“We’re Going to Do Whatever It Takes to Keep Her Safe” – Mother Jones

How families are fighting to survive Trump's war on transgender kids

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Bluesky Email Comments Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily . On Susan’s birthday five years ago, her 10-year-old slid a note under her door. Today, she can recite it from memory: “Hey Mom, I wanted to ask, when you talk about me in the future, if you could use he/him or they/them pronouns because she/her pronouns make me really uncomfortable.” Then, “Happy Birthday.” Susan, the mother of two kids in Connecticut, remembers letting out a deep breath. She had been deeply worri

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