Republicans only care about themselves. So they care about THEIR dog, THEIR family, etc. anything or anyone else is "others" that can burn for all they care. You see it when some of them suddenly support homosexuality when their kid is gay and "oh, so it's actually NOT a choice!" But they're also more likely to disown their kid or shoot their dog if it doesn't meet their expectation or fit in their world view.
She's executive producer on the show, and even if she wasn't, she gets royalties on her ip in whatever fashion it is used. She is going to make a boatload off the show. And she donates her earnings into anti-trans organizations.
Cities in pretty much the entire country are running with an understaffed police force. They'll take what they can get. I'm 100% pro Union, but another problem is that police unions help protect unfit (literally and figuratively) police from being forced to try harder by abusing protected status health claims. I've seen in both police and military, they are handed paperwork if they are not meeting fitness expectations, but nothing ever comes of it.
I got the hell out of my shit red state and moved to progressive bubble. Much respect, I don't have to face the same struggles as you, but there are two openly trans people where I work and one is a red state bigotville escapee. Some super progressive places have support programs to help like this one: https://www.transrelocationfund.com/
Republicans only care about themselves. So they care about THEIR dog, THEIR family, etc. anything or anyone else is "others" that can burn for all they care. You see it when some of them suddenly support homosexuality when their kid is gay and "oh, so it's actually NOT a choice!" But they're also more likely to disown their kid or shoot their dog if it doesn't meet their expectation or fit in their world view.