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Part two of Reflector’s dive into the LGBTQ+ movement picks up with the arrival of the Qs…and all that came after. Featuring interviews with prominent trans advocates and former leaders of major LGBTQ groups, episode 2 reveals the philosophical differences lurking beneath the surface within this alliance of non-conformists. With his usual immunity from embarrassment, Ben Kawaller explores how a movement for civil rights became a project to shape society’s understanding of sex and gender.

THIS EPISODE FEATURES:
Dana Beyer – Early transgender rights advocate.
Dr. Susan Stryker – Professor Emerita of Gender and Women’s Studies at Arizona State University.
Lorri Jean – Former CEO of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center.
Herndon Graddick – Former president of GLAAD.
Ben Appel – Journalist and author of Cis White Gay: The Making of a Gender Heretic.
Jennifer Finney Boylan – Transgender author, former president of PEN America and former contributing opinion writer for the New York Times.
Leor Sapir – Journalist and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
Matthew McMurrow – Gay activist and adviser to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York and former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

LINKS:
When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment by Ryan T. Anderson

Cis White Gay: The Making of a Gender Heretic by Ben Appel

The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism by J. Michael Bailey

Cleavage: Men, Woman, and the Space Between Us by Jennifer Finney Boylan

Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Dreger

Crossing: A Memoir by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey

The End of the Gay Rights Revolution: How Hubris and Overreach Threaten Gay Freedom by Ronan McCrea

Gay Shame: The Rise of Gender Ideology and the New Homophobia by Gareth Roberts

TRANS/GRESSIVE: How Transgender Activists Took on Gay Rights, Feminism, the Media & Congress… and Won! by Riki Wilchins
GLAAD Media Reference Guide: Glossary of Terms

CREDITS:
This episode of Reflector was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Matthew Boll, Ben Kawaller, Simon Adler, Ethan