The Rise of Hate

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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/

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2789423

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/

The rise of QAnon belief: https://www.prri.org/spotlight/qanon-beliefs-have-increased-since-2021-as-americans-are-less-likely-to-reject-conspiracies/