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Safety, freedom and no misgendering: inside the Texas summer camp for trans kids

At Color Splash Out, LGBTQ+ kids can play, create and connect without judgment, especially in a state that passed seven anti-trans bills last year

Guardian US By Guardian staff reporter Aug 4, 2026, 2:00 PM Captured Aug 4, 2026, 2:45 PM

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For the first time in his life, 17-year-old Alastair Mendoza didn’t think twice about jumping in the water.

He kayaked through tangles of reeds, taking in the schools of minnows beneath him and the hawks overhead.

“I actually felt comfortable,” Mendoza said of swimming in public, something trans kids like him often struggle with.

But at Color Splash Out, a four-day summer camp open to queer and trans youth in Texas, Mendoza swam whenever he could. “There was less fear of judgment and anxiety knowing that you were safe around these people,” he said.

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Report confidence: 85%
Content format: opinion
Evidence findings: 0
Sentences checked: 40
Method: origin-framing-v2

Outlet context is separate left (-70, 60% confidence). This profile does not change the article grade.

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Opinion format 1
Argumentative wording is expected in this format, so narrator-voice and decision-pressure cues receive reduced weight.
Attributed claims 7
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“I actually felt comfortable,” Mendoza said of swimming in public, something trans kids like him often struggle with.
Uncertainty qualifiers 1
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But at Color Splash Out, a four-day summer camp open to queer and trans youth in Texas, Mendoza swam whenever he could. “There was less fear of judgment and anxiety knowing that you were safe around these people,” he said.

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