Episode 247: The Flurry of Anti-Trans Legislation

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English - April 04, 2023 10:30 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 208 ratings
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In states across the country, a flurry of new laws are being considered, and often passed, that specifically target transgender individuals – from bills that bar access to gender-affirming healthcare for youth to legislation that bans transgender people from competing in athletics. Professor Zein Murib shared where things stand, why transgender people have become the focus of so much legislative activity, and what these laws mean for the future of the LGBTQ+ movement and American society as a whole.

For more on this topic:

Check out Murib’s forthcoming book, Terms of Exclusion: Rightful Citizenship Claims and the Construction of LGBT Political Identity

Read their OpEd for Teen Vogue, Expect More Right-Wing Anti-Trans, Anti-"Critical Race Theory" Pushes in 2023 – and 2024

Find the book, Testosterone: An Unauthorized Biography, mentioned in the episode