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Trans teacher in Texas resigns after online attacks: ‘I’m heartbroken’ (www.theguardian.com)

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A trans teacher at a Texas high school has resigned after becoming the target of conservative backlash and online attacks.

Rosie Sandri came out as a trans woman about seven months ago. Her colleagues at Red Oak high school and the Red Oak independent school district were very supportive, she recalled to NBC News.

Sandri posted videos speaking about her life as a trans woman and teacher on TikTok. Last week, the rightwing social media account Libs of TikTok posted one of Sandri’s TikTok videos in which she talks about “gender euphoria”.

“They call me ma’am. They call me miss. They use my correct pronouns and know my correct name, and it is incredibly affirming,” she said in the TikTok video describing her positive experiences with her students.

In the post, Libs of TikTok deadnamed and also misgendered her.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

There was no "be fired" option. They couldn't fire her for her gender, but they had to get rid of her or face possible retaliation from the representative or a school shooting or other attack from extremists.