This is how a Virginia lawmaker responded to a proposed anti-trans student athlete bill in the state …
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00:00You're dealing with forcibly outing trans kids and you didn't even talk to the one person in
00:04this body who actually knows what it's like to be scared to death as a 13, 14 year old kid
00:10of anyone finding out that you're actually trans. You have no idea what you're doing.
00:16You have no idea the harm you're causing. This Virginia lawmaker made an emotional
00:21appeal against proposed legislation that would ban trans kids from playing sports
00:25and require school staff to out them to parents. We are dealing with dire consequences on a bill
00:31as reckless as this forcibly outing kids, regardless of the safety of their home,
00:36regardless of what's going to happen to them when they get home. You can say you think that
00:41every single parent is going to love that child. And I wish to God that was true. But if that was
00:47true, child protective services wouldn't exist in the first place. These kids are watching this
00:52right now all across the commonwealth. Do better for them.