Show-Me Trans 'Refugees' Amid Crackdown

Before we get started . . . Fun fact . . . 

Did you know Converse released a trans Chuck Taylor?!? 

From our vantage, that's just interesting . . . AND, sadly, those might just be walking shoes at this point. 

Back to the story . . .

Family testimony claims a retreat from the Show-Me State following recent Republican power moves.

Like it or not, the trend is garnering nationwide headlines . . .

“I never thought we’d have to be refugees in the United States, but now we’re being forced out,”

So far this year, Missouri lawmakers have introduced 48 bills targeting LGBTQ rights -- with nearly half of those restricting trans rights, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Raising a trans kid in Missouri has become a 'dystopian nightmare' for families

When Kyle Freels got off work Tuesday, he and his wife, Rene, drove from their home in Missouri across the Mississippi River to look at neighborhoods in Illinois. They also picked up three months' worth of estrogen for their daughter, Chelsea, who is transgender. The Freels are preparing to potentially leave St.