The film spotlights a Texas family seeking normalcy amid transphobic policies.
perfectly captures the bizarre double existence of families with transgender children in Texas. While visiting a bookstore event showcasing children’s books with LGBT themes, the Briggle family of Denton is smiling, engaged, quiet, happy. Outside, a mob of shrill, hateful voices screams about groomers and child abusers.
“I reached out with my support and encouraged her to document everything that was happening,” says Selvaratnam. “I like to shine a light on subjects that would otherwise go unnoticed. I told Amber, ‘You are making a difference.’” Paxton is noticeably absent from the story, as is the fact that this anti-LGBT backlash is almost exclusively driven by the Texas GOP. Selvaratnam made a conscious effort to omit this fact, hoping that it would keep otherwise sympathetic people from tuning out of the story.
“ a lot of positive things that came out of the dinner,” she continues. “We got more amplification. We didn’t change his mind, but a lot of together people turned on Ken Paxton. He is just one man that works for us, and we collectively have more power than him and the douchecanoes in Austin.”
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