MURFREESBORO — The
timely topic of transgender rights is the focus of the next “MTSU On the
Record” radio program.
Host Gina Logue’s interview with MTSU alumna Morgan Hunlen
will air from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, May 30, and from 8 to 8 a.m. Sunday, June
5, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and www.wmot.org).
Hunlen, who graduated May 7, 2016, with a bachelor’s degree
in aerospace, was born male and began her transition to becoming a woman while
still an MTSU student.
In the interview, Hunlen offers her reaction to U.S.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s May 9 announcement to challenge a North
Carolina law that requires people to use public restrooms on the basis of their
sex at birth.
“This is a case that is now going to have national
implications for all the bathroom laws … across the nation,” said Hunlen. “I feel
like a victory, at this stage, could pave the way for more trans-inclusive
policies to come down the pipeline, either from Congress or from our courts.”
Hunlen also discusses the impact of the gay rights movement
on transgender rights and her own personal gender identity journey.
Another member of the MTSU community, history professor
Marisa Richmond, was confirmed as a member of the Metro Human Rights Commission
by a unanimous voice vote May 19. Richmond, who is transgender, was appointed
by Nashville Mayor Megan Barry and became the first transgender person in the state
named to a local government board or commission, according to
the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition.
To hear previous “MTSU On the Record” programs, go to http://bit.ly/mtsu-otr.
For more information, contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or
WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.
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