Natalie Kitroeff
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My wife cried a bunch this morning because we're going to do a big farewell party this afternoon and do a little country boil and say our goodbyes.
From The New York Times, I'm Natalie Kitrow.
Since coming into office, President Trump has thrown the full weight of the federal government behind denying the very idea of transgender identity and pushing to prevent trans minors from getting gender-affirming medical treatments.
In the middle of all that are families scrambling to figure out how to best support their children without becoming targets of the government.
Today, we talk to one of those families.
It's Friday, November 21st.
I'm guessing that their house is this one with the trans flag.
A few months ago, we went to Connecticut to visit the dad who'd reached out to us.
He and his wife greeted us at the door and showed us to their living room.
They asked us not to use their names because they were afraid of being targeted.
They said they never expected to find themselves living in Connecticut.
They both grew up in South Carolina, both raised in church every Sunday kind of families.
While they were in college, they ended up at the same conference.
He came in late and joined my group.