New at The Barbed Wire: In theory, being #transgender shouldn’t matter when it comes to #voting. But when it comes to transgender rights in #Texas, things often don’t go the way they should.
“The way that it’s supposed to work is that no one is supposed to be denied the opportunity to vote based on their appearance,” Ash Hall told The Barbed Wire by phone.
As a policy and advocacy strategist on #LGBTQ+ rights at the ACLU of Texas, it’s Hall’s job to track and oppose attacks on the rights of queer and trans folks in our state, and they’re closely watching the primaries and upcoming #midterms for any signs of trouble.
Primary Election Day is Tuesday. And nonprofits that protect LGBTQ+ rights in our state are monitoring what’s playing out at polling locations. The ACLU of Texas is part of a coalition of hundreds of organizations that operate the national election protection hotline, 866-OUR-VOTE. One major area of concern for Hall is what could happen when a person’s gender presentation clearly doesn’t match the gender marker on their identification.
“Since Texas has made it impossible to change the gender marker on a lot of the ID options that people use to vote, there’s a chance that people are going to face questions from election officials or, in worst case scenarios, harassment and pushback on whether or not they should be allowed to vote,” Hall said.
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