Crosscut Now Studio Sessions
Samantha Allen
7/22/2019 | 13m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
Samantha Allen talks about vibrant queer life in rural areas and our southern states.
Ten years ago, Samantha Allen was a suit-wearing Mormon missionary. Now she is a trans woman and an award-winning journalist. Her recent book, “Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from the Red States,” is a chronicle of LGBT communities in conservative states that are hostile to gay rights. Allen reports that queer life in rural and southern America defies stereotypes, is vibrant and close-knit.
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Crosscut Now Studio Sessions is a local public television program presented by Cascade PBS
Crosscut Now Studio Sessions
Samantha Allen
7/22/2019 | 13m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
Ten years ago, Samantha Allen was a suit-wearing Mormon missionary. Now she is a trans woman and an award-winning journalist. Her recent book, “Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from the Red States,” is a chronicle of LGBT communities in conservative states that are hostile to gay rights. Allen reports that queer life in rural and southern America defies stereotypes, is vibrant and close-knit.
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