The number of openly trans attorneys in Illinois increased exponentially. Judges received mandatory bias training. And Pritzker and Raoul, who came out full throatedly in support of trans rights, cruised to reelection in 2022. I voted for them both.

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A year after that, Illinois enacted for the first time a comprehensive ban on discrimination by judges and lawyers - not just on the basis of gender identity, but on race, national origin, pregnancy status, disability, and socioeconomic status too.

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The continued genital inspections were a small price to pay for having an ally in the governor's mansion, they said. A Republican would be worse for trans rights. And besides, I could stop being a lawyer and do something else. I refused to drop my suit. A year later, we won.

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In 2021, I sued the State of Illinois. I was sick of being misgendered and deadnamed by judges. I was sick of judges ordering me to present as male in their courtrooms. I was sick of judges demanding I show them my genitals. I was sick of clerks calling cases by my deadname and outing me in court.

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The critics are unhappy about WHAT Gen Z in the U.S. protests about and I think people should be clear about this.

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