Outward | How The Gay Rights Movement Became Trans- Exclusionary

In this episode, Christina Cauterucci speaks with Zein Murib,
Fordham professor and author of Terms of Exclusion: Rightful
Citizenship Claims and the Construction of LGBT Political Identity,
about the historical roots of the marginalization of trans and bi
people in the gay rights movement. Zein, who recently wrote the
Slate piece "Why Are Trans People Such an Easy Political Target? "
breaks down how the movement’s focus on a narrow definition of
identity left trans and bi people vulnerable to political attacks.
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