“This is proof of what we have told lawmakers time and again: When you use dehumanizing language to describe #trans people, people stop treating trans people like they are humans. It is insane that anyone should have to say, ‘Don’t beat up trans people.’”

“This state has become a tinderbox, and it is time for cisgender Texans to place our bodies between our trans neighbors and harm.” - - Brad Pritchett, Equality #Texashttps://austinfreepress.org/barton-stings/

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