“You can’t crush ideas by suppressing them. You can only crush them by ignoring them. By refusing to think, refusing to change.” – Ursula K. LeGuin, “The Dispossessed” 

*we highly recommend you read Adryan’s article before listening*

https://filtermag.org/testosterone-criminalization/ <- yeah that one

Testosterone was criminalized in the United States in response to its use by cis men in sports. The result for trans people has been urine screenings, being outed to police and anyone else who has access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMPs). Trans & gender non-conforming people were not considered in this legislation and their absence from the conversation is just another example of transphobia. 

In Adryan’s article for filter mag, they point out that, “Gender variant people should be more than acknowledged in drug policy reform; we should be prioritized”. What would that look like, and what sort of futures would it create? 

Edited by Marcel Rambo

Help us imagine better drug futures by having a conversation with a friend, sharing the podcast or supporting us at patreon.com/DrugFuturisms

[1] Adryan’s article: https://filtermag.org/testosterone-criminalization/

[2] Lancet Opioid Crisis Commission https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02252-2/fulltext

[3] Framing Agnes: https://www.cbc.ca/arts/the-extraordinary-new-film-framing-agnes-interrogates-how-trans-stories-are-told-and-by-whom-1.6330162