First They Came...

And I did not speak...

First they came for the transgender kids 

And I did not speak out

Because I was no longer a kid

Next they outlawed transgender counseling

And I did not speak out

Because I did not need counseling

Then they outlawed all gender-affirming care

And I did not speak out

Because I did not need gender-affirming care

Then they outlawed cross gender presentation 

And I did not speak out

Because I did not go out in public 

Then they came for me

And there was no one left

To speak out for me.

Rhonda Williams 

My adaptation of a poem by Martin Niemöller written in May 1952

Read about Martin Niemöller at Christian History