Teen Vogue’s interview with Vivian Jenna Wilson →
source: teenvogue.comElla Yurman, writing for Teen Vogue:
Wilson’s vibrant life, full of possibility, underscores the lifesaving power of gender-affirming care for young people. As a child, Wilson struggled through gender dysphoria and the attendant mental health issues it often causes. She’s horrified by the wave of anti-trans legislation targeting young people like her. In the US, her peers are being demonized by the right, and are left undefended by Democrats. One of Trump’s first executive orders upon retaking office attempted to bar federal funding for health care providers that perform gender-affirming care for young people under 19; multiple federal judges have blocked the order from taking effect for now.
Wilson is compelled to speak out on trans issues, saying, “I don’t feel like people realize that being trans is not a choice.”
She continues, “Obviously, it’s not just trans people that are affected by the current administration,” and mentions “marginalized groups such as undocumented immigrants and people of color. [I’m] really trying to do more advocacy on that front, since the current administration has kind of been like a wrecking ball in that regard.”
Eloquently put by a 20-year-old who understands, and lives these issues.