My bio overlaps with those sponsoring anti-LGBTQ bills
One of the things that struck me in reading bios of Missouri lawmakers sponsoring bills targeted against LGBTQ people is how neatly my own biography could fit among theirs.
What to watch for when evaluating a town hall about trans issues
As a community organization, APS may feel that it’s in their rights to put on a panel discussing transgender issues, but until they take the responsibility of putting in the work to get to know LGBTQ people and issues, it will be difficult for people in LGBTQ circles to trust them.
Some stories of trans life
My father read books when he wanted to understand things, and I do as well. Also, life has presented me with some stories as well.
A victory for civil dialogue: American Public Square postposes their panel, “Exploring Gender and Identities”
American Public Square (APS) was planning to hold a panel discussion of trans rights. Today, I am glad to see that the event was postponed. While I am glad that it has been postponed, I will be happier when it has been canceled. It was a bad panel and the timing couldn’t be worse, immersed as we are in a moral panic about trans people.
Some context for the upcoming discussion of trans rights, presented by American Public Square
The scope of American Public Square's panel on "Gender and Identity" is balancing rights of trans people with protecting women and children in the context of anti-trans laws in Missouri and Kansas. This scope is bad because it pits trans rights against the needs of women and children. We need to go deeper.