“…The Centre Daily Times spoke with several members of the transgender community and parents with transgender children, all of whom expressed fear, concern and anger over the executive orders and the tone of political leaders. Three spoke on the condition of anonymity because they feared targeted harassment or worse. Two public figures opted to speak openly. ‘There is a profound fear that is running through every corner of daily life for myself and for my trans siblings across the country,’ Michel Lee Garrett said. ‘The policies being put in place are fundamentally grounded in the denial of our existence and the denial of our right to exist.’”