On Election Day in 2016, Henry Seaton, a transgender man who was then 18, showed up to his local polling place in a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee, to vote for the first time. Seaton showed his state ID. But the poll worker gave him a confused look and called over another poll worker to look at Seaton’s identification. Then, in front of the Nazarene church where he was supposed to vote, the poll workers asked him about what they saw as a discrepancy between his ID and his appearance. Seaton, who is now 24, said, “I had to out myself as transgender.” He had legally changed his name at the time, but the gender marker on his Tennessee ID still said “female.” With early voting for next week’s election underway in many states, Seaton is unlikely to be alone in his experience. While trans people may face barriers to voting in dozens of states, Tennessee is one of eight where they could face particularly challenging obstacles at the polls this month because of both strict voter ID laws and a simmering culture war, in which transgender people have been thrust to the forefront. As per ACLU, this year alone, more than 160 state bills to restrict trans rights have been proposed across the country. #transrights
This Election Will Cancel Up To 200,000 Votes Because Of Trans Face Voting Restrictions
- Gregg Shapiro
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