Gay USA Episode 989: Gay USA 10/21/2020

Victory Fund pres. Annise Parker on the elections; empty words from the Pope. ∎ Our guest is former Houston Mayor Annise Parker, President of the Victory Fund dedicated to expanding LGBTQ representation in government. She will tell us about key races—some in surprising places. ∎ More bad news on Amy Coney Barrett and an update on fighting back against Republican court packing. ∎ Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gets the state’s social work board to end protections for LGBTQ and disabled people. ∎ A trans woman is murdered in Indianapolis and we’ll hear more from trans activist Kendall Stephens who was bashed in her own home in Philadelphia. ∎ We’ll tell you what country’s legislature now has the highest percentage of LGBTQ people in the world. ∎ AIDS activist Dr. Joyce Wallace has died.