American Teenager

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette Trujillo and Stephen Chukumba interview nonbinary journalist, author and advocate, Nico Lang as they prepare for the release of their upcoming book, American Teenager. We dive into their recent piece on Dave Chappelle and their problematic comedy, writing about the nuanced lives of trans youth, and what they would be doing if they weren't documenting the attacks on queer people. In our today's topic segment, we discuss how the Maryland House committee killed a bill that would have banned trans kids from playing sports, the defeat of 11 anti-trans bills proposed by Republican legislators in Virginia, and the Missouri Republican candidate who posted a video of herself burning LGBTQ books with a flamethrower. We also highlight the amazing life of Cecilia Gentili, the Argentine American transgender activist who passed away this week, and drag Natalie Cline the Utah State Board of Education official who falsely claimed that a teenage basketball player was trans.