# [episode cut] Reframing Media Narratives for Queer and Trans Liberation with Marsha P Johnson's Story

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Published: 2026-06-17T20:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This month on Laura Flanders and Friends, we’re revisiting conversations around solidarity, kinship and what it means to be human. This week we celebrate Marsha P Johnson's life and legacy with two trans activists who are carrying on her work. Description: On this Pride 2025 edition of “Meet the BIPOC Press”, we’re celebrating Marsha P. Johnson with two activists carrying her story forward. We also unpack the media’s coverage of transphobia and the recent Tennessee ruling that restricts gender-affirming care for minors. In the face of backlash and repression, how are artists and activists reframing media narratives for queer and trans liberation? “A lot of trans and queer people, especially here in New York City, that are asylum seekers that have had to leave other countries from persecution now find themselves in a place of purgatory . . . They can't even go to get a hormone shot because they're afraid. What if ICE is literally outside waiting for us?” - Qween Jean Guests: • Qween Jean: Founder, Black Trans Liberation; Human Rights Activist & Costume Designer • Tourmaline: Artist; Author, MARSHA: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson - Watch the episode released on our YouTube channel; PBS World Channel 11:30am ET Sundays, and on over 300 public stations across the country (check your listings) and airing on community radio & available as a podcast. This show is made possible by you! Make a one off donation or make it monthly at LauraFlanders.org/donate.

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