There Are No Girls on the Internet

DISINFORMED: Republicans are leaning into transphobia

Next week, we’ll hear from Emily Gorcenski, an activist who uses her data science background to fight Nazis (seriously!)This work isn’t easy and Emily faces transphobic attacks on her identity as a trans woman.This, unfortunately, isn’t an isolated thing. Just this week, Rand Paul and insurrection enthusiast Marjorie Taylor Green both attacked trans people to score ideological points. In this preview of our conversation, Emily explains how this is used as a deliberate strategy to cause harm to trans folks. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Marginalized voices have always been at the forefront of the internet, yet our stories often go overlooked. Bridget Todd chronicles our experiences online, and the ways marginalized voices have shaped the internet from the very beginning. We need monuments to all of the identities that make being online what it is. So let’s build them.