{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Blue Lift","title":"Empowering Voices and Inspiring Advocacy w/ Lindsey Patrick-Wright :: Ep 29 Blue Lift Podcast","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3296,"description":"In this episode of Blue Lift, host Peggy Kingsbury sits down with accidental \"DEMfluencer\" Lindsey Patrick-Wright. Lindsey shares her journey as a former librarian and mom to a queer teen, and how she found her voice as an advocate for LGBTQ+ issues and fighting book bans. \n\nHighlights:\n\nLindsey's background in advocacy, inspired by her progressive upbringing\n\nHer viral TikTok video and appearance on national media to discuss supporting LGBTQ+ youth\n\nThe importance of creating safe spaces for students, even as school boards enact harmful policies\n\nLindsey's grassroots efforts to amplify marginalized voices in her local community\n\nTips for getting involved in local politics and making your voice heard\n\n\nThis empowering conversation underscores the power of using one's platform to stand up for what's right, even in the face of adversity. Lindsey's story is an inspiration for anyone looking to make a difference in their community.\n\n\nFollow Lindsey:\nhttps://www.tiktok.com/@lindseypatright/video/7410548446635068715\n\nhttps://linktr.ee/lindseypatrickwright?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabRrJH3EvzAYDHOWi7MUlzId2VCFgCPQ9GMgsicV6AFDN2wuFen9A-PrVU_aem_5VXBfbJLaZ4oXzEpmgsxrg\n\nWant to be on the show?\nEmail: PeggyKingsbury59@gmail.com\nJoin the Blue movement at www.blueliftpodcast.com\n\nAbout Blue Lift and Peggy Kingsbury:\n\nPeggy grew up in GA and attended the University of Georgia. With an undergraduate and a masters degree in Criminal Justice Peggy is keenly interested in how politics and public safety intersect. Peggy is also an entrepreneur, small business owner, and lover of the outdoors. Peggy became focused on politics in Tennessee when the supermajority legislature began making headlines for silencing voices, enacting laws targeting underrepresented people and refusing to listen to their constituents. \n \n\nJoin Peggy for BlueLift as she interviews influencers and candidates in Tennessee politics with a focus on Williamson County and middle Tennessee.\n\n#LGBTQ #Activism...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/5awn3C974zkRL0r_VNotzF7yLrr1VmzkkTy2roNy1UQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84N2Yx/N2NhOWQ4MzAwODlj/MjkwNmY1YTMxZmZk/ZTgxMi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}