This mainstream news report on young people who regard themselves as "trans" in Missouri is rough because it offers an important view of how this community of often vulnerable families copes with their own probs whilst not getting a lot of compassion from their neighbors on either side of the aisle.
Even worse . . .
This quote stands out amid campaign 2024 reality and hopefully demonstrates the difference betwixt real life vs. political advocacy . . .
"On the Democratic side, candidates defend trans rights, but it feels fragile, she said.
" 'The Democrats in Missouri are our allies, they’re the best support we have in the chamber, but there’s an anxiety they won’t always be that way. When sh*t hits the fan, they’ll say, is it worse to be out of office and standing on your morals, or is better to just throw a little bit to the fire? But the thing they’re throwing to the fire are my friends and family.' "
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
'Legislators don't see me as human': Missouri trans youth fight to survive anti-LGBTQ+ bills
GOP lawmakers have made the state hostile for trans youth. These teens and their parents vow to 'assert themselves'
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