When a Lesbian Comes out..... as a Republican - The Curious Middle | Lyssna här

Meet Tanya. She was born in Los Angeles to parents who left the Soviet Union as refugees in 1979. After October 7, her group of friends and her lesbian basketball league turned on her. Teammates she'd played with for years stopped talking to her. When she said she was voting for Trump, they actually banned her from team events. Her story went viral, and now she's running for West Hollywood City Council, and working for ThinkAgain

We chat about:

Losing friends in the queer community after October 7
Why Tanya believes the fight against antisemitism is being lost online
The moment she left the Democratic Party
Why the best politicians change their minds

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00:28 Born in LA to Soviet Jewish refugees
02:30 Growing up a proud Jew and Zionist
03:40 The Lambda basketball league
04:40 October 7 and the friends who turned away
06:19 Where the misinformation comes from
07:00 Fighting antisemitism online at Think Again
09:40 Moving to Iowa to campaign for Hillary
11:54 Admitting you were wrong
13:26 Coming out at 14 and refusing to tone it down
18:20 The moment she left the left
19:30 Kicked out of the league's social events
21:25 Why she's running for city council
23:40 Bike lanes, parking, and the fight over Fountain Avenue
26:16 Running as a worried resident
28:33 Who sits on the WeHo City Council now
30:32 West Hollywood's voters and the immigration debate
34:00 The Democratic Party and antisemitism
37:12 Tanya's take on the LA mayoral race
41:01 Advice for anyone running for local office
44:14 Where to find Tanya and Think Again

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