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To win in Massachusetts, trans activists have adopted a counterintuitive strategy: leaning into the worst things their opponents say about them.\n\u2014\xa0Dee Rogers (she/her) is a volunteer for the\xa0Yes on 3 campaign in Massachusetts.\n\u2014\xa0Kasey Suffredini\xa0(he/him) is a Yes on Three co-chair and president of strategy at the campaign's national parent organization, Freedom for All Americans.\n\u2014\xa0David Broockman\xa0(he/him) is an assistant professor of political economy at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is co-author of the paper\xa0"Durably reducing transphobia: A field experiment on door-to-door canvassing."\n\u2014\xa0Kelly Jenkins (she/her) is a teaching assistant in Wellesley, Mass. She hosts the series Kelly's Quest\xa0on the public access channel ActonTV.\n\u2014\xa0Keep Massachusetts Safe, the group seeking to repeal the state's public accommodations protections for transgender people, argues the existing law puts women at children at risk in places like public restrooms.\xa0However,\xa0a\xa0recent study by researchers at the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law found bathroom crime has not increased since these protections became law in 2016.\xa0\n\u2014 Learn more about the\xa02018 Massachusetts Ballot Questions\xa0here,\xa0and find out what's on your ballot this November at Ballotpedia.\nIf you, or someone you know, are looking for resources (or for organizations to donate to), consider\xa0these ones:\n\u2014\xa0Trans Lifeline\u2014\xa0Transgender Law Center\u2014\xa0National Center for Transgender Equality\u2014\xa0Lambda Legal\u2014\xa0The Trevor Project\nSpecial thanks to Fran Hutchins\xa0of the Equality Federation, Columbia University political science professor Donald P. Green, and Yes on\xa03 campaigners including Dee Moore, Karl Tonge, Pippin Stacks, and Leo Udell.\nEpisode scoring by Jeremy Bloom and Isaac Jones, with additional music by Rest You Sleeping Giant\xa0("Light Lab") and\xa0Lee Rosevere ("Small Steps").\xa0Theme by Alexander Overington.