Heightened Scrutiny Community Screenings
Building grassroots policy education across Texas
TENT is proud to bring Heightened Scrutiny to cities across Texas in collaboration with local community organizations!
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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 (United States v. Skrmetti).
The film exposes the dangerous role of mainstream media in fueling anti-trans legislation, uncovering how biased coverage drives hate, endangers lives, and threatens democracy itself. With insights from journalists like Jelani Cobb, Lydia Polgreen, and Gina Chua, and activists like Laverne Cox, the story dismantles anti-trans disinformation and highlights its devastating real-world impact. With the dangerous SCOTUS decision upholding the ban on life-saving healthcare, HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY is an urgent call to action against bigotry and injustice.
Trans Texas Community Screenings
In partnership with local community organizations, we will be showing an exclusive screening and a post-film talkback with TENT and other community leaders who are shaping the trans policy landscape in our home state. RSVP for a screening in a city near you below.
April 4th – McAllen, TX
At Santa Diabla with South Texas Equality Project
April 18th – Lubbock, TX
At the Firehouse Theatre with PFLAG Lubbock
May 7th – Austin, TX
At and in partnership with HyperReal Film Club
May 13th – Dallas, TX
In North Dallas with the Resource Center
May 16th – El Paso, TX
RSVP via the Borderland Rainbow Center
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