ACLU Supporter, in what we know is an incredibly gut-wrenching time in the U.S. – for the safety of our reproductive freedom, for the lives of trans and non-binary people, and for so many of the civil liberties we fight for at the ACLU – we bring you a conversation with internationally-acclaimed writer, performer, and public speaker Alok Vaid-Menon that we hope will give you a new sense of strength and conviction for everything we're fighting for right now.

It's ready for you on a new episode of our At Liberty Podcast, "Alok Vaid-Menon Wants You to Reimagine Gender."

Our team was so gob-smacked by Alok's perspective – that we let this interview run a little longer so you could experience it as we did.

In the episode, Alok breaks down not only the connections between attacks on abortion and trans people, but also the deep-rooted history and relationship it all has with white supremacy, how we can use our collective imagination to dismantle these systemic issues with compassion, and so much more.

It's a powerful reminder that our fights do not just exist as gender issues, minority issues, or trans issues alone – but as a universal struggle to protect our self-determination and the democracy of us all.

Trust us, this interview is worth your time: So take a moment – and take in Alok's full episode now.

With strength for the fight ahead,

The ACLU Team