In red California, LGTBQ people still feel under threat. ‘There’s no safe place anywhere’
The LGTBQ community in the San Joaquin Valley has been under threat for years.
Like the rest of California, the state has come so far since its transgender bathroom controversy. And that’s a step in the right direction. But it’s a small one, and there’s still a long way to go.
“I want to live in a place where I feel safe. I am not afraid to go outside of my house. I am not afraid to walk down the street, and I don’t feel safe being out when a person of the opposite gender comes up to me,” said 24-year-old transgender woman Kaila C.
“But it is still not safe enough in certain areas, and that’s why I feel like it’s something that needs to be fixed.
“I would feel safer if the area of our town where we live had more transgender people. I think it’s great that they are represented, but I think we as a community need more people out there, not only those who identify as transgender, but everyone who does the same.”
Cameo at a rally for North Carolina’s voter ID laws. Photo: Jennifer Simonson/AP Photo/The Washington Post
Cameo at a rally for North Carolina’s voter ID laws. Photo: Jennifer Simonson/AP Photo/The Washington Post
Cameo at a rally for North Carolina’s voter ID laws. Photo: Jennifer Simonson/AP Photo/The Washington Post
Cameo at a rally for North Carolina’s voter ID laws. Photo: Jennifer Simonson/AP Photo/The Washington Post
Cameo at a rally for North Carolina’s voter ID laws. Photo: Jennifer Simonson/AP Photo/The Washington Post
Cameo at a rally for North Carolina’s voter ID laws. Photo: Jennifer Simonson/AP Photo/The Washington Post
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