UnMuted episode 12, featuring Arienne, a California public high school teacher

Arienne has a bird’s eye view from two different windows on ‘trans’. She’s a tenured teacher in what might be the most progressive region of the most progressive state in the US. And, she’s the mother of a teenaged boy who was seduced by ‘trans’ mythology during the Covid lockdown, when kids in our state were asked to please just spend all-day-every-day alone with the internet for two years, so as to keep learning.Well, they definitely learned some things.See, I can’t even write this intro without slipping into ‘dark cynical voice,’ but that’s where Arienne can teach me something. As you will hear, she’s mastered both a constructive tone and a generous deference to the possibility of ignorance on the part of political actors who are trusted and well paid to be not ignorant, and also not evil degenerates!! But there I go again. Arienne’s instincts are expertly tuned for the long game, which she appears to be winning, so let’s all try to take a page from her playbook!Links to some things we discussed:Video of Arienne’s interview on Carol’s SubstackVideo of Arienne testifying during the California legislative committee hearing:Kara Dansky’s book, The Reckoning, also available as a recording on AudibleMy essay describing the Yaeli Martinez tragedy (with source)Credits:Music by William A Ferguson Logo by Anne Gibbons This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jennypoyerackerman.substack.com