I wrote this bit in a reply last night, but it’s worth restating. We have a lot to celebrate in the US today, but standing up for trans kids isn’t one of them. To add context, While Washington and Colorado’s initiatives that affect trans kids are still too close to call, three of the four aren’t looking good. Given how far we moved to the left yesterday, and how blue these states are, it’s a clear sign that we have a really long way to go still toward considering all people equal, no more clearly than the population with absolute least personal autonomy. Even if they do all go the right way at the last minute, the fact that it’s even so close is a striking disappointment. As a native Coloradan who had to leave home to become who I am openly (for non-legal reasons), it’s a pretty big gut punch to my otherwise renewed sense of hope. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/11/the-blue-wave-delivered-mixed-results-for-anti-trans-ballot-initiatives/