From the ACLU, this is at Liberty.

I'm Kendall Seasmeyer, your host.

It's October, which means it's LGBTQ History Month.

A time to remember, look back and celebrate the history of LGBTQ activism and the resulting

progress. It's also a time to acknowledge the work still to be done and understand the roots

of systemic discrimination and inequality. To that end, our fight continues. On October 17th,

the ACLU is headed to district court in Arkansas

to argue the case of Brant v. Rutledge, where we are challenging Arkansas's law banning

health care for transgender adolescents. Today, we have a special conversation for you. We're

hearing from Julian Brandsetter, communication strategist for the ACLU's

gender justice work, in conversation with Chase Strangio, deputy director for transgender

justice at the ACLU's LGBT and HIV project, and Jules Gill Peterson, an associate professor

of history at Johns Hopkins University, an author of The Histories of the Transgender Child.

Together, they'll break down the case ahead of us, and the history that brought us here.

Okay, take it away, Gillian.

Chase Strangio, Julesville Peterson.

Thank you both so much for joining us today.

Thanks for having us.

Yeah, thank you.

So, Chase, I want to start with you.

On October 17th, I know we're going to be in court in the Eastern District,

U.S. District, U.S. District in Arkansas, challenging that state's ban on

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