Life Will Be the Death of Me with Chelsea Handler - Minisode: Post-Election Resources + Activation

Episode Date: November 15, 2024

  Chelsea and Catherine cover ways to get involved and make a difference now that the election is over.  * Hotlines: Trans Lifeline - 877 565 8860 Trevor Project - 866 488 7386 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 800 273 8255 Crisis Text Line - START to 741-741 LGBTQ National Youth Line - 800 246 7743 * Need some advice from Chelsea? Email us at [e-mail] * Executive Producer Catherine Law Edited & Engineered by Brad Dickert * * * * * The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the Podcast author, or individuals participating in the Podcast, and do not represent the opinions of iHeartMedia or its employees.  This Podcast should not be used as medical advice, mental health advice, mental health counseling or therapy, or as imparting any health care recommendations at all.  Individuals are advised to seek independent medical, counseling advice and/or therapy from a competent health care professional with respect to any medical condition, mental health issues, health inquiry or matter, including matters discussed on this Podcast. Guests and listeners should not rely on matters discussed in the Podcast and shall not act or shall refrain from acting based on information contained in the Podcast without first seeking independent medical advice.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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and Prejudice and Love Island deserve the same level of discourse. Each week, we're connecting the dots between books, the internet, and pop culture with your favorite writers, book talk creators, and plenty of overthought opinions. Yeah, I'm obsessed. I'm obsessed. Listen to Pro Society on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hi, Catherine. Hello, Chelsea. This is our post-election mini-sode. Mini-sode. Yeah. So we wanted to gather some resources for everybody to make sure that the people who want to get involved and activate are doing something. there was like 11 million people that didn't vote this this year compared to Biden so I think the popular vote ended up at 81 million for Biden and around 70 million for Kamala and then Trump got 75 million which is only 1 million more than he got last time he ran so the comfort in that is

that it's not like he's gaining an audience the left has lost their audience because of Gaza and Israel and a bunch of people that didn't want to vote because of that, which I will never understand, because if anyone's going to go after Israel in a more aggressive way, it is Trump. At least Kamala would have pressured Netanyahu for a ceasefire. And at this point, Netanyahu is to blame for this ongoing pulverization of Gaza. But anyway, that should be some comfort knowing that He didn't gain so many more followers. I don't believe every Trump voter is a racist and a bigot. I just believe that people are really uninformed in this country. And that's what Trump's administration wants is for people to get more uninformed. And we're going to make sure we get more informed. And one of the things I just wanted to touch upon is like I read this book about economics when I saw this economist speak at one of these like getaways like this was years ago retreat. Yeah. One of these like Google retreats or something that I went to. And the economy that we're experiencing now is not because of Biden. It's because of fucking Donald Trump that every economic policy, the major economic policy takes four to six years to actually show up in society. It doesn't you don't just make a change in a policy and it affects everybody. Inflation is not a result of Biden being president. Inflation is a result of COVID happening in 2020. And all of the measures we had to take to make sure people were stabilized after COVID. That's why our economy is in the hole. One of the reasons the other ones are wars everywhere. And yes, we do support wars in other countries because we're supposed to be a democracy and we're supposed to be helping other places remain democratic.

So that's why our economics are the way they are. Trump is going to walk in now where the economy is going to boon a little. And that's because of what Biden did to stabilize our economy, which he gets absolutely no credit for. So and then you're going to see all of the policies that Trump enacted. But I'm not I don't want to be lecturing my audience because I don't think many Trump supporters are listening. That's probably true. And if you are, I'd love to understand where you're coming from. I really would. Because your vote is for the collective, not for yourself, I think. But I

know I come from a place of privilege, and maybe you think I could afford that luxury. But I'm always voting for the sake of others and marginalized communities. That is the first thing I think of. Not my pocketbook. Well, should we provide some resources? Yes, let's provide some resources. So I feel like for those that have money, Give money. If you have time, give time. I think this is, you know, we took our week to wallow and this is time to get involved with an organization that you feel passionately about. And I think bringing back how pissed off we all were in 2016 is going to be a real big theme for the next four years. We were all in the streets. We were active in our communities. And, you know, we had four

years to sort of chill out a little bit. And now we get actionable again. Now we take action again. Okay. So some of these, these are all LGBTQ plus organizations that you can support today. You can join to volunteer. You can, you can donate whatever you feel comfortable doing. There's the Trevor Project. There's GLSEN, GLSEN, that's creating safe and inclusive schools for LGBTQ plus students. And there's Lambda Legal, which is L-A-M-B-D-A, legal. Then there's the Campaign for Southern Equality, CSE, which expands legal protections and healthcare access for LGBTQ people in the South. There is the Phoenix Transition Program, which provides support across the country for distributing gender-affirming clothing and developing crisis funds. And then there's the

Trans Housing Initiative, which is THI-STL, addressing housing inequality for trans people in St. Louis through training and financial literacy support. And then there is parent families and friends of lesbian and gays, PFLAG, support education and advocacy for LGBTQ plus people and their families. Yeah, that's fantastic. And that's all places that you can reach out to if you are a queer person or trans person or you need resources. If you're looking to get involved, you can give to organizations like the ACLU. I know they're super duper in war mode right now. You can get involved with places like the Yellowhammer Fund, which is an incredible organization. They not only provide funds for people who need abortion care, but you can also join with them in maybe accompanying someone to their appointment if they need a chaperone or helping to drive someone to where they need to be to get the health care that they need.

