My story: bathroom harassment to writing about trans rights
How I got my bathroom essay published in HuffPost!
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Amplify Respect is written and published by Rey Katz
Duck mascot illustrated by Lillian Schrag
Readers love us
River Selby says:
Rey is truly a treasure- their writing is so down to earth and accessible and also so, so important and enlightening.
Frankie de la Cretaz says:
Rey is lovely and I’m glad to see them having an impact. ❤️
Kari Ginsburg says:
Informational, hopeful, and welcoming, and I'm psyched when the latest issue arrives in my inbox.
Russell Nohelty says:
They’re the best. I learn so much from them.
LC Sharkey says:
I love how good you are at asking questions and initiating dialog that prompts us to think more about gender as a cultural phenomenon, and our own relationship to, and experience of, gender.