Robin Knauer Maril
Robin is a writer and professor based in Portland, Oregon. She teaches Constitutional Law and Administrative Law at Willamette University. Her work engages questions of democratic integrity and the growing threat of fascism and authoritarian regimes within America. Before teaching, Robin worked in the LGBTQ civil rights movement for nearly a decade. As Associate Legal Director at the Human Rights Campaign, she worked directly with Congress and the Executive Branch on federal programs and policies impacting the LGBTQ community. She also focused extensively on issues impacting the federal judiciary and federal judicial nominations including the U.S. Supreme Court. Robin began her legal career as a Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. She and her wife have two sons, two dogs, and an unknown number of snails. She is a proud graduate of the University of Oklahoma and Temple University Beasley School of Law.
The The Future is Queer Podcast
Season 2 Episode 4: Cults, Queerness, and Expanding Worlds with Guinevere Turner
Writer, actor, director Guinevere Turner joins the podcast to talk about her memoir, When the World Didn't End, and the continued magic of queer representation 30 years after the debut of Go Fish.
Season 2 Episode 3: The Fight Ahead with Chai Feldblum
It's been a hard week. Longtime LGBTQ and disability activist and legal scholar Chai Feldblum joins the podcast to talk about hope, power, and building the movement we'll need to fight in the years ahead.
Season 2 Episode 2: Moving from Equality to Freedom with Marcie Bianco
Dr. Marcie Bianco joins the podcast to talk about her new book, Breaking Free, and why we should all demand something more than equality.
Season 2 Episode 1: The personal is political with Hunter Kelly
Just two weeks before the Presidential election, journalist and former Proud Radio host Hunter Kelly joins the podcast to chat rightwing politics, Nashville, and the power of LGBTQ representation.
Episode 12: Searching for Misfits and Telling Queer Stories with Casey Parks
Award winning author and Washington Post reporter Casey Parks joins the podcast!
Episode 11: Queer Liberation and Reproductive Justice with Kimberly Inez McGuire
Reproductive justice movement leader and URGE Executive Director Kimberly Inez McGuire joins the podcast to talk about attacks on reproductive justice, queer rights, and building a way forward together.
Episode 10: Resistance and Unruly World Building with Alix Olson
Professor, activist, and spoken word artist Alix Olson joins the podcast to talk about resistance, transformation, and how we can save each other.
Episode 9: Liberty and Liberation with Paul Smith
Lawrence v. Texas litigator, professor, and democracy advocate Paul Smith joins the podcast to talk about the foundations of queer and trans liberty in the Constitution and today's rising threats to basic democratic principles like voting and bodily autonomy.
Episode 8: Queers & Courts & Trump, oh my!
Slate Magazine senior writer and author Mark Joseph Stern joins the podcast to talk about the state of the courts and the recent attacks on voting, reproductive rights, and equality.
Episode 7: The Power of Representation with Tracy Gilchrist
LGBTQ media powerhouse Tracy Gilchrist joins the podcast to talk about the evolution and impact of LGBTQ people in film, tv, and beyond.
Episode 6: Finding the Words to Fight with Sunu Chandy
Award-winning poet and civil rights attorney Sunu Chandy explores the intersections of identity, poetry, and social justice on this week's podcast.
Episode 5: Art, Authenticity, and Activism with Lisa Congdon
Artist and illustrator Lisa Congdon joins the podcast to talk about the power of embracing equality, social justice, and political activism as an artist and creative voice.