Episode 74: Vidhya Aravind
Podcast |
Gender Reveal
Publisher |
Tuck Woodstock
Media Type |
audio
Publication Date |
Jun 09, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:58:21

This week, we speak with activist Vidhya Aravind (she/her). Topics include:

  • Police accountability vs police abolition
  • The value of failure in political organizing
  • Why nonprofits won’t save trans people
  • Does political activism count as gender expression?
  • Plus: Becoming an activist by “being a dumb bitch that cares a lot.”

Read Vidhya’s essay about hope and shame on Substack.

Find Vidhya on Twitter @kid_vidh.

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