Trans Rights Documentary Film Screening @ UMass
Watch Heightened Scrutiny (2025) with me & Director Sam Feder!
Another exciting announcement today! In two weeks, I'll be hosting Director Sam Feder (Disclosure, Kate Bornstein Is a Queer and Pleasant Danger) for a screening of their new documentary, Heightened Scrutiny (2025). After the screening is done, I'll be hosting a Q&A session with Sam.
About The Film
Heightened Scrutiny follows Chase Strangio, ACLU attorney and the first out trans person to argue before the Supreme Court, as he fights a high-stakes legal battle to overturn Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth (L.W. v. Skrmetti).
Event Details
Location: Furcolo Hall 125, UMass Amherst Campus (813 N Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003)
Date: Thursday, April 2nd, 2026
Time: Reception at 6:30pm, film begins ~7:00pm, Q&A afterward
Free to all, there will be food & beverages served at the reception. (UMass Catering is the best in the country, btw)
The event follows Trans Day of Visibility (March 31st). Please share this flyer and, if you can, come show your support for our community.
See you there!
-Anna
