The Shifting Politics of Transgender Rights — Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
Update: 2025-12-04
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What happens when law, medicine, and daily life collide over transgender rights? This 4-minute summary (original episode: 1 hour) distills Ross Douthat’s conversation with ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio on Bostock, Skrmetti, and the changing legal and political terrain around transgender healthcare, youth care, and equal protection. You’ll get clear explanations of the statutory textualism behind Bostock, why the Supreme Court treated Tennessee’s ban differently in Skrmetti, and the practical stakes for families, clinicians, and policymakers. Hosts and guests: Ross Douthat interviews Chase Strangio, highlighting tensions around minors, medical ethics, parental rights, sports policy, and the risks of sweeping bans versus targeted oversight. Key takeaways: how legal doctrine differs from public politics, why careful psychiatric evaluation and evidence-based protocols matter, and why conversation — not erasure — is essential to policy-making. Topics: politics, transgender rights, law, healthcare, society and culture. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.
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