‘For trans youth and their loved ones, this November’s presidential election will be the most consequential in history,’ writes Nico Lang.
Serenity Johnson attends a rally in support of trans youth in schools on June 26, 2023, outside the Fayette County Public Schools central office in Lexington, Ky.
or trans youth and their loved ones, this November’s presidential election will be the most consequential in history. The very real dangers of a Trump presidency are what led me to spend nearly a year traveling the U.S. to talk with trans youth and their families on what everyday life looks like for them. Ultimately, I spoke to seven families of trans youth in seven different states — which ended up becoming a book,— and what became clear to me is that trans children often have little in common with each other except for the desire for their elected leaders to let them live in peace.
In the hundreds of hours of interviews I conducted, trans youth voiced a common sentiment: They feel as if their childhoods were stolen from them. All they want is the ability to hang out with their friends, play video games, and go to the mall without worrying that their rights might be taken away. But it’s exactly what conservative politicians themselves have denied them.Growing up in the shadow of anti-trans legislation, to put it lightly, is no one’s ideal of an adolescence.
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