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"One thing I do like about Missouri, there's lots of American flags," Mr. Huckins said as he steered around a traffic circle where the Stars and Stripes flapped crisply on a pole. "In Portland, the American flag was offensive." One day earlier, in a neighboring state, another couple making a politically motivated move had a different flag on display — a Pride flag on a T-shirt. Jennie and Jeff Noble were packing their possessions into a 26-foot U-Haul truck in suburban Iowa. Ms. Noble, 37, who was wearing the Pride T-shirt, and her husband were leaving Iowa for Minnesota. Their only child, Julien, came out as transgender at age 11. Now 16, Julien uses prescription testosterone. After Iowa banned gender-affirming medical care for minors, criminalizing their son's treatments, the Nobles — lifelong Iowans — concluded they had to get out.

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"One thing I do like about Missouri, there's lots of American flags," Mr. Huckins said as he steered around a traffic circle where the Stars and Stripes flapped crisply on a pole. "In Portland, the American flag was offensive." One day earlier, in a neighboring state, another couple making a politically motivated move had a different flag on display — a Pride flag on a T-shirt. Jennie and Jeff Noble were packing their possessions into a 26-foot U-Haul truck in suburban Iowa. Ms. Noble, 37, who was wearing the Pride T-shirt, and her husband were leaving Iowa for Minnesota. Their only child, Julien, came out as transgender at age 11. Now 16, Julien uses prescription testosterone. After Iowa banned gender-affirming medical care for minors, criminalizing their son's treatments, the Nobles — lifelong Iowans — concluded they had to get out.
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Waldo Jaquith (waldoj@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 08-Oct-2023 02:54:12 JST Waldo Jaquith

On the one hand, people are leaving red states because their children’s existence has been criminalized. On the other hand, people are leaving blue states because they are exposed to people they disagree with about some things. Both sides! https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/07/us/politics/politics-states-moving.html?unlocked_article_code=sg12OVdvzHXqFsOXpbBHvUfj2pBU5vvNcsxiXfuFWGd_Sn57bMkYpdnLDMMYX9ZkvaLaWGf6RROTkGzMn6DNPrPOV8s3ThsEdgt725ZMR4ekNn5MNKlWGYWAGu3TWfcTNqigR0aEIVPRz3zDGFTQRnrUN8b_XJB6-4Vz9vZTQd_QFpCStz6IXF9DbGu0K2KZOQCeFAHZEEg7XYqwRUn4lwYHqhQjKgQuElG0FeoIEIkhuH6Ny_cTIYgOrCS1gyzVAAn36c4HMIg67kayEkXhBkeWSKPsqg_G4V3diOwBMO9LEyPsnGBwYWJQZTsnIdADclGew6Mf8EpGwdOGy23NuedENA&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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