USA PODCAST – Transatlantic Transphobia

On the latest pod from the USA, Val and Lizzie take us through:

  • 11th Circuit court of appeals give the go-ahead to an Alabama law saying trans people must undergo sterilising sex reassignment surgery before updating a drivers license. 
  • Republican AG’s threatening of American Academy of Pediatrics.
  • Russia’s funding of anti-LGBTQ conservative personalities.
  • And as a palate cleanser, some trans joy!

References

Alabama

11th Circuit Rules In Favor Of Forced Trans Sterilization For Correct Drivers Licenses In Alabama

Corbitt v. Secretary of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, No. 21-10486 (11th Cir. 2024)

The Supreme Court Case on Trans Health Care, Explained. | ACLU

American Academy of Pediatrics

22 Republican AGs Threaten To Make It Illegal For The AAP To Endorse Trans Care 

https://x.com/RogerSeverino_/status/1838607152912703614 

Russia Funding Conservative Commentators

Two RT Employees Indicted for Covertly Funding and Directing U.S. Company that Published Thousands of Videos in Furtherance of Russian Interests | United States Department of Justice

Russia hired anti-LGBTQ+ rightwingers to push propaganda to U.S. audiences – LGBTQ Nation

How Elon Musk amplified content from a suspected Russian election interference plot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=622uHmz8mq8 

Trans Joy!

Fox News Poll: Voters Trust Kamala Harris More Than Trump On Transgender Issues

Fox News Poll: Harris tops Trump by two points

Michigan bans ‘gay and trans panic’ defense as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs historic bill (exclusive) 

Lizzie is in Face of Horror!

Bill | Face Of Horror