North Dakota Update: Part 1

Erin Hart welcomes Christina Sambor, new North Dakota State Director for Gender Justice, and Megan Peterson, Gender Justice Executive Director, to discuss the political climate in North Dakota and recent legislation and rhetoric targeting the transgender community and LGBTQ rights.

A discussion of the discriminatory nature of the conversation surrounding LGBTQ+ rights in North Dakota’s conservative political circles.

Highlighting the passage of bills that protect trans and reproductive healthcare rights in Minnesota, but also the challenges faced nationally by doctors and teachers in public service, who face an onslaught of political overreach into their professions.

The danger of “medical freedom” rhetoric is discussed, and the episode explores the personal beliefs of lawmakers and the lack of evidence provided by supporters of the anti-trans bills.

The importance of reclaiming the narrative and valuing individual freedoms, especially in predominantly conservative states like North Dakota.

HB 1254, which prohibits gender-affirming care and criminalizes doctors who perform such care, was signed into law with a broad “grandfather clause” that may not protect those currently receiving treatment

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