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Season 1Episode 332

What It’s Like to Be Transgender in Trump’s America

Jul 17, 2025
23:30

Episode Description

How the federal government has restricted health care access for transgender Americans, and how those shifts in policy and rhetoric are changing life for one Alabama family.


Guests:

Orion Rummler, LGBTQ+ Reporter, The 19th

Harleigh Walker

Jeff Walker


Learn more and read a full transcript on our website and see highlights from our conversation with Harleigh and Jeff Walker here.


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