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
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.
Episode 4: Telling Trans Stories and Saving Democracy with Imara Jones
Robin sits down with the Emmy and Peabody award winner Imara Jones from TransLash to talk about the rise of anti-trans hate, what this means for the state of our democracy, and the power of telling trans stories.
Episode 3: Politics, Social Media, and Hard Conversations with Kat Skiles
Political media maven and self-defined lesbian hippie Kat Skiles joins the podcast to talk about the power of social media, authenticity, and how hard conversations might just be the key to saving our democracy.
Episode 2: Justice at the Intersections with Ria Tabacco Mar
Robin chats with ACLU Women's Rights Project Director, Ria Tabacco Mar about abortion and LGBTQ rights at the Supreme Court and beyond.
Episode 1: Queer and Trans People Count with Meghan Maury
Robin nerds out with Biden appointee Meghan Maury to talk about how we can improve and expand on the policies that impact LGBTQ lives on the federal level.