Identities

Trump’s Trans Attacks Are Exhausting. But He Won’t Erase Us.

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The Trump administration’s desire to erase trans identities has been revealed. In response, trans people, like the author, feel under attack but also stronger together.

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Transgender people are tired. I am tired.

Most days after work, I walk by the water. From my favorite overlook, you can watch the cargo ships pass each other under the spotlight of the setting sun.

On Monday, though, my specific corner of the Pacific Northwest was blanketed in fog, obscuring the...

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