Say It to My Face! I Met With Evangelicals Who Oppose Trans Rights

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4. Keep telling the stories

That's what gained supporters and adherents in the 1990s and 2000s for gay rights and same sex marriage. When the enemy has a name, a face, a voice, it's harder to demonize them.

In the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, a documentary was circulating, showing everyday life in Baghdad, Tikrit and other major population and cultural centers. People were shown shopping in supermarkets, talking in sidewalk cafes, flying kites and generally doing what Iraqis have done for generations. The major media blacklisted the film, because it was clear the United States was going to invade Iraq, and the narrative that was going to be all about weapons of mass destruction, rape rooms, and other lurid atrocities.

Was the young mother in the excerpt concerned about public restrooms two months ago? She was not. Now she's in tears, worried about her 10-year-old daughter. Her worries are baseless, but she doesn't know that. We have to go through Transgender 101. We'll prevail, because as always this fight will not be over until we say it's over, and we say it isn't over until we win. Again.