{"id":5703,"date":"2025-03-20T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/325-lindsay-church-its-not-a-trans-ban-its-a-trans-purge-trumps-attack-on-trans-troops-russias-great-deal-more-vets-firings-kids-are-leading-always-forget\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T07:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T07:01:00","slug":"325-lindsay-church-its-not-a-trans-ban-its-a-trans-purge-trumps-attack-on-trans-troops-russias-great-deal-more-vets-firings-kids-are-leading-always-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/325-lindsay-church-its-not-a-trans-ban-its-a-trans-purge-trumps-attack-on-trans-troops-russias-great-deal-more-vets-firings-kids-are-leading-always-forget\/","title":{"rendered":"325. Lindsay Church. It\u2019s Not a Trans Ban. It\u2019s a Trans Purge. Trump\u2019s Attack On Trans Troops. Russia\u2019s Great Deal. More Vets Firings. Kids Are Leading. Always Forget. Dems Reach New Low. I Will Teach My Boys to be Dangerous Men. IA\u2019s March Madness Pool."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA7529785291\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>From Steve Bannon stating that Trump will run again in 2028 (yes, really), to 60,000 more people fired at the Pentagon, to Trump\u2019s horrible deal with Putin on Ukraine\u2014a whole new kind of March madness is here. And if you\u2019re not angry you\u2019re not paying attention.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been another week of shocking new lows and political chaos. But we\u2019re starting to see pushback\u2014-and some signs of a resistance forming. But not from the Democrats. And definitely not from the Democrat leadership. But from veterans, 9\/11 First Responders, military kids and trans activists. And as Trump continues his culture war and purge on the federal government, trans people are being uniquely, specifically, and dangerously targeted. The issue made headlines again this week as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/03\/19\/judge-blocks-trump-order-banning-trans-troops-from-military-service\/\">a federal judge blocked Trump\u2019s radical move to purge all trans troops from the military<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>And in this episode, we\u2019ve got the smartest and most effective voice in America on these issues. A legendary activist, veterans advocate and real life superhero: <a href=\"https:\/\/lkmchurch.wixsite.com\/my-site\">Lindsay Church<\/a>. Lindsay is here with a brilliant and detailed breakdown of the policies, the players, the consequences, the stakes and how it all impacts real human beings\u2013including themself and their child.\u00a0 This is the single best and smartest conversation you will hear or see on these issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>This a time of chaos and fear and uncertainty. But leaders continue to rise to the moment. Especially <a href=\"https:\/\/lkmchurch.wixsite.com\/my-site\">Lindsay Church<\/a>. Lindsay is an American badass. A fighter. An organizer. A patriot. A parent. And a nationally-recognized expert on military, veterans and LGBTQ issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">Church (they\/them) is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/minorityvets.org\/\">Minority Veterans of America<\/a>, a non-partisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to creating an equitable and just world for the minority veteran community \u2013 veterans of color, women, LGBTQ, and (non)religious minorities. Lindsay has nearly a decade of experience rooted in veteran\u2019s advocacy and grassroots organizing. They have facilitated agency-wide cultural competency trainings, provided Congressional testimonies, and speaks on myriad issues related to the equity and inclusion for minority\u00a0 and underrepresented communities. Lindsay is a leader for the people. Their people. Your people. Our people. ALL PEOPLE. They represent the best of what our country is\u2014and what it can be.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">\n<p>Be sure to check it out on our <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XsIaeNY6x14\">YouTube page here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>-Get extra content, connect with guests, attend exclusive events, get merch discounts and support this critical show that speaks truth to power by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\"> joining our IA community on Patreon<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/picks.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/ncaa-tournament\/bracket\/pools\/kbxw63b2geztombtgy4dm===?pool-join-key=ndhl06njprqlmoavu5ciiadv1broj8yq&amp;invited-by=ivxhi4tzhizdanzwgyztmmjt&amp;via-medium=copy&amp;ttag=FF25_lk_cbssports_cbb_bpm_copySetupInvite\">And join the Independent Americans March Madness bracket challenge here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FVJotdbsBug\">NEW! Watch the video version of the entire podcast here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/minorityvets.org\/\">Check out Minority Veterans of America here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/h0Bn7xqiqfM\">Watch Lindsay Church\u2019s powerful congressional testimony here.<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lkmchurch\/?hl=en\">And follow them on social media<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>-Watch Lucas Jones share his powerful poem, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lucassjoness\/reel\/DB4Bm3KMkNq\/?hl=en\"><em>I Will Teach My Boys to be Dangerous Men<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>-Find us <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/independentamericansus\">on social media<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\">http:\/\/www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a>. Where you can also get some very cool IA merch in time for Easter, Mother\u2019s Day or Father\u2019s Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>-Wanna advertise on the show and support the independent movement? <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/allies\/\">Hit us up<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>-Also check out new episodes of other Righteous Media podcasts including the <a href=\"https:\/\/bdorm.us\/\">B Dorm Podcast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefirefighters.us\/\">The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/unclemontel.us\/\">Uncle Montel &#8211; The OG of Weed<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Ways to listen:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Spotify: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0F1lzdRbTB0XYen8kyEqXe\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0F1lzdRbTB0XYen8kyEqXe<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Apple Podcasts: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff\/id1457899667\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff\/id1457899667<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amazon Podcasts: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/49a684c3-68e1-4a85-8d93-d95027a8ec64\/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff\">https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/49a684c3-68e1-4a85-8d93-d95027a8ec64\/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ways to watch:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>YouTube: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@independentamericans\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@independentamericans<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/IndependentAmericansUS\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/IndependentAmericansUS\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Social channels:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>X\/Twitter:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/indy_americans\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/x.com\/indy_americans<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BlueSky:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/indyamericans.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/indyamericans.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Facebook:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IndependentAmericansUS\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IndependentAmericansUS\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Steve Bannon stating that Trump will run again in 2028 (yes, really), to 60,000 more people fired at the Pentagon, to Trump\u2019s horrible deal with Putin on Ukraine\u2014a whole new kind of March madness is here. And if you\u2019re not angry you\u2019re not paying attention. It\u2019s been another week of shocking new lows and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/325-lindsay-church-its-not-a-trans-ban-its-a-trans-purge-trumps-attack-on-trans-troops-russias-great-deal-more-vets-firings-kids-are-leading-always-forget\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">325. Lindsay Church. It\u2019s Not a Trans Ban. It\u2019s a Trans Purge. Trump\u2019s Attack On Trans Troops. Russia\u2019s Great Deal. More Vets Firings. Kids Are Leading. Always Forget. Dems Reach New Low. I Will Teach My Boys to be Dangerous Men. IA\u2019s March Madness Pool.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5704,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-episodes","entry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a5415f4253c4584a096bc6540b69d671.jpg",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a5415f4253c4584a096bc6540b69d671.jpg",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a5415f4253c4584a096bc6540b69d671.jpg",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a5415f4253c4584a096bc6540b69d671-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a5415f4253c4584a096bc6540b69d671-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a5415f4253c4584a096bc6540b69d671.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a5415f4253c4584a096bc6540b69d671.jpg",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a5415f4253c4584a096bc6540b69d671.jpg",800,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a5415f4253c4584a096bc6540b69d671.jpg",800,800,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/category\/episodes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Episodes<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"From Steve Bannon stating that Trump will run again in 2028 (yes, really), to 60,000 more people fired at the Pentagon, to Trump\u2019s horrible deal with Putin on Ukraine\u2014a whole new kind of March madness is here. 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