Luna, 14, and their family say they have no other option than to leave Texas.
鈥淭here鈥檚 not really any other way to progress forward,鈥� Luna told The Texas Newsroom as she was helping their parents pack boxes of clothes and other household items. 鈥淭hey clearly want us out, or dead. So, I鈥檇 rather be out than dead.鈥�
Luna, who is using a pseudonym because she fears for their safety, is transgender.
鈥淲ell, I used to be a boy 鈥� kind of,鈥� Luna said. 鈥淚 was never very good at it.鈥�
She came out to their parents in 2021. She remembers being in a different room than them.
鈥淚 called across the house, 鈥楬ey Mom, Dad! Do you think it鈥檇 be cool if I start using she/her pronouns?' And they were like 鈥極K!鈥�" recalled Luna, who later started using she/they pronouns.
But now, Luna and their family say they are not OK after the Texas Legislature passed a measure earlier this year .
So, they are moving.
Other families are staying , a state they no longer consider welcoming for their family.
Hear more from Luna and other families of transgender youth in Texas in the audio player above. Note: Some of the names used by the people we spoke with are not their real names 鈥� some of the families say they fear retaliation from the state of Texas.
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