This is the very first episode of Chib Chat and we are joined by Danni Jones - small business owner, experienced youth and community worker and a devoted Ru Paul fan. This week we start as we mean to go on by devoting our attention to the growing worldwide support for the Black Lives Matter movement and the particular challenges for trans people who belong to this community. We do so via the discussion of The Life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson (2017) and Netflix's Pose (2018).

2020 has been a seriously difficult year for many reasons, but on the Chib Chat pod we want to take a moment to recognise the triumphs of the Black Lives Matter movement in all of its intersectional glories

If you do have a bit of spare cash please consider donating to one of the many wonderful organisations supporting trans people of colour. Here's an idea of which accounts you can follow on Instagram and who to donate to:

 @ukqtibipocharshipfund 

@glittercymru

@btfacollective

@blacktransmeninc

@blacktranstravelfund

@mpjinstitute [The Marsha P. Johnson Institute founded in her name]

@bravespacealliance

@twoc_collective

If you're in the UK use the following link to search for services in your area: https://www.stonewallscotland.org.uk/about-us/news/qtipoc-organisations-you-should-know-about

If you don't have any dough right now you always volunteer you time via your local BLM chapter. The following link is for US groups only: https://blacklivesmatter.com/chapters/

If for any reason you can't attend an event or volunteer, you can contribute by writing to your local political representative and signing online petitions. For something light, check our the BLM YouTube playlist where you literally raise funds simply by listening.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtooIklzheqzORPbQBiEZKsw2T4s6SUxv

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