The official podcast of LGBTQ Nation, the nation's leading LGBTQ news source.
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In LGBTQ Nation's inaugural episode, host Alex Berg speaks with an all queer panel on how President Biden's presidency will impact the lives of LGBTQ people in this country. Guests Bil Browning, Xorje Olivares and LaLa Zannell discuss topics such as looking back on the Trump presidency, the needs of LGBTQ+ immigrants, and which specific areas they'd like to see the Biden administration be pushed to improve.
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On this week's episode of LGBTQ Nation, Alex discusses the pandemic's impact on queer and trans people. Alex talks with research nurse, Juanita Erb, about the pandemic's disproportionate impact on marginalized communities. Alex also speaks with Mathew Rodriguez, an editor at thebody.com, and Jason Rosenberg, an Act Up New York member, about the parallels made between the Covid pandemic and the AIDS epidemic.
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On this week's episode of LGBTQ Nation, Alex discusses the importance of LGBTQ lawmakers. Alex speaks with Representative Renitta Shannon, a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, and Representative Gerri Cannon, a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, about the anti-LGBTQ legislation cropping up around the country, the issues their constituents are focused on, and the personal experiences of running for office
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Renitta Shannon:
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This week, Alex talks about the effect of over 30 dangerous anti-trans bills and more specifically, these bills' impact on athletics. Alex speaks with her guests, Imara Jones, the creator of Trans Lash Media, and Chris Mosier, 6-time member of team USA and trans athlete, about the work they're doing in response to these bills, misinformation about trans people in sports, and how listeners can respond to these bills that are actively marginalizing trans people.
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Imara Jones:
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Chris Mosier:
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On this week's episode, Alex looks ahead at important court cases and bills that will impact LGBTQ people with attorney Chase Strangio. Plus, Alex makes sense of the Impeachment acquittal with LGBTQ Nation Associate Editor, Juwan Holmes.
Chase Strangio:
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Juwan Holmes:
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Twitter- @juwanthewriter
On this week's LGBTQ Nation, Alex discusses hate crimes against AAPI groups that have increased at the outset of the pandemic in the wake of racist rhetoric from our former president. Looking at this issue through a LGBTQ lens, Alex is joined by AC Dumlao (program manager for the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund), Amazin LêThi (athlete and advocate for LGBTQ+ Asian visibility), and Sammie Ablaza Wills (Director of APIENC)
Sammie Ablaza Wills:
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Amazin LêThi:
Instagram & Twitter- @amazinlethi
AC Dumlao:
Twitter- @mxacdumlao
This week on LGBTQ Nation, Alex leads a discussion about what the Biden administration's immigration policies mean for undocumented LGBTQ folks and those seeking asylum. Alex is joined by Alex Bollinger, the managing editor of LGBTQ Nation, Aaron Morris, the executive director of Immigration Equality, and Julio Salgado, the co-founder of DreamersAdrift and the Migrant Storytelling Manager for The Center for Cultural Power.
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Alex Bollinger:
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Julio Salgado:
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This past week, there has been an outpouring on Twitter from LGBTQ People who faced sexuality-based discrimination in the workplace. LGBTQ Nation journalist, John Gallagher, joins Alex to talk more about how odds are still in the favor of businesses when it comes to workplace issues. Plus, journalist from the 19th, Kate Sosin, also joins in to talk about the governor of South Dakota signing a bill that bans trans people from girls' sports in that state.
Alex is joined this week by Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that made marriage equality the law of the land in the U.S., to discuss the latest battles for queer and trans people who want to adopt and foster children and why we need protections futher codified to ensure that we can do so. Plus, writer and trans advocate, Devin-Norelle, helps break down anti-trans bills and Elliot Page's cover on TIME magazine.
Devin-Norelle:
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Jim Obergefell:
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Twitter- @family_equality
This week the LGBTQ Nation podcast takes a closer look at anti-Asian racism and its connection to homophobia and transphobia. Host Alex Berg talks to Alice Y. Hom, the co-editor of "Q&A: Voices from Queer Asian North America" about the Atlanta shooting that left eight people dead. LGBTQ Nation Managing Editor Alex Bollinger also joins the podcast to chat about Sen. Lindsey Graham's fierce opposition to the Equality Act, Arkansas's terrifying bill to allow doctors to refuse LGBTQ patients, and why lesbians and bi women make great couples.
Alice Y. Hom:
Twitter- @aliceyhom
