{"id":3352,"date":"2020-06-26T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/independentamericans.us\/65-charlotte-clymer-pride-special-from-army-infantry-to-the-front-lines-of-trans-rights-being-comfortable-with-being-uncomfortable-veterans-affairs-dept-coronavirus-cases-double-ny-was-right-fl\/"},"modified":"2021-11-11T14:53:23","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T14:53:23","slug":"65-charlotte-clymer-pride-special-from-army-infantry-to-the-front-lines-of-trans-rights-being-comfortable-with-being-uncomfortable-veterans-affairs-dept-coronavirus-cases-double-ny-was-right-fl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/65-charlotte-clymer-pride-special-from-army-infantry-to-the-front-lines-of-trans-rights-being-comfortable-with-being-uncomfortable-veterans-affairs-dept-coronavirus-cases-double-ny-was-right-fl\/","title":{"rendered":"65. Charlotte Clymer. Pride Special. From Army Infantry to the Front Lines of Trans Rights. Being Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable. Veterans Affairs Dept Coronavirus Cases Double. NY Was Right. Florida Was Wrong. Rieckhoff\u2019s Zach Galifianakis Story."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA6344903671\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" scrolling=\"no\"  frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 210px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Charlotte Clymer (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cmclymer\">@CMClymer<\/a>) is a fighter. [1:23:12] An Army veteran and one of the most influential trans activists in the world, she\u2019s gone from from a trailer park in Texas, to Army Infantry Basic Training at Fort Benning, to advocating for transgender people worldwide. Charlotte fights for herself and for others. Tough, patriotic and sharp, she burst onto the political scene in 2018 after being denied access to a Washington, DC restaurant bathroom. A dynamic powerhouse on Twitter, the former Press Secretary at the largest and most powerful LGBTQ organization in the country (HRC&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/\">Human Rights Campaign<\/a>), Charlotte has written for Glamour, Vice, NBC and been a commentator on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XrQBq2nDE8A\">CBS News Sunday Morning<\/a>. As a soldier, Charlotte carried the caskets of Americans killed in action. As an activist, she\u2019s carried the stories of countless unheard voices. This Pride month, and in the wake of the historic Supreme Court decision protecting LGBTQ employees from discrimination based on sex, Charlotte takes us inside the life of a front-line fighter deep in the most critical fights of our time. She breaks down Trump\u2019s politicization of the military, the Pentagon\u2019s transban, why Mayor Pete Buttigieg\u2019s campaign was historic, her favorite drink, if she\u2019ll go back in the Army and whether she\u2019ll run against Senator Ted Cruz back home in Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.angryamericans.us\/episode-64-ron-perlman-exclusive-the-man-who-stomped-ted-cruz-matt-gaetz-on-twitter-trump-vs-the-generals-atlanta-cops-charged-in-rayshard-brooks-case-the-george-floyd-murder-is-the-my-lai-of-po\/\">our most popular episode ever with actor and activist Ron Perlman<\/a>, <em>Angry Americans<\/em> host Paul Rieckhoff (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulrieckhoff\">@PaulRieckhoff<\/a>) leads a powerful conversation with another important, inspiring and iconic American changing the face of America\u2019s past, present and future. And, he blazes through the news you need to know about&#8211;as always with a special focus on national security, veterans and first-responder issues. From the explosion of coronavirus cases inside the Department of Veterans Affairs, to chaos inside the Pentagon, to the protests and pandemic spreading nationwide, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.angryamericans.us\/host\/\">Rieckhoff<\/a> breaks it down with fire, wit and independence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an important and inspiring Pride month special episode of THE podcast for independent American politics, news and culture. <em>Angry Americans<\/em> has been featured on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/06\/10\/opinions\/va-treating-veterans-unproven-drug\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uuWz65ySj4E&#038;feature=youtu.be\">MSNBC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/angry-americans-podcast-paul-rieckhoff-coronavirus-quarantine-routine\">Fox News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2019\/digital\/news\/veteran-activist-paul-rieckhoff-hosts-angry-americans-podcast-1203184907\/\">Variety<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/hereandnow\/2020\/02\/12\/iran-strike-brain-injuries\">NPR<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/12\/31\/us\/navy-seals-edward-gallagher-trump.html\">The New York Times<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.angryamericans.us\/rieckhoff-on-lets-get-after-it-with-chris-cuomo-june-11-2020\/\">SiriusXM<\/a>&#8211;as our audience and impact continues to grow fast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can j<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/angryamericans\/posts\">oin the powerful <em>Angry Americans<\/em> community now on Patreon<\/a> to support this vital independent voice speaking truth to power. 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[1:23:12] An Army veteran and one of the most influential trans activists in the world, she\u2019s gone from from a trailer park in Texas, to Army Infantry Basic Training at Fort Benning, to advocating for transgender people worldwide. Charlotte fights for herself and for others. Tough, patriotic and sharp,&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/65-charlotte-clymer-pride-special-from-army-infantry-to-the-front-lines-of-trans-rights-being-comfortable-with-being-uncomfortable-veterans-affairs-dept-coronavirus-cases-double-ny-was-right-fl\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">65. Charlotte Clymer. Pride Special. From Army Infantry to the Front Lines of Trans Rights. Being Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable. Veterans Affairs Dept Coronavirus Cases Double. NY Was Right. Florida Was Wrong. 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[1:23:12] An Army veteran and one of the most influential trans activists in the world, she\u2019s gone from from a trailer park in Texas, to Army Infantry Basic Training at Fort Benning, to advocating for transgender people worldwide. Charlotte fights for herself and for others. 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