The Trans Sporter Room Ep139 -- The Future in the UK and a Pioneer in Canada

Pride 2022 is in Week Two, and our host Karleigh Webb is tanned, rested, ready and rather upset at the landscape -- especially Florida and Ohio
But the guest this week make up for it, one is future voice making her mark, the other is a pioneer back in the saddle
The Future: 14-year-old Emily Williams has spoken out for trans kids like herself in the UK since came out, teamed up with her loving mom Emma, they been a family in resistance, even while dealing with a piece of the current anti-trans media crush there. Also, Emily lived a dream last weekend, with a little help from Truk United FC
The Pioneer: Savannah Burton made history in 2015 as the first transgender Canadian to earn a place on a national team for an international competition when she made Team Canada Dodgeball and helped the team win a silver medal at the world championships that year. She also fought a successful fight to take down archaic regulations that hampered trans participation in the sport, which affect policy in other. With her leading one of the favorites in next week's Canadian national championship, we beam her up to talk about her past, the coming present, and her other passion -- acting!

Also The Weekend: Ohio, Florida, The Meaning of Pride, and Emily Bridges speaks
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