Deja Foxx

And in that moment, I asked why he, as this middle-aged white man, was making these decisions about me and my body.

Sure.

Even though he'd been dodging me and all these other activists who'd been outside of his office attempting to have a conversation with him.

Maija ja minä tapasimme Instagramissa Gen Z Girl Gangin jälkeen. Se on digitaalinen yhteisö, jonka olin luotettava 2019 koulutuksessani. Olemme olleet yrittäneet uudistaa sisäisyyttä digitaalisissa aloissa. Vuonna 2021 emme olleet yhdessä todellisessa elämässä. Mutta kun minä tarvitsin hänet, hän oli siellä. Hän antoi minulle tekstin, elokuvan. Jos olen todellinen sinulle, anna minulle sinun palvelut.

And he, the politician he was—

told me that he supports policies that support the American dream.

And I asked him why he would deny me the American dream, right, as birth control is helping me to be successful, go on to higher education.

And overnight, that video went viral.

Millions of people saw it.

And my life went from private to public.

And I experienced what it meant to come of age in the public eye.

Yeah, yeah.

Right?

I was 16 years old.

I turned 17 a few days later.

I'm 25 now.

She went in and deleted hateful comments and DMs before I could ever even see them, knowing that otherwise I would be forced to open, experience and clear each and every one alone. We deserve respect for our rights, privacy and safety by design, not as an afterthought.

I've been counted out more times than—

than I can count, right?

In this most recent election, you know, I announced a bid for Congress.