Air Date: 04-05-2016
Today we take a look at the hate-mongering conservative fright fest issue du jour, trans people being allowed to use public restrooms without harassment. Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hate and ignorance, fear and hatred lead to voting for Republicans. That’s been their strategy for decades: exploiting fear of black people, brown people, drugs, gay people and now trans people. They’re always wrong about what they fear but that’s never stopped them before and it isn’t stopping them now.
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Transphobia is the new conservative wedge issue for the 2016 election - Backtalk from @BitchMedia - Air Date 3-31-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: get real - the mountain firework company
Ch. 4: Act 2: .@SarahEMcBride on the fallout of legislating discrimination effects many groups - @TalkPoverty Radio - Air Date 3-25-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Cospiratore - Old Splendifolia
Ch. 6: Act 3: .@chasestrangio on the reality of transmisogyny around the bathroom lies - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date 3-26-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Mothers of the Night - Moby
Ch. 8: Act 4: .@dominicholden on NC causing the otherwise nonexistent problem they're trying to solve - @FakeDanSavage - Air Date 3-29-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ch. 10: Act 5: Bullied by the Government North Carolina Sued After Enacting Sweeping Anti-Transgender Law - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 03-29-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Le Moulin - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 12: Act 6: Fight North Carolina’s LGBT Discrimination Law via @ACLU_NC and @EqualityNC #NoHateInMyState #WeAreNotThis - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: .@ivancoyote: Why we need gender-neutral bathrooms - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 2-26-16
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Learning to care about the economy - Michael in Eugene, OR
Ch. 16: Earn this damn vote or lose - Gabriel from Pittsburg
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments on voting and our theories of change
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION:
North Carolina
Sign the ACLU petition to “Repeal the country’s worst anti-LGBT law”: ACLU.org/action
While you're at it, sign the Human Rights Campaign petition to “Veto Mississippi’s HB 1523 ‘Religious Liberty Accommodations Act’
Tweet at Gov. McCrory to voice your concern: @PatMcCroryNC
Reply to Gov. McCrory’s tweet about passing HB 2
Read about how this bill could hurt Republicans in November & then get involved to make sure it happens!
Use the hashtags #NoHateinMyState and #WeAreNotThis
LGBT Resources:
Campaign for Southern Equality Western North Carolina Trans Support Hotline at 828-237-1323
Campaign for Southern Equality’s map of all-gender bathrooms in North Carolina
Campaign for Southern Equality’s “Everything You Need to Fight HB 2” page
Further Reading:
Following Backlash From Across the Country, Georgia Gov. Will Veto Discriminatory Anti-LGBT Bill (via Human Rights Campaign)
In Meeting with North Carolina Gov. McCrory, LGBT Equality Advocates Demand Repeal of Anti-LGBT Law (via Human Rights Campaign)
North Carolina Starts to Face Real Economic Consequences for Anti-LGBT Law (via Think Progress)
After a Big Loss in North Carolina, LGBT Leaders Explain What's Next (via Vox)
Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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Expanding protections of civil rights to trans people is NOT in direct conflict with issues of safety from sexual violence. Misogyny IS.
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