Dru Levasseur is the founder of the Trans Legal Professionals Networking Program, a group that, as one might infer, aims to provide social and professional support to trans individuals in the legal industry at a time when the full weight and influence of the U.S. government is threatening their rights as citizens of this country.
Levasseur came out as trans more than two decades ago and has been navigating those precarious waters ever since. In the interview, Smith and Levasseur discuss the latter’s background, the challenges many trans people have historically faced, as well as those they currently encounter, both socially and professionally, and the power of community in challenging times.