World Wide Wave

14 Jun 2019

USA: SARAH McBRIDE ON COMING OUT, ONLINE BULLIES AND ACTIVISM

News & Politics, North and South America

A special World Wide Wave guest – one of the highest profile LGBTQ people in the United States.  Sarah McBride is the National Press Secretary for Human Rights Campaign (www.hrc.org).  She is an activist who came out as a Transgender woman while President of her university’s student body.  She has worked inside politics – including as a White House intern – and continues to drive change for LGBTQ Americans.

• Sarah reveals how her life changed when she appeared on national television
• We find out how you build resilience against the cascade of online bullying when you are a high profile LGBTI activist
• And what she sees as the biggest challenges for the USA under President Trump.

Broadcast: May 28, 2019

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