Montana legislature.... what are you thinking? Well, it's clear you're not thinking. You have elected to attempt to tell people who they are, and who they are not. But you took it an ugly step further by kicking Zooey out of proceedings, thus denying her constituents their representation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/zooey-zephyr-montana-transgender-lawmaker-silenced/
Here's the gist, as I see it: patriarchy and ignorance are on the run...and those who traffic in either know it. They're losing their grip on power...and they know it. As is commonplace with the small-minded, unimaginative, and ignorant- they are resorting to playing dirty.
This proud mom of a stunningly beautiful soul that is my beloved daughter, who happens to be a trans woman, has mentored many students who are trans and are seeking port in a wildly chaotic storm. Please know so many of us are in your corners. While politicians want to pretend "woke" is a four letter word, most of us know that welcoming all to the table with genuine love and respect in our hearts is the highest calling.
I have to believe this violent resistance to acceptance on the parts of the ignorant is what it portends to be- the final cries of a movement in its death throes. Stay strong, hang tough, and try to remember there are a huge number of us who see you, who believe in you, who will fight for you and stand up for you.
You are beautiful, no matter what they say...words can't bring you down...tomorrow we might wake on the other side- Christine Aguilera
With affection,
The Author
