The Unfinished Fight for Transgender Freedom

LGBTQ+ people have been part of the American story from the beginning, fighting for the right to pursue happiness long before Stonewall. In recent decades, the movement has achieved major cultural, political, and legal gains. Yet these advances have disproportionately benefited middle-class individuals who can conform to cultural norms and can afford to assert their legal rights. Jules Gill-Peterson joins host Alex Lovit to discuss who has been left behind, why solidarity matters, and how to build a broader sense of shared interests within and beyond the LGBTQ+ community. This is the second episode in our series, “Democracy, Under Construction,” which commemorates America’s 250th anniversary by focusing on the moments when our country became a more inclusive democracy and celebrating the historical figures who pushed the country to live up to its ideals. Jules Gill-Peterson is an associate professor of history at Johns Hopkins University. She specializes in transgender history. https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517904678/histories-of-the-transgender-child/ https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.