joy no matter how hard they try.
00:02:48
Speaker 2: Listen to Queer Chronicles on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your most fabulous shows.
Speaker 1: House Republicans have now passed a bill that would ban transgender girls from competing in female athletics.
00:00:07
Speaker 2: Left wing gender insanity being pushed in our children.
00:00:10
Speaker 3: For the Kentucky generalism, really passing a sweeping anti tip.
00:00:13
Speaker 2: If you've been following the news, you know that from healthcare access to safe schools, lgbt Q plus rights are under Attack'll be able to prescribe, but there are some crucial voices that we rarely, if ever hear from, and that's the youth themselves.
00:00:35
Speaker 1: And I've gotten to the point where I'm just like, why don't I just exist, you know, just like letting myself exist as I am without trying to force it in any way.
00:00:44
Speaker 2: That's right. I'm talking about queer and trans youth. It's about time they get the microphone and tell their own stories in their own words.
00:00:54
Speaker 3: Hi, I'm Libby.
00:00:55
Speaker 4: Okay, so it's Daniel.
00:00:57
Speaker 2: Hi, I'm your host. Rockel Willis. Join me on my new podcast, Queer Chronicles, a show where we'll dive into intimate portraits centered on the LGBTQ plus experience through a mix of audio diaries, interviews, and roundtables. My whole friend group is LGBTQ in some way. Oh, I'm out of breath for some reason.
00:01:22
Speaker 1: All right.
00:01:24
Speaker 2: This season, a group of teenagers shared their perspectives on growing up as queer trands and gender not.
00:01:31
Speaker 4: Conforming and for actually, like the longest time, I thought being like a tomboy meant being trends and so at some point we'd be like, I'm a tomboy.
00:01:42
Speaker 2: All while living in political battleground states.
00:01:45
Speaker 1: I wish I could transition easier here, feel more comfortable in my own body here, But that's just not the case.
00:01:54
Speaker 2: Join us as we follow these incredible teenagers living their lives across the US.
00:02:01
Speaker 3: I find advocacy empowering, but it's also honestly really.
00:02:06
Speaker 2: Hard witness their struggles and challenges. Almost every single day after school, I would like look in the mirror and just be like, I'm so ugly.
00:02:15
Speaker 1: I hate myself, Like I literally hate how I look.
00:02:18
Speaker 2: Here as they find themselves community and love.
00:02:22
Speaker 1: I have this girl and the beginning of the month.
00:02:28
Speaker 2: And follow along as they discover what queer transliberation means to them.
00:02:34
Speaker 1: This isn't running away from yourself, it's running to yourself.
00:02:37
Speaker 2: It's running into who you want to grow into.
00:02:41
Speaker 3: It will always exists, and we will definitely not let them take away a joy no matter how hard they try.
00:02:48
Speaker 2: Listen to Queer Chronicles on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your most fabulous shows.
