The Parent Advocate Podcast

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette Trujillo and Stephen Chukumba chop it up about b’day parties, karaoke, SXSW and Stephen losing his voice.In Today’s Topics, we cover the United Nations rejecting the US’s attempts to redefine gender, the US Senate rejecting Trump’s SAVE Act, and 72% of Americans supporting protections for LGBTQ+ people.We interview the Hell Raiser Dad and "Dadvocate," Casey Deck, and talk testifying at the state capital, standing up for trans kids, and holding space for parents.In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate librarian Luanne James for refusing to uphold book bans, and drag the Portuguese Parliament for advancing three anti-trans bills.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette and I catch up on all the partying in the street she’s been doing, my kid losing school shirts and AirPods, and my final prep for SXSW.In Today’s Topics, SCOTUS weighs in on a California lawsuit about schools outing trans students, Missouri passes three trans bathroom bans out of committee under the cover of darkness, and NY AG Letitia James orders major medical centers to resume gender affirming care for youth.In this episode we're joined by Cora Davidson, a neurodivergent queer mom of two gender expansive kids, and get her kids' origin stories, navigating queerness and neurodivergence, and finding joy in small things.Finally, in Allies & Assholes, we celebrate Lyft for helping trans and nonbinary residents get around in Kansas, and drag Joe Rogan for using his platform to spew hateful disinformation to his massive audience.Stick around to the end for a '79 throwback with our outro song, Video Killed The Radio Star by The Buggles.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen talk Spain’s version of Burning Man, prepping for SXSW and showing up for families in distress. In Today’s Topics we cover Kansas stripping people of their licenses, Trump targeting trans people during the last State of the Union, and a study of over 3,000 trans athletes conclusively disproves the fallacy of their physical advantage.In Allies & Assholes we celebrate Brandi Carlile for her support of Minnesota, holding a concert that raised over $600,000 for families impacted by ICE. And we drag Dennis Quaid for his full throated support of our pedophile in chief.Stay until the end to listen to Brandi Carlile's haunting and powerful single "The Story".

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette and I catch up on our respective weeks - hanging with transplants from New Jersey, following EU’s support of trans women, putting the finishing touches on The Dads, and Middlesex (by Jeffrey Eugenides).In Today’s Topics, we get into mass shootings (and not talking about he-who-shall-not-be-named), the GOP co-opting immigrant gold at the Olympics all while demonizing immigrants, and the Heritage Foundation’s president Kevin Roberts talking about taking gender-affirming care away from trans adults.This week’s Allies & Assholes celebrates the city of San Antonio for painting it’s sidewalks in Pride colors, and drag Redwood High School in California’s Central Valley for holding roundtables on civility instead of holding homophobic seniors responsible for bullying gay eighth graders.Make sure to stay to the end for Lift Every Voice and Sing by Melba Moore, featuring Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Anita Baker, Bebe Winans, Freddie Jackson, the Clark Sisters, Brian McKnight, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jeffrey Osborne, Bobby Brown, and Louis Gossett, Jr.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, we catch up on Lizette’s V-Day Wuthering Heights in Spanish, Charlie XCX, Adidas, and deep conversations with the kids. In Today’s Topics we address the removal of the Pride flag from the Stonewall Monument in New York City, the GOP rep from Tennessee seeking an investigation into “gay sex acts” in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime show, and the European Parliament overwhelmingly passing a non-binding resolution affirming the full recognition of trans women as women.This week we speak to Evanston Mayor, Congressional candidate, and father of two trans and nonbinary kids, Daniel Biss and talk public service, staring down ICE, and finding hope in difficult times.In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate the Blade Angels, the 2026 USA Women’s figure skating trio for standing with the LGBTQ community, and drag USA Hockey for quietly banning trans athletes from participating on teams that align with their gender identities.

Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussion of sexual abuse of children by a caregiver. Please take care while listening and prioritize your well-being.In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, we catch up on The Dads (feature) world premier at SXSW, loony siblings, and wind phobias. In Today’s Topics we discuss the AMA’s recommendation to delay gender affirming surgeries until 19, Texas A&M eliminating its women's and gender studies programs, and the Pentagon threatening the Boy Scouts funding if they don’t eliminate their DEI programs.This week we interview Minnesota retreat alumni, Stephen Leidy, and talk bodies, lived experience, loss, and the importance of self-reflection. In Allies & Assholes, we give it up to our ally, and this year’s Super Bowl halftime performer, Bad Bunny, for standing ten toes deep with the LGBTQ+ community AND for planning the gayest halftime show ever! And on the flip side, we drag this week’s assholes, the GOP, for turning a hearing about ICE abuses into another referendum on trans people.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette and Stephen get into Don Lemon being arrested by the feds, Trump deporting LGBTQ+ asylum seekers to countries where they’ll be killed, and GLAAD reporting a nearly 400 % increase in anti-LGBTQ+ attacks during Pride this year.In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate the Boss, Bruce Springsteen for holding a benefit concert for Minneapolis and for releasing a powerful new protest song titled “Streets of Minneapolis.” We drag Tennessee Republican state representative and 2026 gubernatorial candidate, Monty Fritts, for suggesting execution for parents and caregivers of transgender kids and those who care for them.

In our 100th episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and I bring back their our first guest, Emmy award winning director, Luchina Fisher, and talk about her upcoming feature, The Dads, what life has been like since she first appeared on our show, and advice she has for parents navigating this moment.In Today’s Topics we cover the end of Tucson Pride, Nicki Minaj going off on a homophobic tirade on Don Lemon, and the Department of Education opening a Title IX investigation into a middle school because a trans student joined the co-ed cheerleading squad.Finally, in Allies & Assholes we celebrate MacKenzie Scott for her historic $45 million donation to the Trevor Project to support LGBTQ suicide prevention. And we drag Bill Donohue, president of Catholic League, for his unhinged screed about Renee Nicole Good, the mother killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen air it out about oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Little vs Hecox and BPJ vs West Virginia, ICE murdering people in broad daylight, and LGBTQ+ Americans increasingly retreating “back into the closet” under Donald Trump’s second term. In Allies & Assholes we celebrate the Gender Liberation Movement for its amazing activism on their one year anniversary, and drag the University of Arkansas for rescinding its offer to hire Emily Suski as dean of its law school because of her pro-trans athletes stance.

In this special edition of the Parent Advocate podcast we look back at the pivotal Allies and forgettable Assholes of 2025. Show hosts Lizette and Stephen are joined by their unofficial executive producer, third co-host and Stephen's younger brother, Anthony, to review the 12 most impactful people, institutions and events of the last year.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette and I break down BPJ v. West Virginia, the Human Rights Campaign’s class action lawsuit against the Trump administration, and revelations from a former New York Times editor confirming that the paper’s anti-trans shift was deliberate and driven from the top.In Allies & Assholes, we give snaps—again—to Marlon Wayans for publicly and unapologetically supporting his trans son, and we call out the far-right, racist group Let’s Go Washington for advancing a ballot initiative backed by 400,000 signatures that would subject children to genital inspections as a condition for playing sports.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen unpack bombshells from the latest Epstein dump and examine how pervasive the depravity actually was, Nicki Minaj selling her soul at TPUSA, and the 60 Minutes episode on detainees at CECOT that the administration didn't want you to see. In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate D.L. Hughley for a surprising clap back at Nicki Minaj, and drag University of Oklahoma student, Samantha Fulnecky for being a genuinely awful person (and by extension the University of Oklahoma for capitulating to said awful person).

