Alarming increase in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the United States

The podcast episode discusses the alarming increase in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the United States. The speaker, Brandon Wolff, National Press Secretary for the Human Rights Campaign and survivor of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting, highlights that last year saw a record number of over 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills filed, and this year is on track to break that record. The speaker describes this trend as part of a broader national strategy driven by MAGA politicians, who use the LGBTQ+ community as a scapegoat. The rhetoric and policies being pushed pose a threat to the LGBTQ+ community and their freedoms, and are driven by a Christian nationalist movement demanding conformity and assimilation.