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Without having listened to that piece, it occurs to me that one reason for specifically including the perspective of a transgender individual in the radio segme
by stevenbedrick 6y ago
Without having listened to that piece, it occurs to me that one reason for specifically including the perspective of a transgender individual in the radio segment may have been that under the current administration there have been _major_ changes to our country's policies around asylum. "Fear of persecution for sexual orientation or transgender status" is one of the one of the more common reasons that people seek asylum in the US, after all. Just a thought...
- war1025 6y agoI found the article [1]. Looks like they crossed Coronavirus off the bingo card too. Like I said, it's perfectly on-brand for them. My wife and I have a running joke (which I think I've seen pop up elsewhere too) about how Terry Gross picks her interview guests based on how many items the guest ticks on the "diversity checklist" [1] https://www.npr.org/2020/07/01/871625210/you-can-either-be-a-survivor-or-die-covid-19-cases-surge-in-ice-detention https://www.npr.org/2020/07/01/871625210/you-can-either-be-a...