In this episode of the Parent Advocate Lizette and Stephen interview transgender youth activist, Brett, and talk being recognized for advocacy, elevating the voice of trans youth in political discourse, and the comfort of boring echo chambers. In Today's Topics, we discuss the FBI's bounties on trans advocates issued by Pam Bondi's DOJ, the House's passage of the latest anti-trans bill criminalizing doctors for providing gender affirming care to youth, and the latest HHS rule seeking to bar Medicaid and Medicare funds to hospitals providing gender affirming care. In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate NY AG Letitia James for standing with trans people, and drag RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz for treating their HHS presser like a reality-show segment.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette and Stephen catch up on her son's advocacy award, Stephen's leadership award, and disappointing news from Sundance. In Today's Topics we discuss the city of Arlington removing anti-discrimination protections for trans people, a Trevor Project survey which showed people whose pronouns are respected are less likely to attempt suicide, and the Republican attorney in Florida filing a RICO complaint against WPATH, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Endocrine society for promoting gender affirming care as evidence based science. In Allies & Assholes we celebrate Margaret Cho for calling out Pam Bondi and the DOJ, and drag bleach blonde bad built butch body George representative Marjorie Taylor Greene for introducing an amendment to funding discussions that would criminalize medical practitioners for providing gender affirming care.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette and Stephen talk Trump tariffs, impact grants and film festival aspirations. In Today's Topics, we get into Texas’ bathroom ban which recently went into effect, and two bills for Missouri's upcoming legislative session to ban social transition in schools, and banning all gender affirming care in the state - for minors AND adults. In Allies & Assholes we celebrate Cecilia Gentili posthumously for her work on Casa Cecilia an LGBTQ center in Harlem, and we drag Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego for his transphobic, misogynistic and sexist leaked texts.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen catch each other up on their respective holiday shenanigans, including Lizette wandering the streets of Spain like an oblivious horror movie victim, and Stephen throwing down in the kitchen. We talk Congressional Dems asking Pam Bondi to do her job and enforce federal hate crime statutes, the federal court's smackdown of the DOJ’s request for CHOP patient’s private medical records, and the continued erasure of trans people from federal programs and websites. In Allies & Assholes we uplift New York’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for selecting trans rabbi and activist Abby Stein to his transition team. And we drag Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy for his campaign to investigate 18 states for permitting trans athletes to participate in girls sports.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast Lizette and Stephen interview Ed Diaz, the owner of a construction business in San Antonio, father of a teenage trans daughter and subject in the upcoming feature-length follow up to the Netflix short, The Dads. Ed talks about the early years supporting his daughter, anti-trans legislation in Texas and the decision to move his family to Canada to protect his daughter.In Today's Topics we cover the normalization of violence towards women and girls on the right with the Epstein dump, New Zealand banning puberty blockers for youth based on the discredited Cass report, and the 213 House Democrats demanding that Speaker Johnson restore decorum on the House floor and stop allowing members to use dehumanizing slurs to refer to trans people.Finally, in Allies & Assholes, we highlight gay representative Robert Garcia for introducing a bill to protect the human rights of trans people internationally, and drag former National gymnast Jennifer Sey for trying to bribe female soccer players to turn against trans women.

In this special episode of the Parent Advocate, occasional third co-host, self-appointed executive producer, and younger brother Anthony Chukumba turns the table on show host Stephen to talk The Dads, advocacy, and support of trans people in the age of Trump. In addition, we launch the first ever Parent Advocate Spotify Playlist! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3BB6ZBmYJoQpFokvKFqgnC?si=U4ES_dYESk6J_6wrg4Et4A

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and I catch up after a month apart and bring each other up to speed on all things parenting, advocacy, and current events. We talk homesickness on the 7 month anniversary of Lizette’s flight from the US, and celebrate the milestone of submitting the dads documentary to the Sundance and SXSW film festivals. In Today’s Topics, we cover Democratic strategists David Axelrod, James Carville and David Plouffe throwing trans people under the bus, the Department of Health and Human Services’ refusal to permit Medicaid or Medicare coverage for gender affirming care for transgender minors, and young Republicans exposed as racists, misogynists and homophobes in text messages. Finally, in Allies & Assholes, we celebrate Robert DeNiro for supporting his trans daughter Airyn, and drag JK Rowling for her transphobic response to Glamour UK’s cover celebrating Women of the Year.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen discuss the FBI designating trans people and their families as domestic terrorists, USA Swimming banning trans girls and women, and Jimmy Kimmel's suspension by ABC. In allies & a$$holes we give big ups to AOC for voting no to the recent house resolution honoring Turning Point's leader despite their well-documented history of hatred, and we drag the 95 Democrats who voted for this resolution despite it.

In this week's episode Lizette and Stephen catch up after the Colorado and Utah shootings and discuss radicalization, white male fragility, and the continued scapegoating of the trans community for all that ails America. We celebrate the three families suing the Trump administration as this week's Allies, and give double middle fingers to Utah Governor Spencer Cox for "hoping and praying" that the Utah killer wasn't "one of us" and the Wall Street Journal and its trash journalism for publishing information about the "transgender ideology" of the shooter.

In this episode Lizette and Stephen talk about the distractions and deflection around Trump’s health, share stories of feeling out of control, commiserate about calls from parents in crisis and finding space. We give it up to this week’s ally, the man who called JD Vance a “couch f*cker” and drag Ro Khanna, Pete Buttigieg, Gavin Newsom and Malcolm Gladwell for switching their stances on support for trans people.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen play catch-up and bring each other up to speed on things happening in their respective neck of the woods. They talk policed sidewalks in Florida, the apathy surrounding the widespread detention of immigrants, and we get an update on The Dads.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen interview dual gender cross-dresser, Savannah Hauk, and talk about appreciating duality, finding acceptance and the importance of connecting with one’s true self. In Today’s Topics, we address the United Nations, Stonewall and ICE. Finally, in Allies & Assholes we celebrate NFL Bears QB Caleb Williams for unapologetically rocking painted nails and drag Puerto Rico’s Governor Jennifer Gonzales Colon for restricting care for trans people.

