On PBS, Amanpour Warns LGBTQ ‘Human Rights Are Under Fire’ from ‘Strange’ DeSantis

Public broadcasting has once ░░░░░░░░ smeared potential Republican presidential ░░░░░░░░ Florida Gov Ron DeSantis ░░░░░░░░ time as a dangerous ░░░░░░░░ of anti LGBTQ intolerance ░░░░░░░░ Thursday evening s Amanpour ░░░░░░░░ Show on PBS Host ░░░░░░░░ Amanpour conducted an 18 ░░░░░░░░ interview with author Andrew ░░░░░░░░ on the supposed backlash ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ rights in the ░░░░░░░░ States with a fierce ░░░░░░░░ on DeSantis Then the ░░░░░░░░ went from grossly unfair ░░░░░░░░ absolutely unhinged The hysterical ░░░░░░░░ to DeSantis s anti ░░░░░░░░ moves in schools began ░░░░░░░░ the introduction Amanpour Human ░░░░░░░░ are under fire all ░░░░░░░░ the world and in ░░░░░░░░ West particularly in the ░░░░░░░░ States where new state ░░░░░░░░ target gay trans and ░░░░░░░░ populations In his nonfiction ░░░░░░░░ Far from the Tree ░░░░░░░░ author Andrew Solomon brings ░░░░░░░░ to those on the ░░░░░░░░ sharing stories of families ░░░░░░░░ are raising children who ░░░░░░░░ society s definition of ░░░░░░░░ I spoke with Solomon ░░░░░░░░ the remarkable social progress ░░░░░░░░ s experienced and the ░░░░░░░░ that threatens to undermine ░░░░░░░░ Amanpour So you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ countries where it s ░░░░░░░░ frankly illegal on pain ░░░░░░░░ death in many African ░░░░░░░░ many Islamic countries and ░░░░░░░░ s terrible and that ░░░░░░░░ now But in the ░░░░░░░░ States of America so ░░░░░░░░ global superpower based on ░░░░░░░░ rights and universal rights ░░░░░░░░ of expression freedom to ░░░░░░░░ the individual we re ░░░░░░░░ right now today the ░░░░░░░░ laws and norms and ░░░░░░░░ acceptances that have come ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ being challenged whether ░░░░░░░░ s at the court ░░░░░░░░ or let s just ░░░░░░░░ the governor of Florida ░░░░░░░░ who clearly wants to ░░░░░░░░ the next president has ░░░░░░░░ a whole raft of ░░░░░░░░ strange requests bills laws ░░░░░░░░ do you see it ░░░░░░░░ in Florida First Solomon ░░░░░░░░ of his shocking experience ░░░░░░░░ he lectured on youth ░░░░░░░░ at a Texas children ░░░░░░░░ hospital when he was ░░░░░░░░ to skip a hot ░░░░░░░░ story about a transgender ░░░░░░░░ SOLOMON And I ended ░░░░░░░░ giving the lecture telling ░░░░░░░░ story and ending by ░░░░░░░░ that anyone who supported ░░░░░░░░ like the legislation in ░░░░░░░░ that takes medical decisions ░░░░░░░░ of the hands of ░░░░░░░░ their doctors and their ░░░░░░░░ and puts it in ░░░░░░░░ hands of people who ░░░░░░░░ no qualifications thereby further ░░░░░░░░ Amanpour Such as politicians ░░░░░░░░ Exactly Thereby further stigmatizing ░░░░░░░░ is already the most ░░░░░░░░ group in America that ░░░░░░░░ people have blood dripping ░░░░░░░░ their hands And it ░░░░░░░░ to me Amanpour wasn ░░░░░░░░ too put off by ░░░░░░░░ unhinged rhetoric of her ░░░░░░░░ that is pretty harsh ░░░░░░░░ dripping from their hands ░░░░░░░░ do you mean SOLOMON ░░░░░░░░ that the rate of ░░░░░░░░ among trans children is ░░░░░░░░ highest after children who ░░░░░░░░ sexually abused in early ░░░░░░░░ in the nation Amanpour ░░░░░░░░ a false characterization Don ░░░░░░░░ Say Gay cribbed from ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis Democratic talking points ░░░░░░░░ further paint DeSantis as ░░░░░░░░ to LGBTQ As another ░░░░░░░░ entity National Public Radio ░░░░░░░░ reported The law says ░░░░░░░░ school teachers may not ░░░░░░░░ on sexual orientation or ░░░░░░░░ identity in grades kindergarten ░░░░░░░░ third grade But truth ░░░░░░░░ less scary Amanpour So ░░░░░░░░ s fast forward a ░░░░░░░░ bit to the actual ░░░░░░░░ day and that is ░░░░░░░░ you know the political ░░░░░░░░ There is a massive ░░░░░░░░ war going on in ░░░░░░░░ United States and in ░░░░░░░░ democracies actually And it ░░░░░░░░ often around women around ░░░░░░░░ marginalized around minorities LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ we see from you ░░░░░░░░ banning books on the ░░░░░░░░ to what do they ░░░░░░░░ in Florida Don t ░░░░░░░░ gay or whatever I ░░░░░░░░ what effect do you ░░░░░░░░ that will have This ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis segment was sponsored ░░░░░░░░ part by Mutual of ░░░░░░░░ Financial Group.