Augusta County teen on gender identity: ‘I’m not ashamed of being trans’ [Video]

There has been a war brewing for some time in local, state and national politics related to LGBTQ+, and particularly transgender students and what rights they have while they pursue their education.

Former President Donald Trump, who has pledged to dismantle any progress by the current administration related to the LGBTQ+ community, has set the stage for a battle on queer rights as he attempts a return to the White House.

“But, uh, the transgender thing is an incredible thing,” Trump said this week at a Moms for Liberty event. “Your kid goes to school and comes home a few days later with an operation. The school decides what’s going to happen with your child, and you, many of these childs 15 years later say, ‘What the hell happened? Who did this to me?’”

Trump’s statement is a gross misrepresentation of the truth behind the challenging decisions that families and children in the nation, in the state, and even in Augusta County, face when it comes to gender identity.

“It frustrates me when people say being gay or trans is a choice, because I would not choose this. If someone said I could choose to be cis or straight, I would choose it in an instant, because it would be easier,” said Noah Cash, a 15-year-old Augusta County teen who came out when he was in sixth grade, when he was 11 years old.

“I’m not ashamed of being trans. It’s a part of who I am, and it’s my life. But if I could change it, I most definitely would. I wish people would understand that I just want to be comfortable.”

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