In 2024, ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio becomes the first transgender man to argue a case before the Supreme Court. Engaging with complexity, filmmaker Sam Feder does not shy away from criticizing traditional liberal-center publications like The New York Times and The Atlantic, whose continuously interrogative coverage of trans experiences has helped embolden 23 right-leaning state legislatures to enact new gender-affirming care bans. Informative, infuriating, and scary, Heightened Scrutiny progresses through a period of historic Republican spending on transphobic election ads—and the tragic implications for the trans community.
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