An informative piece by a trans Texan for the Texas Observer, borrowing their choice of quote:

”Trans people are not a threat. We just want to exist and be left alone. Our dignity cannot be taken. But the #Texas Legislature is in danger of trading away its own.”

From April Maria Ortiz in 2023: Coming out in small town Texas ... texasobserver.org/i-am-a-trans…

#trans #LGBTQIA+ #transphobia #Uvalde #TXlege #politics #USpol #TDOV #TransDayOfVisibility #news #culture

Link to post:

hachyderm.io/@TexasObserver@te…

I Am a Trans Texan - The Texas Observer

A state resident ties the current gender panic to fascist politics through the lens of their own experience.

^{April Maria Ortiz (The Texas Observer)}