Today on Out and About, I will be talking with transgender friends - Kristine Coons and Kimber Ryburn about the two anti-transgender initiatives on our ballots in Washington State. Initiative 638 would require public schools to order girls to get their sexual organs verified by a doctor before they could play sports. Initiative 1 is a measure which would repeal student privacy rights and subject trans kids to possible violence by abusive parents.
It’s no surprise that these solutions-in-search-of-a-problem are backed by the Republican Party. These dishonorable, hateful people seem to only care about attempting to hurt their marginalized neighbors, in order to placate their death cult base.
I do have a lot of questions, especially around the issue of the minuscule number of trans athletes in our state. I wonder if there is a way to make competition as fair as possible for all involved in girl’s and women’s sports? Certainly this awful initiative would not help anyone (except to get the death cult aroused).
Today, we also will be beginning our KYRS fund drive to continue the operation of our radio station. So, I will have a couple of other KYRS friends with me in the studio, asking you to phone in a pledge (509.747.3807).
Tune into Out and About every Tuesday at 4 pm on KYRS at 88.1 and 92.3 fm. Also streaming at KYRS.org.
Thank you to my underwriter - Eastern Washington University. Thanks for listening! Maeve
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