Ashley Smith makes a great point with her photo with Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Ana Kasparian and Brett Erlich, the hosts of The Young Turks, tell you how she trolled the governor. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. https://tytnetwork.com/join/
“A transgender woman’s photo with anti-trans Texas Governor Greg Abbott has gone viral after the politician posed without realizing the woman accompanying him in the photo identifies as trans.
Ashley Smith shared the photo on Facebook on Monday with the caption “How will the Potty Police know I’m transgender if the Governor doesn’t?” and the hashtag #BathroomBuddy. The photo went viral, amassing thousands of likes and shares.
The hashtag is a nod to Texas’ ongoing debate about whether to force trans people to use the bathroom that corresponds with the gender they were assigned at birth rather than the gender they identify as ― a measure Abbot supports.
According to the San Antonio-Express News, Smith snapped the photo after a speech announcing the governor’s intention to run for a second term.
“I did not think [shouting] would work, or that I would be heard and was more interested in the getting the photograph and not getting thrown out,” Smith, an LGBTQ activist, said.
Texas’ controversial “Bathroom Bill” mirrors a number of other pieces of transphobic legislation that have popped up in several states over the last several years, including North Carolina’s infamous House Bill 2.”
Read more here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trans-woma…
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