The pendulum has swung back further than i would have expected. They see transgenter americans as a punching bag, as someone whom they can use as a wedge issue in order to regain political power. It is so much about about targeting transpeopled ting a kind of mortal panic, which we've seen before with queer people. And it seems to be having a little bit more success this go around.
Trans people have existed as long as, you know, people have. But the barriers to legal inclusion and equality are still higher than most people realize. “Sex is as Sex Does” author Paisley Currah joins Adam to discuss why institutions have been slow to give legal recognition to trans identities, why Republicans have shifted their attacks from bathroom policies to trans youth in sports, and why the struggle for trans equality is tied to feminism and women’s liberation. You can purchase Paisley’s book at http://factuallypod.com/books
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