Back in 2015,
Republicans in the Texas attempted to push over 20 anti-LGBTQ bills through the
state legislature, however they were met by the amazing activists in Texas who
impressively beat back the vast majority of the bills, which was by no means an
easy feat. Now, this legislative session
religious zealots are once again seizing upon the issue of “religious liberty”
to promote a license to discriminate against queer people in a broad array of
areas in the Lone Star state. Joining me
today to talk all about this latest ‘Avalanche’ of Anti-LGBTQ Bills in Texas,
what is being done to fight them, and how you can help is Kathy Miller the President & Executive Director of The Texas Freedom Network and Texas Freedom Network Education Fund, one of the great groups on
the ground in Texas fighting for equality and civil rights!
The release of the film The Boys in the
Band in 1970 was revolutionary for the American film
industry as it was among the first major motion pictures to revolve around gay
characters and offered a fictional but frank presentation of gay men in
Manhattan. The film was based on Mart
Crowley’s hit Off-Broadway play from 1968, and is often cited as a milestone in
the history of queer cinema. Joining me
today to talk all about the film, its importance, and the collection of
scholarly examinations of the film that he edited titled The Boys in the Band: Flashpoints of Cinema, History, and Queer Politics is Matt Bell, who is an associate
professor of English at Bridgewater State University, where he teaches courses
in American literature, film, and queer studies.
This sure has been
another crazy week in politics what with President Trump going nuclear on the
Freedom Caucus and his former National Security Advisor seeking an immunity
deal for his testimony about possible collusion between Russia and the Trump
campaign. Joining me today to help us
wrap up the week in politics is Eleanor Clift the Washington correspondent for The Daily Beast, where she covers the White House and writes about politics and
culture.
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