Trans people have a long history in Appalachia -- but politicians prefer to ignore it
- Written by: G. Samantha Rosenthal, Associate Professor of History, Roanoke College
Parents and activists who support transgender rights rally before a school board meeting on Aug. 10, 2021, in Ashburn, Virginia.Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesIn recent public debate throughout the South, transness – the fact of being transgender – is framed as a kind of new social contagion.
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