20/05/2025
You Tried to Erase Trans People. Instead You Put Them in Front of Your Children
You tried to make trans people disappear. You passed laws. You banned them from bathrooms. You said it was to protect children. You didn’t protect anyone. You put trans people right in front of the very children you claim to be shielding.
Let’s talk about what happens when a trans woman walks into the men’s room. Because your law says she has to. A full-grown woman. Walking past urinals. Into a room full of men and boys. Looking every inch like the woman she is.
Now imagine your son is there. A child. Standing by the sink. He sees her. He knows something doesn’t make sense. He knows she isn’t supposed to be there. Not because she’s dangerous but because she’s being punished for existing.
What are you going to do when your little boy tugs your sleeve and says, “Why is that lady in here, Daddy?”
What if he says, “I think I’m a girl too”? Or your daughter sees a Trans man in the ladies and tells her mother “I think I’m a boy”
What will you say when your child sees truth in someone you tried to erase?
This is the mess you created. You didn’t stop children from learning about trans people. You made it impossible for them not to. You shoved trans people into the wrong rooms. You put them on display. You made them visible. You handed children a front-row seat.
You forced trans men into women’s bathrooms. Bearded. Broad. Post-surgery. Looking exactly like any other man. You made women and girls afraid in their own spaces. You told them they were being protected while walking men into their changing rooms.
You turned toilets into battlegrounds. You made every trip to the bathroom a public humiliation. You’ve made cisgender women uncomfortable. You’ve made trans people unsafe. You’ve made children confused and curious. You’ve opened doors that cannot be shut.
Now you’re going to have to deal with the fallout.
Your son is going to start asking questions. Your daughter is going to notice. The next generation will see the cruelty for what it is. Some of them will see themselves in it. Some will realise exactly what they are. You’ve made sure of it.
If you’re afraid your child might be trans, you are the one putting that realisation in their path. Not drag queens. Not teachers. Not books. You.
You didn’t protect them. You showed them what injustice looks like. You forced trans people into the wrong rooms and taught kids that it’s normal to treat people like that. You handed them a live demonstration. Now you’re upset they understood it.
You want to control what they see. You want to erase trans people from public life. But every law you pass forces them into public view. You created the scene. You forced the confrontation. You made it happen. So what will you say when your own child turns to you and asks why?
What will you say when your child realises the person being punished is the one who looks most like who they are becoming?
What will you do when you are the one who put that realisation in their hands?
You didn’t erase anyone. You made them undeniable. You made them unforgettable. You made sure they couldn’t be ignored.
Now your child has seen it. What happens next is on you.
