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The “Protect the Children” Trap: How Trump Targets Trans Rights

Bryan Lowder sits down with journalist Nico Lang to discuss their recent article for Slate It Was Never About Protecting Kids on Trump’s Executive Order restricting gender-affirming care for minors. They examine how the administration is using “child protection” rhetoric as a cover for anti-trans policies, the real-world impact on trans youth and their families, and the history of this political strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  A Postlude for 'When We All Get to Heaven'

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  10: AIDS Isn’t Over | When We All Get to Heaven

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  9: AIDS Energy | When We All Get to Heaven

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  8: Conversion | When We All Get to Heaven

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  7: Dress Rehearsals | When We All Get to Heaven

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  Interlude: Tired of Dying | When We All Get to Heaven

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  6: Attacked | When We All Get to Heaven

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  5: Healing Without a Cure | When We All Get to Heaven

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  4: Friends in the Fire | When We All Get to Heaven

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  3: “A Church with AIDS” | When We All Get to Heaven

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  2: A New Gospel for Gay Sinners | When We All Get to Heaven

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  Making ‘When We All Get to Heaven’

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  1: Setting The Table | When We All Get to Heaven

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  Introducing: When We All Get to Heaven

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  From What Next: Trans and Shut Out in Trump’s America

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  From Hit Parade: The Hidden History of Queer Pop Icons Pt. 2