In this inaugural episode of the LGBTQ Politicians Hall of Fame, Stephen and the self-appointed executive producer, third co-host and younger brother, Anthony, review the top LGBTQ+ politicians making a difference.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen bring back last week’s guest, Kate Okeson and continue their discussion about the Skrmetti decision, Trump’s Big B*llsh*t Bill, and having difficult conversations with friends, families and colleagues. In Today’s Topics, we talk about Florida forcing a transgender teacher to misgender themselves in the classroom, and UPenn capitulating to Trump by banning trans athletes from participating on sports teams. In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate NY Assemblymen, Zohran Mamdani for centering the LGBTQ community during Pride, and drag Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for banning Rainbow flags on federal roads.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen interview queer advocate and educator Kate Okeson, who shares her path from community organizing to spearheading New Jersey's 2019 LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum law, emphasizing the vital role of intersectional advocacy. In Today’s Topics, we talk defiant Trans flags at the Stonewall Monument, the harms from the recent SCOTUS Skrmetti decision, and the survey of over 90,000 trans people establishing that trans people are happier when they receive gender affirming care. In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate out gay USTA Chairman Brian Vahaly, and drag Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate Lizette and Stephen unpack the Supreme Court’s recent decision in the United States vs Skrmetti decision, which allowed Tennessee’s ban on gender affirming care for transgender youth to take effect, and the implications of that decision for trans kids and their families.

In this special Pride edition of the Parent Advocate, Stephen is joined by the show’s self-appointed executive producer, third host and younger brother, Anthony to talk about the inaugural LGBTQ+ Entertainer Hall of Fame, highlighting Elliot Page, Angelica Ross, Laverne Cox, Gena Rocero, Alan Cumming, Colman Domingo, Nicole Maines, Janelle Monáe, Freddie Mercury, and Billy Porter.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen are joined by trans scholar, writer, producer and historian, Susan Stryker. They talk about discovering who they were in a Dear Abby column, growing up trans in the ‘90s, their path to recording and forging a path to capture and preserve trans histories. In Today’s Topics, we cover the Trump administration pulling funds from LGBTQ suicide prevention programs, Pittsburgh police raiding a popular trans nightclub, the Vatican’s questionable selection of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the next pope, and SCOTUS declining to hear the challenge to Trumps ban on trans military members. In Allies & Assholes we celebrate California Representative Robert Garcia for shaming transphobic Representative Nancy Mace, and drag Georgia Governor Brian Kemp for signing a law banning trans girls in sports in his state.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen interview Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist and visionary founder of TransLash Media, Imara Jones. We talk about growing up Black and bougee in Atlanta, working in the Clinton Administration, and traveling the globe as a journalist, storyteller and activist. In Today’s Topics, we discuss Planned Parenthood in AZ resuming services, Alabama Republicans requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools, a Georgia teacher dismissed for supporting LGBTQ students, and the Department of Health and Human Services recognizing gender dysphoria as a disability under federal law. In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate Texas Representative Lauren Ashley Simmons for standing up for intersex kids, and drag Bill Maher for jockriding Trump.

In this heartwarming and inspiring episode, Stephen and Lizette welcome a truly special trio — Michelle, Andy, and 10-year-old Violet DuMont — to the Parent Advocate Podcast! The conversation dives deep into what it means to parent with unconditional support, how schools are navigating attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, and how Violet’s bright spirit shines through it all. Violet shares her dreams, her inspirations, and what she wants lawmakers — and the world — to know about kids like her.Stephen and Lizette cover troubling court rulings in the UK, dangerous rhetoric from Trump and Nancy Mace, and glimmers of hope from Montana and Maine.Stick around for the Allies & Assholes segment, where we celebrate Maine Governor Janet Mills and call out the unacceptable transphobia of Congresswoman Nancy Mace. This episode is packed with love, laughter, advocacy, and the powerful reminder that trans kids deserve to be celebrated exactly as they are. Tune in, subscribe, and join the movement to uplift trans youth and their families!

