What If They Only Came For Trans People?

A country that has pushed one group out of its political community will eventually push out others. The Trump administration’s barrage of attacks on trans people can seem haphazard, but as elements of a denationalization project, they fall into place…The message, consistent and unrelenting, is that trans people are a threat to the nation. The subtext is that we are not of this nation…The reason you should care about this is not that it could happen to you but that it is already happening to others.

— “The Hidden Motive Behind Trump’s Attack on Trans People,” M. Gessen, The New York Times

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