I resigned this spring as a Democratic district leader in Westchester. I had to, since my husband and I made the unusual decision to return to the city long before our kids fled the nest—the local schools weren’t safe for our trans 11-year-old. But, more importantly, I resigned because I am as disappointed in the Democratic Party as I am disillusioned by our experience in a solidly blue suburb.

In the 2024 election, President Trump and his supporters spent an astounding $222 million on anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ advertising, weaponizing transphobia with ads like “Kamala Harris is for they/them. Donald Trump is for you,” and making “transgender ideology” their primary wedge issue. The way they villainized my son and his community terrified me—and inspired me to canvass for the New York Equ

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