Hil Malatino on Being Trans in this Moment [Video]

This week we are presenting Scott’s interview with Hil Malatino, who is a current professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Philosophy at Penn State University. They are also the author of three books, Trans Care, Queer Embodiment: Monstrosity, Medical Violence, and Intersex Experience, and Side Affects: On Being Trans and Feeling Bad. Scott and Hil speak on many themes which are found in his books, plus lots more topics! If you are listening to the radio edit and want to hear the full conversation, head over to our website thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org for the full episode, or subscribe to our podcast feed on your phone if you wish.

We will also be posting links to Hil Malatino’s work on our website and on the podcast feed if you are curious to learn more.

Hil Malatino’s work:

– Trans Care can be found on Manifold, or you can follow this link to read on the internet (https://manifold.umn.edu/read/trans-care/section/1898aaa3-6f9c-4d42-b06f-07860de1809c) or follow this link (https://firestorm.coop/products/15216-trans-care.html?referral=finalstraw) to get a paper copy.

– Queer Embodiment: Monstrosity, Medical Violence, and Intersex Experience

(https://firestorm.coop/products/18853-queer-embodiment.html?referral=finalstraw

– Side Affects: On Being Trans and Feeling Bad (https://firestorm.coop/products/17711-side-affects.html?referral=finalstraw)

A couple of annoucements…
Giannis Michailidis Fighting For His Life
Anarchist prisoner of the Greek State, Giannis Michailidis, has suspended his hunger strike he’s been on since May 23, demanding his release from prison after serving over 8 years in prison and experiencing added cruelties for refusing to bow to the cruelty of the state. There are rumors that the Greek state is betting on Giannis’ death and a public reaction by refusing police vacations in the first half of August. Sympathetic comrades are invited to show resistance at sites related to the Greek state world wide, including embassies and consulates worldwide. You can follow and share solidarity with the hashtags: #free_michailidis #Michailidis_Hungerstrike #antireport

Shinewhite Needs Help
Joseph “Shinewhite” Stewart, a White Panther affiliate of the Revolutionary Intercommunal Black Panther Party incarcerated in North Carolina, has been denied his property since his recent transfer to Maury Correctional Institution and his supporters are asking for help pressuring the administration into easing off this activist.

Maury CI: Phone: 252-653-5501

We believe the warden’s email to be brett.simmons@ncdps.gov

NCDPS commissioner’s email is todd.ishee@ncdps.gov, though it’s suggested you reach out to acting commissioner brandeshawn.harris@ncdps.gov

An example script:

“Hello,

I am writing with regards to Joseph Stewart #0802041. Upon being
transferred to Maury Correctional, the majority of Mr. Stewart’s
property was confiscated without good reason, including books and legal
papers. I wish to demand that Mr. Stewart’s belongings are returned to
him in full immediately. Please be aware that outside observers are
monitoring the situation closely, and that any further victimization of
Mr. Stewart or other prisoners at Maury will have immediate consequences
for the NC DPS, including, but not limited to, negative media publicity
and potential legal action.”

Fundraising for TFSR
Our recent interviews with the Anarchist Communist Combat Organization in Russia and Assembly.Org.UA in Ukraine were recently translated into German + Czech and German + Spanish, respectively, thanks to the transcripts being easily available for all online. But as I mentioned a couple of weeks back, we’re not quite hitting our fundraising minimums to carry the transcription project forward.

So we’ve made a few changes to our patreon that are pretty exciting. Here’s a rundown. There is now a $3 tier that allows the patron access to occasional behind-the-scenes content like the hosts discussing upcoming episodes or subjects we’re researching. And every support tier $5 and above will have access to that plus occasional early releases of content. But don’t fret, non-patrons, we won’t be releasing episodes that are patreon-only. Our audience will get access to each weekly episode as it always has. Anyway, check out patreon.com/tfsr for more details or tfsr.wtf/support for other ways to chip in to cover our transcription and other costs. And thanks for listening and supporting as you can.