"We Can Always Tell": The Political Misdirect Underpinning Anti-Queer Policy

When I was around six, there was a school bazaar on a beautiful sunny day, and many kids were playing on the hill together, while parents circulated nearby. I was one of those kids: wearing my beloved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles t-shirt, with a short home haircut. Suddenly, an adult grabbed and shook me, yelling at me for running off.

Only, I wasn’t her…