How government technology limits who we can become

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