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6/14/2018: Transgender Identification; Void Magazine; Bowling For Rhinos; 'A Chorus Line'

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Thursday on First Coast Connect with guest host Jessica Palombo we talked about the shooting of three transgender woman in Jacksonville and problems withpolice misgendering the victimswith Jacksonville Coalition for Equality Dan Merkan, WJCT reporter Lindsey Kilbride and transgender activist Savannah Bowens (01:00). 

We heard about the latest stories coming this week in Void Magazine with editor Matt Shaw (30:35).

The Jacksonville Zoo’s Toni Piccolotti and Tirzah Nichols told us about a fundraiser called Bowling for Rhinos to help raise awareness and help protect the world’s falling rhinoceros population.(39:09)

Apex Theatre Executive Producer Ian Mairs and young artists Matthew Kemp and Adelyne Anderson joined the show to talk about their upcoming performance next week of A Chorus Line (46:00).  

Kevin Meerschaert can be reached at kmeerschaert@wjct.org, 904-358-6334 or on Twitter at @KMeerschaertJax.

Kevin Meerschaert has left WJCT for new pursuits. He was the producer of First Coast Connect until October of 2018.