As more Republican states target trans youth, a group of parents meet to push back on discriminatory legislation, share stories and celebrate
, according to HRC. Most of them target transgender children, a demographic not even old enough to vote against the politicians setting policy.
, speaks about how he sacrificed to become a naturalized citizen so that his kids could have freedoms that he didn’t have before becoming a citizen.Photograph: Cassidy Araiza/The Guardian Initially they were met with resistance from some family and friends. A close friend of hers warned against telling anyone about her son’s gender identity, for fear of Child Protective Services being called on the family. It took eight months for Lizette to find a support group to help start working through it all. Thankfully, her son’s school was supportive and had experience with other trans children, wiping a big worry out of Lizette’s mind.
Chukumba said that it was often easier to take the kids to Osh Kosh B’Gosh and buy them all T-shirts and slacks, including his trans son before he transitioned. As a result Chukumba would find himself correcting strangers who often perceived all of his kids were boys. His trans son later told him that he didn’t mind being called one of the boys.
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