Episode 511: Talking the Rise of Anti-LGBTQ Legislation

The annual number of anti-LGBTQ bills filed has skyrocketed over the past several years, from 41 in 2018 to 240 and counting in the first three months of this year. Half of these bills are targeting transgender people specifically. At the same time, surveys of the general public show over 70% say they support same-sex marriage and laws preventing discrimination across the LGBTQ community. And Gen Z are proudly and loudly identifying with both gender and sexual fluidity. How do we square these two realities? In this episode, Talk Policy to Me reporter Amy Benziger dives into how the rise in representation of people from across the gender and sexual spectrum in media, business, and government has caused a policy backlash by the old guard to solidify their conservative base. Our guests include Fran Dunway, Founder of TomboyX ; Corey Rose, a student at UC Berkeley Journalism School and former reporter for South Florida Gay News ; and Pau Crego, Executive Director of the SF Office of Transgender Initiatives . See show notes and full transcript here:

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Episode 511: Talking the Rise of Anti-LGBTQ Legislation is an episode from Talk Policy To Me by Bora Reed.

This episode is 26:24 long.

This episode was published on Apr 28, 2022.

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