"I'm not a divisive concept. I'm a teenage girl who wants to graduate from high school, go to college, get a job and live my life"
Right-wing media’s campaign against children’s hospitals is making it harder for trans people to access lifesaving medical care
“Throughout this whole process, DPHHS has shown clear disdain for the courts, the will of the people, and especially transgender Montanans"
"A trans youth who is not openly out to family effectively would be forcibly outed which would cause serious harm in most cases"
"Forcing anyone to carry documents that contradict their identity is unconstitutional and marks transgender people for further mistreatment"
The threats of violence came after social media posts by the anti-LGBTQ+ Libs Of TikTok and far-right media outlet Blaze TV
The rule puts Montana among the strictest states in the U.S. effectively bars trans people from changing the sex on their birth certificates
Cole has become the poster child for far-right politicians and religious conservatives working to ban these lifesaving medical treatments
“It tells us that we have a lot more work to do, I think even in a progressive state such as California, there is still underlined...
“This kind of hostile school climate puts trans youth at greater risk of harassment, mental health challenges or discrimination"
