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In this episode, we speak to Kodiak, a transgender man whose father has descended down the QAnon rabbit hole, where he’s found reason to spread anti-LGBTQ bigotry. Listen to find out how Kodiak is coping with both the bigotry at home as well as the war on transgender people raging across America.
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Further reading:
Transgender suicide rates among minors https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32345113/
Anit-trans bills Missouri: https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/10/politics/missouri-transgender-health-care-sports-ban/index.html
Oklahoma Gender-Affirming Felony Bill: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20INT/SB/SB129%20INT.PDF
Florida bathroom bill: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1521
Ohio anti-trans bill: https://www.kycohio.org/hb68.html
Gender-affirming care: https://www.aamc.org/news/what-gender-affirming-care-your-questions-answered
U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS) https://www.ustranssurvey.org/reports
Mental health outcomes after gender-affirming care: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8082431/
APA on Gender Affirming Care: https://www.apa.org/topics/lgbtq/gender-affirmative-care
AMA on Gender Affirming Care: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/population-care/what-know-about-gender-affirming-care-younger-patients
Trans Legislation Tracker: https://translegislation.com/