EPISODE · Aug 11, 2026 · 50 MIN
Attorney General Jeff Jackson on being NC's 'top cop.' New documentary on the lives and legacies of two trans teens
from Due South · host Jeff Tiberii, Leoneda Inge
0:01:00Part One: North Carolina Attorney General Jeff JacksonJeff Jackson has been the state's so-called Top Cop, in statewide office for more than eighteen months now. A former prosecutor, four-term state senator, and member of Congress, Jackson, a Democrat from Mecklenburg County, is North Carolina's 51st Attorney General.His tasks are far-reaching, from oversight of data centers to elections to anti-trust law. Jackson is working with states attorneys general across the country, challenging the federal government, and pursuing, on occasion, bipartisan solutions.Jeff Jackson, North Carolina attorney general0:29:17Part Two: At Durham’s OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival, a documentary about North Carolina’s first openly trans homecoming kingThe OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival begins in downtown Durham this week. One of the films is a documentary about the lives, deaths, and legacies of two trans teenagers — Kyler Prescott and Blake Brockington, who became the first openly trans person to win homecoming king in North Carolina.Their stories of trans boyhood are intertwined with experiences of co-directors Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos, both trans suicide attempt survivors. The directors join Leoneda Inge in a conversation about their film, “What Will I Become?”Lexie Bean, co-director of documentary film What Will I Become?Logan Rozos, co-director of documentary film What Will I Become?
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