So, not that anyone probably cares, but I’ve been gone a while, and a lot has happened in the world since then. Among those things is the targeted effort of the right wing to turn transgender people into the boogeyman of this election cycle.

I work in politics in a state where two “bathroom bills” have been proposed. Of course, these target kids — especially teenagers — who are already more likely to be struggling with bullying in school. Isn’t it amazing that these pro-bullying bills authored by adults specifically pick on kids? But how like a bully to not pick on someone their own size.

Whatever I’ve said before on transgender issues be damned — this trend is vile and must be stopped. I can’t sit by quietly while grown-ups pick on kids who are already marginalized. I’m proud to play a role (however small) in fighting back against these proposals. They have to be defeated.

I know there’s been bad blood between communities, between parts of the radfem and parts of the transgender communities. I’m not interested in that now. There comes a time that what unites is more important than what divides, and in this case, we’ve got one hell of a common enemy.

To be honest, I don’t think my mind will change on everything. That’s OK, and this is not the time to hash it out. There’s a lot of places we can disagree, but on this one important matter, there has to be unity.

Like I said, it’s been months since I was active here, and maybe a lot of people have come around to this already, or maybe I just said the most unpopular thing ever, or more likely, it’s something in between. Go easy on me, I come in peace.