This week, Jenna and Dom break down the latest headlines about LGBTQ+ erasure with Cathy Renna from the National LGBTQ Task Force. Why did the National Park Service quietly remove ‘transgender’ from the Stonewall Monument's site? Why did PBS pull LGBTQ+ teaching resources? And what role does the media play in preserving history when the government won’t?

Plus, journalist and content creator Viktoria Capek is back! In part two of our conversation, we discuss what it really means to be openly queer in the newsroom, the barriers that still exist, and why true representation in journalism is still a work in progress.

Topic Timestamps:
LGBTQ+ history erased - 1:46
PBS pulls LGBTQ+ resources - 31:35
Viktoria Capek on queer identity in journalism - 48:28

Info about our guests:
For more info about Cathy Renna’s work with National LGBTQ Task Force: https://www.thetaskforce.org/

You can find Viktoria Capek on TikTok: @viktoriaacapek

Links for this episode:
'Transgender' references erased from Stonewall National Monument website
https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-removed-stonewall-national-monument-lgbtq

Trump administration erases mentions of LGBTQ+ & HIV resources from government websites
https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-strips-hiv-lgbtq-websites

Government agencies scrub LGBTQ web pages and remove info about trans and intersex people
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/government-agencies-scrub-lgbtq-web-pages-remove-info-trans-intersex-p-rcna190519

Mom of Sam Nordquist, transgender man tortured and killed in New York, slams police response
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mom-sam-nordquist-transgender-man-tortured-killed-new-york-slams-polic-rcna192864

A Message from National Board President Ken Miguel
https://www.nlgja.org/blog/2025/02/message-feb-25/

PBS Removes LGBTQ Teaching Resources in Response to Trump's Executive Orders
https://hellgatenyc.com/pbs-removes-lgbtq-teaching-resources-trump-eo/

LGBTQ history videos find new home after PBS pulls content due to Trump executive orders
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/02/19/nyc-public-schools-publishes-lgbtq-history-videos-deleted-by-pbs-wnet/?utm_source=chatgpt.com