Suing the Government (w/ Zander Schlacter)

Nov 18, 2025
34 mins

Episode Description

Artist Zander Schlacter and his lawyer Carl Charles from Lambda Legal explain the effects of the Tr*mp administration's executive order barring trans folks from obtaining passports with their correct gender markers, and why Zander is suing the US State Department about it.

For more information about Zander's case, visit lambdalegal.org.

Find Zander on Instagram @zanderschlacter, and check out the reel he posted when his case was filed.

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