Attitudes!

Declining Birth Rate, LGBTQ+ Support Lessens, Scandinavian Texas Obsession and Dere's Da Balls

Bryan's back in El Paso with his parents and binging Australian Married at First Sight: Australia. Erin is rekindling her love of Judy Tenuta and is sent a video of a man in Helsinki obsessed with Texan cowboy culture . Erin discusses the rapid decline in the U.S. birth rate and how the government refuses to incentivize young mothers to make more babies. Bryan reviews recent polling from the Pew Research Center and YouGov showing that more Americans now believe being gay is morally unacceptable and that LGBTQ+ discrimination is not a serious problem in the country. For our Murder in Glitterball City Recaps visit www.patreon.com/attitudesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Florida ADAP Cuts, Kansas SB 244, Walking Pneumonia and Zydeco

Erin’s back from the doctor after being diagnosed with walking pneumonia and she’s coping by giving us a crash course on the joys of zydeco music and bayou culture. Bryan covers Florida cutting funding to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) and the effects it will have on the 16,000 who could lose access to critical treatment. Erin discusses Kansas’ State Bill 244 which invalidated ID cards for trans citizens who use a gender marker other than what they were assigned at birth. Kansas Trans Resources: LGBTQ Foundation of Kansas Kansas City DSA Sarah Kate Smigel Kayden Coleman For this week's Murder in Glitterball City Recap visit www.patreon.com/attitudesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alysa Liu, Texas S.B. 12, Austin BBQ and a Barefoot Symphony

This week Erin's back from a surprising weekend getaway in Austin, and Bryan learns a new podiatric way of feeling the music by an experienced elder at the LA Philharmonic. Erin celebrates Alysa Liu's gold medal-winning performance at the Winter Olympics and how her return to the sport is changing the antiquated techniques that have been used to train female athletes for decades. Bryan discusses a recent court ruling in Texas halting enforcement of "DEI bans" including the banning of LGBTQ+ clubs in schools and deadnaming students in Houston, Plano and Katy. To buy Girl Scout Cookies from Troop 6000 click here. For Voter ID assistance or to see rules for your state, visit voteriders.org For adoptees needing legal representation or advocacy: https://adopteerightslaw.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stonewall Pride Flag Removed, The Save Act, LA Philharmonic and The Aesthetician Baker

This week Bryan was surprised by a special guest performance at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Erin gets her ass handed to her by a boomer client at the salon. Bryan discusses the Trump administration's order to remove the Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument, and Erin covers the Save Act returning to Congress and the effect it would have on minority and married voters in upcoming elections. For Voter ID assistance or to see rules for your state, visit voteriders.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Olympic Medal-Winning Gender Parity, Fox News Anti-Trans Record, Bad Bunny Halftime Show and Fiesta Ware

This week we're still riding high after watching Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show and feeling a little more hopeful about the future of the country, plus we share some recommendations to add color to your tableware and books to read. Erin does a deep dive on whether gender parity in each country competing in the Olympics affects their medal count, and Bryan discusses the record-breaking number of stories published by Fox News about trans people, beating out all the LGBTQ+ publications. For tickets to Grant Sorenson's Salomé in Minneapolis, click here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.