“Our lawmakers, they are trying to eradicate us. We’ve made so much progress in the last 10-20 years, but they want to push that back — the threat is pretty overwhelming.”
On May 27, young trans people were among the crowd of 250 gathered in Baton Rouge for a march and rally organized byto urge Gov. John Bel Edwards to use his veto power against the bills if necessary. At a May 11 press conference, the governor called the bills unnecessary and expressed concern that passing them could increase suicidal ideation among trans youth.
“Whenever I was testifying at the Capitol against anti-trans legislation, there were several representatives that wouldn’t even look at us. Any time a trans person spoke, they wouldn’t look at us. They’d already decided.”The new threats to trans youth expand upon an already discriminatory landscape in Louisiana that adds hardship and precarity on top of the rejection. Lawmakers have, and DiMarco has suffered the consequences.
“I spent so long convincing myself that it wasn’t true because I am so accepting and loving of other people that it’s hard for me to think they’d do something so wrong to hurt me,” he said. He didn’t attend commencement because he feared he’d be called by his dead name, which would bring a “shock of shame.” He’s most proud of their school-based protests, because the walkouts were “a huge step in bringing the protests to people.”“We’ve been kicked out of our parents’ houses. We don’t have a car, like we’re living day to day. We can’t always make it out to the capitol,” Jésus said.
She explained it makes it more difficult for queer people to recover, who at the same time are disproportionately“You face all of these obstacles trying to better yourself, trying to better your life,” she lamented. “It’s tragic.”Both Jésus and Katie Rose see the 12-step principle of “amends” as a bedrock political concept and wish their lawmakers would take it to heart and stop harming trans kids.
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