LGBTQ+ advocates ‘double down’ on creating safe spaces amid rise in discrimination

In response to a rise in anti-trans and anti-drag legislation across the country, LGBTQ+ advocates are doubling down on creating safe spaces. Our radio partners look at one café in our region where people can gather and be themselves. Plus, two bills making their way through Congress could throw out public comments on the Bureau of Land Management's new rule. And later, the United States’ Second Gentleman is helping announce a $44 million investment in making national parks more resilient to climate change.

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// Photo: LGBTQ+ advocate Kaleb Cook, far left, helps lead an American Sign Language class during the weekly “Queers and Coffee” meetup at the Bluebird Café in Glenwood Springs. Eleanor Bennett / Aspen Public Radio

// Aspen Public Radio: LGBTQ+ advocates ‘double down’ on creating safe spaces amid rise in discrimination
https://www.aspenpublicradio.org/community/2023-08-10/lgbtq-advocates-double-down-on-creating-safe-spaces-amid-rise-in-discrimination

// KHOL: ‘We must act now’: Second gentleman talks climate resilience in the Tetons
https://891khol.org/we-must-act-now-the-second-gentleman-talks-climate-resilience-in-the-tetons/