The federal government is spending a quarter of a million taxpayer dollars to celebrate “transrural” Americans — older people who live in rural areas and identify as transgender.
The National Endowment for the Humanities granted $247,000 for “The TransRural Lives Project,” a “digital storytelling project exploring and celebrating the lives of transgender older adults who live in or have strong ties to rural areas and small towns in the Pacific Northwest.” The program is run by professors from Central Washington University in conjunction with Helen House, an organization that operates out of a residential home and invites children as young as 13 to meetups.
“Helen House gives power to, and validates, SOGIE youth and young adults ages 13 to 24, fostering self-exploration, self-expression, and self-acceptance,” the organization’s website reads.
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