Mallory Moore (Trans Safety Network), Zara Manoehoetoe (youth worker and community organiser), and Kim Foale (Geeks for Social Change) discuss technologies of state and empire that control our lives. With a special focus on UK trans legal status and lengthy prison sentences given to black teenagers for sending text messages in Manchester.

Full transcript and episode info available on our website: https://gfsc.studio/podcast/1

“I see a lot of the criminal justice system as a technology for further aggravating class divides” - Mallory Moore

“[The CPS] is saying what you hold in your phone, what data sits in your laptop, that is who you truly are as a person” - Zara Manoe

“One day I’m going to have to pass the exam to prove I’m a gender disaster goblin, will that be an official form?” - Kim Foale

Glossary

• CPS: (UK) Crown Prosecution Service
• GMP: Greater Manchester Police
• "Fedposting": Publishing intent to commit a criminal act online

References

• CeCe McDonald (cw: extreme violence against a trans woman)
• Kill the Bill
• Kids of Colour
• The Real World of Technology - Ursula Franklin
• Trans Safety Network

Credits

• Music: Cooking, Sharing, Happy Seasons! by Megan Arnold
• Transcription: Amy Ní Mhurchú
• Thanks to Amy Ní Mhurchú and Gabrielle de la Puente for their invaluable support and feedback