Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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Matthew Makak talks about CGE's decision to produce a Harry Potter board game and why it's caused controversy.
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Links to Articles:
npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/09/25/nx-s1-5127347/more-trans-teens-attempted-suicide-after-states-passed-anti-trans-laws-a-study-shows

thetrevorproject.org/blog/the-trevor-project-publishes-new-50-state-report-on-lgbtq-youth-mental-health-suicide-risk-amp-access-to-support

them.us/story/jk-rowling-fund-anti-trans-lawsuits

boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/07/29/reviewers-including-no-pun-included-shut-up-sit-down-boycott-codenames-publisher-cge-for-releasing-new-harry-potter-game-while-ignoring-jk-rowlings-anti-trans-rhetoric

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