(thread continues here: https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver/111670030375154017 )
"It strikes me, and may strike you, as a bit crazy to come out as #transgender in an essay like this. I’m publicly revealing myself to be a member of a marginalized community in the midst of a moral panic targeting our very existence."
April Ortiz shared her journey with us, in one of the best articles we published this year:
https://www.texasobserver.org/i-am-a-trans-texan?utm_campaign=mastodon
#BestOf2023 #essays #LGBTQIA+ #culture #ComingOut #transphobia #rural #Texas
I urge people to realize, we are not in the midst of a moral panic.
Charlie is now the given name more often of girls than boys. Gender neutral names are MORE WIDELY USED in red states than blue states.
What we have is a political group being paid to take power in any way they can, and they have nothing to offer, so they are trying hate and chaos.
Its not working
Their biggest power is the fear they might be powerful
There are thugs, risk is real, but fake, money for chaos.