Gay USA 5/5/2021

May 6, 2021

Legendary author Alison Bechdel tells us about her new book; President Biden supports transgender youth. ∎ Our guest at the top of the show is writer and artist Alison Bechdelon her new graphic memoir “The Secret to Superhuman Strength” offering her reflections on self-improvement, death and her lifelong obsession with physical fitness. ∎ President Biden pledges to protect transgender Americans. ∎ Caitlyn Jenner comes out against trans girls in girls’ sports. ∎ More vicious anti-trans legislation advances in red states. ∎ Two more murders of trans women of color. ∎ In international news: a horror from Latvia, the murder of a gay activist in Tonga, hope for justice in Honduras, and a huge lesbian march in Paris.
 

Episode Number
1017
Program
Neighborhood
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Gay USA

Gay USA is a weekly news program recorded in the Manhattan Neighborhood Network Studios, that deals with gay, lesbian and LGBT issues and is hosted by longtime gay rights activists and journalists Andy Humm and Ann Northrop.


The hour-long program includes coverage of local, national and...

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