As I sit down to write my last column of 2023, it occurs to me that much of my work this year has focused on the high stakes of the US presidential election coming up in 2024.
I’ve emphasised that democracy, human rights, and the rule of law are on the ballot in 2024. And now, even the corporate, authoritarianism-enabling American legacy media are increasingly unable to ignore Donald Trump’s evident dictatorial aspirations and fascist attitudes.
While I’m glad the legacy media’s gatekeepers have finally decided to state these obvious facts, I worry about their lack of regard for how devastating a Republican victory in 2024 will be for members of particular marginalised groups, with transgender Americans like myself among the most at risk.
