Safety, freedom and no misgendering: inside the Texas summer camp for trans kids
Campers head to the lake to go swimming on the second day of Color Splash Out summer camp. Photograph: Salgu Wissmath/The GuardianView image in fullscreenCampers head to the lake to go swimming on the second day of Color Splash Out summer camp. He kayaked through tangles of reeds, taking in the schools of minnows beneath him and the hawks overhead.
- ▪Campers head to the lake to go swimming on the second day of Color Splash Out summer camp.
- ▪Photograph: Salgu Wissmath/The GuardianView image in fullscreenCampers head to the lake to go swimming on the second day of Color Splash Out summer camp.
- ▪He kayaked through tangles of reeds, taking in the schools of minnows beneath him and the hawks overhead.
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| Publication time | Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:00:03 GMT |
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Campers head to the lake to go swimming on the second day of Color Splash Out summer camp. Photograph: Salgu Wissmath/The GuardianView image in fullscreenCampers head to the lake to go swimming on the second day of Color Splash Out summer camp. Photograph: Salgu Wissmath/The GuardianBuilding powerTexasSafety, freedom and no misgendering: inside the Texas summer camp for trans kidsAt Color Splash Out, LGBTQ+ kids can play, create and connect without judgment, especially in a state that passed seven anti-trans bills last year Color Splash Out summer camp – in pictures Building power is supported byAbout this contentNicky Yeager in Texas with photography by Salgu WissmathTue 4 Aug 2026 10.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleFor the first time in his life, 17-year-old Alastair Mendoza…
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