In this special episode of the Parent Advocate, recurring guest host, Anthony Chukumba helps us celebrate a few LGBTQ+ athletes serving as possibility models for trans and nonbinary youth, including Greg Louganis, Megan Rapinoe, Chris Mosier, Daniela Ryf, Schuyler Bailar, Lia Thomas, and Brittney Griner.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen speak with father and son duo, Eric and Doug about origin stories, supporting trans children, and following our children’s lead. In Today’s Topics, we cover SCOTUS taking up a challenge to conversion therapy bans, the Texas attempts to criminalize gender affirming healthcare, federal officials placing trans women in men’s prisons, and Republican officials crossing the aisle to defeat a drag ban in Montana. In Allies & A**holes, we celebrate Texas Rep. Al Green for getting into good trouble at the State of the Union, and drag California Governor Gavin Newsom for regurgitating debunked anti-trans talking points about trans athletes.

Buckle up for an eye-opening episode of the Parent Advocate as Stephen and Lizette welcome clinical psychologist and interfaith minister Dr. MaryBeth Napier. In this powerful interview, Dr. Napier shares her 25-year journey providing gender-affirming care and the challenges she's faced navigating the ever-changing political landscape. Today's Topics tackle the alarming rollbacks of transgender rights, from Google's removal of cultural events to the NCAA's discriminatory sports policy. We also spotlight the CDC's shameful directive to erase transgender identities from public health research. But it's not all doom and gloom - our Ally of the Week is Delta Airlines, who's doubling down on diversity despite political pressure. On the flip side, the Asshole of the Week goes to CDC Chief Science Officer Dr. Sam Posner for leading the charge to censor transgender terminology.Tune in as Stephen, Lizette, and Dr. Napier provide a powerful dose of resilience, community, and hope in the face of relentless attacks on the LGBTQIA+ community.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette and Stephen speak with transgender and gay activist Landon Richie of the Transgender Education Network of Texas and talk about his passion for advocacy, the HERO campaign, finding joy in difficult times, and what hope looks like. In today's topics we cover Trump's EOs, backlash against Target for removing their DEI program, the 15 state Attorneys General suing the Trump administration, and the racism of Emelia Perez Best Actress Oscar nominee Spanish transgender actress Karla Sofia Gascon. In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church for winning the Proud Boy's trademark, and drag newly appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio for suspending the processing of passports for transgender and nonbinary citizens.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen are joined by the unofficial executive producer, third co-host and Stephen's younger brother, Anthony Chukumba, and talk about nine LGBTQ+ books including Page Boy, by Elliot Page, Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H, The Bold World by Jodie Patterson, American Teenager by Nico Lang, No Ashes in the Fire by Darnell L. Moore, Maeve Rising by Maeve Duvally, History of the Transgender Child by Jules Gill-Peterson, Becoming Nicole by Amy Ellis Nutt, and Native Country of the Heart by Cherrie Moraga.

In this season's final episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Stephen Chukumba, Lizette Trujillo (and a special surprise guest) recap this year's most memorable Allies, like Sarah McBride, Will Ferrell and Vivian Wilson, and forgettable Assholes, including the Trump campaign, the Heritage Foundation, and Elon Musk.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen speak with Garden State Equality Department of Training and Trans Resiliency trans activist, Aisling MacDonald, and talk surviving addiction, assault, and mental health struggles, mutual aid, and navigating systems of support. In today's topics, we cover Nancy Mace's campaign against Sarah McBride, Matt Gaetz stepping down as Trump's AG nominee, Linda McMahon's ironic nomination as Education Secretary, and 2024's spike in violence against trans people. In allies & assholes, we celebrate AOC for standing with trans women, and drag Representative Mike Johnson for banning trans women from public spaces in the halls of Congress.

In this Transgender Awareness Week episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen interview Sundance Official Selection star and trans activist, Daniel Trujillo, and talk Trans Prom, being featured in a short, advocating at the state capitol and favorite bands. IN today's topics, we talk Trump's batshit crazy cabinet picks, the resistance by Democratic leaders in blue states, and the Department of Education's findings around the death of Nex Benedict. In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate Kelly Clarkson for elevating the stories of trans people, and drag NY Rep Tom Suozzi for trying to (once again) scapegoat trans people for this year's election losses.

In this post 2024 election episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen are joined by Boston clinical therapist Rachel Hulstein-Lowe, and unpack the election results, what it means for the mental health of trans and gender expansive children, and the importance of hope and finding joy in difficult circumstances. In today's topics we talk about MAGA Republican and AG prospect threatening NY AG Letitia James, white supremacists telegraphing harm to women during the next Trump presidency, a spike in crisis calls after the election, and the election of multiple LGBTQ+ officials across the country. In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate Massachusetts Governor, Maura Healey for refusing to assist president elect Trump's planned mass deportation in her state. We drag Democrat Seth Moulton for suggesting that the Democratic support of trans people caused this year's election losses.

