ike Hixenbaugh had been a journalist for years, reporting on a variety of topics ranging from education policy to healthcare, the military and other subjects, when one day he discovered a potential story literally in his front yard. It was the summer of 2020, and in response to a local Facebook thread spreading false information about antifa operating in his neighborhood, Hixenbaugh and his wife, who is Black, put up a Black Lives Matter lawn sign in their front yard.
One case that he looks at in detail is that of Em Ramser, who in January 2021 was a 25-year-old, teaching in her first year at Grapevine High School. Prior to writing his book, Hixenbaugh reported on Ramser’s story in great detail, and he came to know her well. “As a queer person who grew up in a community where she was not validated,” he told me, “she wanted to create a classroom that was welcoming.
Ren’s father, who lives in Oregon, was eventually granted custody of his daughter, who eventually began a gender transition via hormone replacement therapy, and according to reports is now living happily as a young woman.
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