{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Kaatscast: the Catskills Podcast","title":"Deborah Glick Reflects on 36 Years in the New York State Assembly","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3296,"description":"After 36 years in the New York State Assembly, Deborah Glick is stepping away from public office. First elected in 1990, Glick became the first openly LGBTQ member of the New York State Legislature and went on to play a key role in some of New York's most consequential fights over civil rights, reproductive freedom, environmental protection, tenant rights, and public health.\nIn this episode of Kaatscast, recorded at her Catskills home, Glick reflects on a career that spanned six governors, dramatic shifts in Albany, and decades of social and political change. She discusses everything from coming out publicly in 1973, to helping secure statewide protections for LGBTQ New Yorkers, to the compromises and negotiations behind landmark legislation.\nWe also talk about the importance of state government, the growing influence of money and lobbying in politics, efforts to protect horseshoe crabs and pollinators, and why she believes ordinary citizens still have more power than they realize to influence public policy.\n\nIn this episode:\nBecoming the first openly LGBTQ member of the New York State Legislature\nThe fight for SONDA, GENDA, hospital visitation rights, and a ban on conversion therapy\nCodifying Roe v. Wade protections in New York before the Supreme Court reversal\nHow compromise shapes legislation\nProtecting horseshoe crabs, pollinators, and New York's ecosystems\nThe stalled Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act\nWhy state government may affect your daily life more than Washington does\nWhat comes next after a lifetime in public service\nLinks & Resources\nLearn more about the New York State Assembly: https://nyassembly.gov\nDeborah Glick's legislative record: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Deborah-J-Glick\nDeb's public \"coming out,\" 1973, in: New York Illustrated\nKaatscast: https://kaatscast.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kC2tDKp5AiGoaoITLgiKh3BkshBRrteoATu8VF0pa0c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80YTAy/ZGM2YzEzZjM2N2Vj/MGNjNzU2NmJmNDQ4/Y2U0OC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}