be affirmed and every possible way. here she is just a few months ago. many tgai children are not safe in their own home because of a nonconforming or an abusiv caretaker. affirming their gender identity is in their best interests. we should be affirming our children in every possible way. is a medical children to be affirmed and this is saying you have to include the information as a part of that speedy tammy is outraged. you think love the child more, the state of california, this random legislator, or a parent? this is outrageous. i see is when it is really because it happens to be relevant here. as a gay woman, california, caring about everybody being able to live their lives, this is madness but it also fits within what the left has always done, whether it was school closures, statements from the teachers unions. noticed these politicians used the phrase our children.
there is a snap back reaction. to it. that is what we are seeing right now. as more people are understanding who transgender and gender nonconforming folks are, there is a snap back. it s a small minority of people. americans are welcoming, americans believe inequality. americans believe that everyone should live the life they love. and so i think this is a very small group of people, with an outsized voice, in a moment that is being fed by politicians. i mean these politicians are building their careers, and our fundraising off the backs of lgbtq folks right now. all right, the president and ceo of glaad, sarah kate alice. thank you very much for coming on the show this morning. we very much appreciate it. coming up, our next guest visited wisconsin, trying to figure out how the gop lost april supreme court election as badly as they did. he asks the bigger questions of republican, have you lost
times. as we ve been reporting, companies like target, bud light and even chick-fil-a faced backlash for simply showing support for the community. after years of progress, the question is, why exactly is this happening now? here s glaad president sarah kate ellis on morning joe. that s what we are seeing right now. as more people who understand who transgender and gender nonconforming folks are, there s a snap back. and it s a small minority of people. americans are welcoming. americans believe inequality. americans believe that everyone should live the life they love. and so, i think this is a very small group of people with an outsized voice in a moment that is being fed by politicians. i mean, these politicians are building their careers, and our fundraising off the backs of lgbtq folks right now.
this year s pride comes at a time when the lgbtq community has been under attack from state legislatures, with over 500 bills being introduced across the country. community events have also been targeted with violence and threats this year over 160 times. as we ve been reporting, companies like target, bud light and even chick-fil-a faced backlash for simply showing support for the community. after years of progress, the question is, why exactly is this happening now? here s glaad president sarah kate ellis on morning joe. that s what we are seeing right now. as more people who understand who transgender and gender nonconforming folks are, there s a snap back. and it s a small minority of people. americans are welcoming. americans believe inequality. americans believe that everyone should live the life they love.