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Danica Roem: America's culture wars
Stephen Sackur speaks to America’s first transgender state lawmaker, Danica Roem. From trans rights to abortion, are progressives or conservatives in the ascendant?
Stephen Sackur is in Washington DC to speak to America’s first transgender state lawmaker, Danica Roem. She overcame long odds to win a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. Now she’s a powerful voice in the US culture wars. From trans rights to abortion, are progressives or conservatives in the ascendant?
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- Mon 30 May 202207:06GMTBBC World Service
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- Mon 30 May 202221:06GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
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