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This is the best summary I could come up with:
Aden Polydoros spent more than a decade living in Arizona as a transgender man until, he says, a transphobic experience in the summer of 2022 prompted him to move to Canada.
They see allegations of "indoctrination" as thinly veiled transphobia, in part because they echo homophobic arguments used in past decades against lesbians and gay men.
And, now, with restrictive national legislation being tabled on topics like gender-affirming care, transgender people in the military and teaching about gender identity in schools, Reed says more Americans may look for refuge abroad.
While the protests are largely focused on education β because of the alleged peril to children β advocates say they contribute to a broader feeling that transphobia in Canada is becoming more prominent.
Kimberly Shappley's family fled Texas for Connecticut in 2022, after the state governor signed an executive order that would prosecute parents of trans children for abuse if they affirmed the child's gender.
She's considered Ireland and New Zealand, but it's an expensive move to make for a single mother β and advocates say there are no guarantees transgender rights will continue to be protected.
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