Reid Lodge and Mable Wheeler talk about the work of Fredericton Gender Minorities and TransAction NB

Program Title: Talking Radical Radio - Trans people supporting each other and pushing for change in New Brunswick
Description: Trans people often experience severe social stigma and are at heightened risk of interpersonal violence (especially trans women, especially trans women of colour). They face disproportionate poverty and barriers to accessing employment, housing, and other services, including health care services.

These things and more are true across the continent. But there is variation, and according to Reid Lodge and Mable Wheeler, New Brunswick is one of the Canadian jursidictions with the most work still to do. The province does not even have a major non-profit that spans the entire LGBTQ acronym, let alone funded trans-specific services, so it can be incredibly difficult for trans people to find safe spaces, supportive professionals, or even other trans people to talk to.

On today's show, Lodge and Wheeler talk with Scott Neigh about trans experiences in New Brunswick and about two different grassroots groups through which trans people in New Brunswick are organizing collectively to survive and thrive: Fredericton Gender Minorities and TransAction NB.

Host(s): Scott Neigh
Featured Speakers/Guests: Mable Wheeler and Reid Lodge

Credits: Scott Neigh - producer and host

Comments: Talking Radical Radio brings you grassroots voices from across Canada. We give you the chance to hear many different people that are facing many different struggles talk about what they do, why they do it, and how they do it, in the belief that such listening is a crucial step in strengthening all of our efforts to change the world.

Topic: Society and Culture Type: Interview

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