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@ -3115,21 +3115,21 @@ nowadays isn't trans people thriving, it's misinformation and vitriol. This
isn't at all a new phenomenon, but [[https://www.vox.com/first-person/22977970/anti-trans-legislation-texas-idaho][in recent years it's gotten overwhelming]].
This year, like last year, has brought with it a [[https://freedomforallamericans.org/legislative-tracker/anti-transgender-legislation/][record-breaking amount of
anti-trans legislation across the majority of states in the country]]. Most of
them are targeting trans youths by banning them from playing sports with their
peers, forbidding any discussion about gender or queer identities in their
classrooms, requiring that trusted teachers and other school staff out them to
families, and restricting and even outlawing their healthcare. Book bans have
been sweeping the nation, intent on removing anything they consider unpleasant
or uncomfortable, which has mostly amounted to anything discussing gender,
sexuality, or race. There is /constant/ flowing across social
media and news outlets sowing outrage, [[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/19/anti-trans-rhetoric-homophobia-trans-rights][recycling old homophobic rhetoric]] as they
label trans people as predators, anyone supporting us as "groomers", and
claiming we're forcing children into life-altering surgeries. Trans kids [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/04/22/transgender-child-sports-treatments/][do not
get surgeries]], but laws are being pushed and passed banning them anyway, though
always with a note that [[https://www.them.us/story/trans-health-care-attacks-target-intersex-people-too][those restrictions aren't extended to intersex kids]], who
continue to be operated upon to make their bodies conform to a comfortable
binary.
anti-trans legislation across the majority of states in the country]]. These bills
are targeting trans youths by banning them from playing sports with their peers,
forbidding any discussion about gender or queer identities in their classrooms,
requiring that trusted teachers and other school staff out them to families, and
restricting and even outlawing their healthcare. Book bans have been sweeping
the nation, intent on removing anything they consider unpleasant or
uncomfortable, which has mostly amounted to anything discussing gender,
sexuality, or race. There is a /constant/ stream of vitriol flowing across
social media and news outlets sowing outrage by [[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/19/anti-trans-rhetoric-homophobia-trans-rights][recycling old homophobic
rhetoric]] as they label trans people as predators, anyone supporting us as
"groomers", and claim we're forcing children into life-altering surgeries. Trans
kids [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/04/22/transgender-child-sports-treatments/][do not get surgeries]], but laws are being pushed and passed banning them
anyway, though always with a note that [[https://www.them.us/story/trans-health-care-attacks-target-intersex-people-too][those restrictions aren't extended to
intersex kids]], who continue to be operated upon to make their bodies conform to
a comfortable binary.
Trans kids and trans adults alike, whether they're in states that are actively
arguing or passing these bills, [[https://www.thedailybeast.com/we-trans-people-will-never-surrender-but-fighting-bigots-is-exhausting?s=09&source=twitter&utm_source=pocket_mylist&via=desktop][are having to endure watching this all happen]].
@ -3145,7 +3145,7 @@ certainly didn't hide it, [[https://www.axios.com/dont-say-gay-bill-desantis-578
gender ideology"]] and [[https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2022/03/29/grooming-the-buzzword-in-lgbtq-school-debate-including-in-florida/][pointing at a large illustration from a transgender
author's childrens book]] just before signing the bill.
It's hard, as a trans person watching all of this, to see these kids, their
It's hard, as a trans person watching all of this, seeing these kids, their
parents, and ourselves under such constant and cruel attack. It's hard hearing
only the faintest mumors of "we've got your back" from the White House as the
Equality Act continues to languish, stalled in Congress. It is hard seeing so
@ -3157,8 +3157,8 @@ some trans folks do succeed, and celebrate them, but also see all the nastiness
directed at them in the media and in strangers' comments on social media. All of
this is so, so traumatizing.
Ours is a community molded by trauma, and by absence. Our history, vibrant as it
is, has been largely [[https://historycollection.com/16-remarkable-historical-figures-who-were-transgender/][hidden from us]] or [[https://www.teenvogue.com/story/lgbtq-institute-in-germany-was-burned-down-by-nazis][outright destroyed]]. Most of an entire
Ours is a community molded by trauma and loss. Our history, vibrant as it is,
has been largely [[https://historycollection.com/16-remarkable-historical-figures-who-were-transgender/][hidden from us]] or [[https://www.teenvogue.com/story/lgbtq-institute-in-germany-was-burned-down-by-nazis][outright destroyed]]. Nearly an entire
generation of queer people was [[https://read.dukeupress.edu/tsq/article/7/4/527/168493/Trans-in-a-Time-of-HIV-AIDS?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=j-TSQ_7-4_Feb2021][lost to hate and apathy during the AIDS epidemic]].
Many [[https://www.hrc.org/resources/fatal-violence-against-the-transgender-and-gender-non-conforming-community-in-2022][continue to be lost every year to violence]]. Mostly trans women of color,
losing their lives to hate in the rising tide of racism, misogyny, homophobia
@ -3172,14 +3172,13 @@ amazing thing. We've got greater resources and representation now than ever
before.
I do not believe that all of this hatred, all of these laws, any of it will win
out in the end. Trans people aren't going anywhere. Being trans is just a part
out in the end. Trans people aren't going anywhere; being trans is just a part
of being human. We have always been here, and we will continue to be. What I
fear isn't that trans people will be wiped off the earth, because it is
impossible to do that without wiping out humanity. What I do fear, though, is
how hard the struggle may remain for us to continue to just /live/. I feel for
these kids, terrified as they are that the world hates them. I feel for the
trans community, as we struggle with vastly different degrees of discrimination
and violence. It's a lot.
fear isn't that trans people will be wiped off the earth, because that's
impossible. What I do fear is how hard the struggle may remain for us to
continue to just /live/. I feel for these kids, terrified as they are that the
world hates them. I feel for the trans community, as we struggle with vastly
different degrees of discrimination and violence. It's a lot.
On this Transgender Day of Visibility, I feel it's important that we're not
merely seen, but seen fully. I hope that people will see our joy and our