On this special 2024 Election Edition of the Parent Advocate, Stephen and the unofficial third co-host, Anthony, chop it up and rant about Tuesday's election results, their fears for another Trump terms, what the election says about America, and their commitment to keep fighting.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen are joined by actor, author and activist, James Rose, and talk Hedwig and the Angry Inch, being targeted by Trump and Desantis in anti-trans ads, and their debut memoir, sorry i keep crying during sex due out next year. In today's topics, we cover trans wrestler Mack Beggs lawsuit against Senator Ted Cruz, AG Ken Paxton's suit against a doctor for providing GAC to minors in Texas, a new law in Odessa Texas, which allows citizens to sue trans people if they're ‘caught” using the wrong restroom, and misleading billboards in Missouri suggesting that Amendment 3 to the constitution which would enshrine a women's right to an abortion is promoting "child gender surgery." In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate the patrons of Wetherspoons Pub in Sheffield England for throwing out transphobes and we drag the RNC and the Trump campaign for spending $30M in anti-trans ads in the month of October.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen continue in the "work" theme, interviewing fellow parent of trans kids, Heather Postelwait, and discuss raising two trans kids in conservative Arizona, life as a former Mormon seeking spirituality, teaching middle graders, book reviews and reading clubs. In today's topics, we talk a new CDC report and the GOP spending on anti-trans ads. Finally in Allies & Assholes we celebrate Selena Gomez for her support of the trans community, and drag Micah Beckwith for his proposal to fire people who add pronouns to their signatures.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen are joined by Jose Trujillo and discuss Lizette's recent experience in her friend group and how sometimes you need to cut a transphobic b*tch off! We also get into the sometimes complicated relationships we've had with family and friends, and discuss the advice we've given parents at odds with their spouses over affirming their gender expansive kids. Finally, we wrap with advice for being better allies to parents of trans kids.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate podcast, Lizette & Stephen interview Kym and Mike Hoffman, parents of a trans daughter and facilitators of TRANSpirational family support group, and talk raising a trans child, creating spaces for kids to see themselves reflected, and the importance of affirming our children. In today's topics, we talk Project 2025 architect Corey DeAngelis' gay porn past, a new study out that links the effects of anti-trans legislation to increased suicide risk in trans youth, and Toyota's backlash for their LGBTQ+ and DEI initiatives. Finally, in Allies & Assholes, we celebrate Will Ferrell for his support of his trans friend Harper Steele, and drag Megyn Kelly for attaching the Sirius XM owner (and her boss) Martine Rothblatt for being trans.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette & Stephen interview Hazel & Christoph Heinzer, parents of two nonbinary kids in Tuscon, AZ, and talk about the Gender Liberation March, leaning into their advocacy, and learning from their kids. In Today's Topics, we discuss the NH school board which allowed a trans girl to play soccer defying state law, trolls spamming the Texas gender marker change reporting inbox, NC Lt Gov Mark Robinson's disturbing posts on porn forums, and fellow NC GOP candidate Michelle Morrow's interesting take on the "+" in LGBTQ+. In our Allies & Assholes segment, we celebrate Gov Andy Beshear for his executive action banning conversion therapy in KY, and drag Donald Trump for suggesting that immigrant inmates shouldn't have access to GAC.

In this Epic Rant: Sade Edition of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen chop it up about the beating of a trans teen Jayden Tzaczyk in Dogtown, Sade's new track and ode to her son Izaak Theo, Young Lion on the forthcoming Red Hot album, Donald Trump's unconvincing attempt to distance himself from Project 2025, and the upcoming Gender Liberation March in Washington, DC.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen chat with Indivisible Chicago's Laura Tanner and talk Hillary Clinton's loss to Donald Trump, text banking for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, learning about transphobic colleagues, and finding joy. In today's topics, we cover Donald Trump's weird belief that trans kids are getting operations in schools, AGs targeting the medical records of trans patients, Idaho Gov Brad Little's executive order blocking Biden's Title IX, and the New Hampshire Supreme Court upholding student's right's to privacy. In our Allies & Assholes segment, we celebrate Sheryl Lee Ralph for teaching older people to respect pronouns and we drag Sweet Briar College in Virginia for using a 100 year old will to prevent trans people from enrolling in their institution.