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Ep. 218: Dance Moms Star Lennon Torres on Social Media Harm, Trans Rights & Big Tech
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- May 19, 2026
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- 3540
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Summary
Lennon Torres — Dance Moms alum, trans activist, and online safety advocate at Heat Initiative — joins Zach for a wide-ranging conversation about growing up on reality TV and social media, the systemic harms platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat knowingly inflict on young people, sextortion, the algorithm as a tool of manipulation, trans rights, and what it means to fight Big Tech as a queer person. This episode will change how you see your phone. Resources & Links 🔥 Heat Initiative: heatinitiative.org ✍️ Lennon on Substack — Diary of a Palatable Trans Woman: https://substack.com/@lennontorres 🎬 Documentary: Can't Look Away —https://www.jolt.film/watch/cantlookaway