situation in Connecticut where two transgender athletes were winning races in girls high school track. Cause, effect. It wasn't pleasant, but it was at least a response to stimulus.
Now, though, there's nothing to point to. No stand-out athletes in most of the states banning transgender girls from sports.
No overwhelming wave of children seeking gender-affirming surgery. Nothing. Well, there is one thing: us—our mere existence as transgender people.In the 1980s, transsexuals were a background presence.
They appeared on daytime talk shows, and occasionally were the subject of late-night stand-up. They haunted the end hours, the adult spaces.