Jan 18 Health LISTEN: Even Before Trump Policy Shift, Transgender Patients Faced Barriers To Care In Kentucky The Trump Administration's announcement that health workers can refuse to treat patients because of religious beliefs could make it harder for transgender patients to access care. By Erica Peterson Jan 18 Health Even Before Policy Shift, Transgender Patients Faced Barriers To Care Erica Peterson
Jan 18 Health Trump Will Protect Health Workers Who Reject Patients On Religious Grounds Health care workers who want to refuse to treat patients because of religious or moral beliefs will have a new defender in the Trump Administration. By Alison Kodjak, NPR Jan 18 Health Trump Will Protect Health Workers Who Reject Patients On Religious Grounds Alison Kodjak, NPR
Dec 26 Health Study Finds Gay Teens Much More Likely To Consider, Attempt Suicide A survey of more than 15,000 high school students found that those who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or questioning were 1.45 times more likely to seriously consider suicide than their heterosexual peers. By Lisa Gillespie Dec 26 Health Study Finds Gay Teens Much More Likely To Consider, Attempt Suicide Lisa Gillespie
Oct 7 Commentary Strange Fruit: Transphobia Is Such A Drag A man who makes a living performing in drag is probably pretty woke about trans issues, right? By Laura Ellis Oct 7 Commentary Strange Fruit: Transphobia Is Such A Drag Laura Ellis
Aug 12 Commentary Strange Fruit: ‘Queen Sugar’ Actor Brian Michael Smith On Being Trans In Show Business Smith says living as his authentic self deepens his character work on screen. "The stories are ready to be told," he says. By Laura Ellis Aug 12 Commentary Strange Fruit: 'Queen Sugar' Actor Brian Michael Smith Laura Ellis
Jul 29 Commentary Strange Fruit: Documentary Series Lets Trans People Of Color Tell Their Own Stories André Perez, the filmmaker at the helm of "America in Transition," joins us to tell us more about the project and why it's important. By Laura Ellis Jul 29 Commentary Strange Fruit: In Series, Trans People Of Color Tell Their Stories Laura Ellis
Jun 10 Commentary Strange Fruit: Rapper Fly Young Red On The Inspiration Behind “Lorraine” Last week, we talked about a new song and video by New Orleans-based rapper Fly Young Red. He joins us this week to discuss the song's inspiration. By Laura Ellis Jun 10 Commentary Strange Fruit: Rapper Fly Young Red On "Lorraine" Laura Ellis
Aug 23 Health Bevin Sues To Stop Federal Rule On Transgender Health Discrimination Bevin's administration is suing the federal government to block a rule that says medical providers and insurers can’t discriminate against transgender patients. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 23 Health Bevin Sues To Stop Federal Rule On Transgender Health Discrimination Lisa Gillespie
May 28 Commentary Strange Fruit: What If You Use A Wheelchair & You Need An STD Test? This week: the intersection of disability, queerness, and sexuality, and why our thinking about these things matter, even to folks without disabilities. By Laura Ellis May 28 Commentary Strange Fruit: What If You Use A Wheelchair & Need An STD Test? Laura Ellis
May 14 Commentary Strange Fruit: Bridging Louisville’s Nutritional Divide You've heard of white privilege, male privilege and any number of other unearned advantages some of us are born with. But what about food privilege? By Laura Ellis May 14 Commentary Strange Fruit: Bridging Louisville's Nutritional Divide Laura Ellis
May 8 Commentary Strange Fruit: The Consequences Of Anti-Transgender Bathroom Laws This week: What will be the consequences of anti-transgender bathroom laws in the lives of trans folks? By Laura Ellis May 8 Commentary Strange Fruit: Consequences Of Anti-Transgender Bathroom Laws Laura Ellis
May 24 Defining Fairness Beyond Pink and Blue: Rebecca Grant, Defining Fairness Rebecca Grant was a Staff Sergeant in the Army National Guard. Twelve years into her military career, a fellow soldier found and circulated a picture of her wearing a dress. The Army took issue with the photo because she had enlisted and had been serving as male—her biological sex. Rebecca is now the president of […] By Laura Ellis May 24 Defining Fairness Beyond Pink and Blue: Rebecca Grant, Defining Fairness Laura Ellis