Natalie Kitroeff

So, I mean, some of this happened before January for the inauguration.

And so, you know, I had fears about what might happen.

I knew they were attacking trans rights and I knew that they were going to go after them.

I think I just thought that certainly this isn't like they would protect our kids.

Things hadn't exactly been easy up until this point, but Ali's parents had figured out a way to make it work.

As soon as Trump came to office, he started following through on the promises he'd made during his campaign to limit access to treatment for trans youth.

Suddenly, not only did it feel harder than ever to get Allie treatment, her parents began to worry they may be targeted for pursuing it at all.

So they started to be much more cautious about everything.

The littlest things began to feel like a risk.

Now when she wanted to do a play date with somebody, I was very hesitant to let her go play with her friends.

I didn't know whose parents were safe.

I didn't trust the people in my neighborhood anymore.

I didn't tell anyone.

I was scared all the time.

So then it started getting to the point where like the safety that we felt on our street and our community no longer felt safe.

I didn't,

know who I could trust anymore.

We had to get blood work for her for one of her doctor's appointments.

And even my pediatrician was like, I don't know who you can go to.

So let's just go to this person and just tell them you want to get this blood work for another reason, but don't tell them what it's really for.