Episode 2 of this series shows how concepts from queer theory seeped into government policy.

I laughed when the episode touched on the “What Is Gender” video — I went to graduate school with the founders of the theater company that co-created it.

When I try to explain why the activist ideologies circulating in arts academia are dangerous, I’m often dismissed as reactionary or “conservative” and people think it’s only the arts and it doesn’t impact them. But here is a concrete example of the stakes: activist ideology incubated in an arts grad program reached employees across every sector in New York State. The state bears primary responsibility for mandating the policy — but arts programs produced the activist artists who were ready and willing to give it voice.

Here is the full video: