Charlotte Clymer is a writer, communications consultant, transgender activist, and military veteran. She writes “Charlotte’s Web Thoughts,” a popular Substack newsletter about politics, religion, and culture. She served as the Director of Communications & Strategy at Catholics for Choice, a reproductive rights advocacy organization. Prior to that, she was the Press Secretary for Rapid Response at the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest civil rights organization dedicated to advancing LGBTQ equality. Fred and Charlotte share their thoughts about service this Memorial Day weekend as well as the dangerous moment in our country as culture wars begin to feel like a real one with life and death consequences.

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