"Over the past year, I've experienced a heightened sense of fear and instability as a transgender man living in an increasingly hostile political climate. Policies, rhetoric, and public discourse have contributed to real-world consequences for my safety and well-being. My husband and I ultimately made the difficult decision to leave my home state of West Virginia because it no longer felt safe for me to live openly and securely there."
"The ACLU filed in February after the president signed an executive order declaring that there were only two immutable genders: male and female. Afterward, Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered that all passport applications requesting an "X" gender marker be suspended, as well as any applications listing a person's gender identity rather than the sex they were assigned at birth."
A transgender man experienced increased fear and instability amid a hostile political climate, prompting relocation from West Virginia for safety. Federal actions limited gender recognition by suspending "X" passport markers and requiring sex assigned at birth on applications. The ACLU filed suit after an executive order declared only two immutable genders, and the individual is a named plaintiff in Orr v. Trump. Ongoing legal proceedings have underscored the vulnerability of trans people when protections are weakened, producing emotional exhaustion, anxiety, and tangible impacts on safety, well-being, and everyday life.
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