Ruby Mae Johnson
Ruby Mae Johnson is a transgender woman who recently relocated from Kansas to the Netherlands, seeking safety in response to increasing anti-trans policies and rhetoric in her home state. Her situation highlights the challenges faced by transgender individuals in the U.S., particularly after Kansas enacted a law that invalidated her identification documents by requiring them to reflect the sex assigned at birth.
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Ruby Mae Johnson tells CNN she left Kansas for the Netherlands amid fears about anti-trans policies and rhetoric.
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