But also like locally, you can get involved in your local LGBTQ youth organization. There is a new organization that I, well, maybe it's not new, but I just recently learned about it called Stand in Pride. and they're available for LGBTQ folks who maybe don't have supportive family, maybe don't have a lot of community, and they'll do anything from like listening if you've had a bad day and you need somebody to talk to, up to there'll be somebody to walk you down the aisle if your family is not attending your wedding. So definitely reach out to them if you need some support. But also like, Chelsea, what would you say about getting involved with people that you know? I I mean, I think, like, send somebody a note if you have, like, a queer or trans person or a person of color in your life who, you know, you feel like needs a little bit of extra support right now.

Send them a note. Send them a text. If you're feeling like your nervous system is totally shot, get out in nature. Any other sort of recommendations that you'd have, Chelsea? Yeah, I mean, I would just remind everybody to act with a lot of love and a lot of, you know, spread joy and love wherever you can and support to anybody who's confused or scared. And even if that person is you, I think when you really kind of can, I looked up a word this weekend called Aura. In Spanish, that means now, but in English, it's about spreading love, kindness and empathy. And I think we need that more than ever. Like we've lost our way as a society. People don't give a shit about other people.

So if you're somebody who does, make sure other people feel that love and compassion. Go out of your way for people. You know, we're all in this together. And the more we can become a collective and stand in solidarity with each other and do little small things for people, little small acts of kindness to people each day

is going to help your soul and help others. Yeah, absolutely. What advice would you have? I know a lot of people are staring down the barrel of Thanksgiving and other holidays and potentially being around family that they're not excited to be around right now? I am not going to be around any of my family members that are involved in Trump. That's where I'm at. And that's where I'm at and that's where I'm staying. Yeah. I sent an email to someone last night letting them know that they were not welcome

to come to my special taping. I don't know how long this feeling will last where I am not willing to hang out with anybody that supports conspiracy theories or believes the things that I steadfastly stand against. So I don't know if that's the right advice to give to everyone. I'm not giving it. I'm just telling you that's what I'm doing because I'm too disheartened to have any energy around me like that. Yeah. I think from both of us, you're off the hook and you don't have to go be with your family right now. Make a different cozy little plan for the holidays. And you don't have to be an asshole about it. You can just say, I'm sorry, I'm not there yet. I can't be with you guys yet. I think that's great advice. Yeah. Okay. So I know we went over a lot of LGBTQ groups.

There's also earthjustice.org, which is focusing on the climate and environmental law. So that's one of the nation's leading environmental law organizations. And then there's also Indivisible, which is a grassroots movement of thousands of local Indivisible groups with a mission to elect progressive leaders rebuild our democracy and defeat the trump agenda that's invisible.org and then there are some crisis hotlines because i know a lot of people are are are panicking and are feeling very hopeless so uh for anyone who has a transgender member of their family or if you are trans there is a trans lifeline which is a 24-7 hotline and the number is 877-565-8860 The Trevor Project has a hotline, too, for any members of the LGBTQ community. That's 866-488-7386. That's 866-488-7386. And then there's the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

So that's 1-800-273-8255. And then there's a crisis text line, which is a free 24-7, 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week support service for those in crisis. And you can text START to 741-741. And then there's an LGBTQ national youth talk line, and you can call them at 800-246-7743. And all of these organizations accept donations and are all looking for volunteers. Okay, so that is your election update, everyone. Godspeed. I survived nine months in captivity, and I've spent my life exploring how other people survive what should have destroyed them.

I'm Elizabeth Smart, and these are the Survivor Files. every week i'm with survivors who live through the unthinkable abducted stalked controlled and nearly silenced these are stories about what it takes to make it out alive listen to the survivor files with elizabeth smart on the iheart radio app apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts did you hear the new episode of the hey jonas podcast we are at d23 so we'll see who stops by The cast of Frozen stopped by. Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, and Idina Menzel. I auditioned for Frozen.

What? For Kristoff. They said, okay, what are you going to be singing today? I said, I don't know. That must have been why you didn't get it. Oh, you probably won. Plus, John Stamos, Hayden Christensen from Star Wars, and more. And I guess I can share that, uh...

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