Note of the editors: Since 2022, more than 2,400 accounts Trying to shake up on trans -rights has been introduced in the United States, in both Capitols and Washington. Some of these legislative efforts are intended to limit the access of Trans People to medical Or bathrooms and other public spaces. Others force schools to Ignore the gender identity of their students Or Bar Trans -Athletes from sports teams. In June 2025, which is a proud month in the US, the Supreme Court gave these anti-translets legal legal support which means that a ban on gender -confirming care for minors can come into effect in Tennessee. Experts expect the decision of the court in United States v. Skrmetti will increase future legal and regulatory attacks on the trans -community.
Many anti-translets, such as the prohibition on gender confirmation of Tennessee, focus on children and adolescents. However, news reports about this problem can often concentrate young voices in the middle. This summer, Rewire News Group Work together with the site for sex education of the youth Scarlet To take first -hand accounts from Trans Kids, their parents and others in their support systems about how they do it at this political moment. This is the last letter in our 2025 Transmissives series.
Note: The correspondence in our transmissives collection has only been edited for punctuation, not to change the author’s content or voice. Identifying information is edited for privacy.
‘I like singing, dancing and models’
I am just a young girl who loves life. I like to play basketball with my father and get my nails done with my mother. I like to play video games with my brothers and do art projects with my sister. I like singing, dancing and model. I like to be the center of attention and I have to be in a NOH8 PSA last summer. I’m pretty great.
My family and school have been so supportive about who I am. There were a few children who were in common, but I just ask them why they were obsessed with me. My second teacher is the best. She didn’t let anyone use my old name or say that I am not a girl. I love school because I get to see my friends. Art and PE are my favorite lessons.
I really want people to know that there is nothing wrong with trans. We can all decide who we want to be, and I just want to be myself. I think we should all want to be ourselves and not who other people think we should be.
Signed,
Julia, Arizona (she/her)
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