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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
William Melhado and Leila Saidane

This class president is the model of a successful Texas teen. After a ban on trans health care, she can’t wait to leave the state.

Topher Malone’s mother helps her put on her graduation attire in their home in Round Rock the morning of the ceremony on May 26, 2023.
Topher Malone’s mother helps her get ready for graduation day in her bedroom in Round Rock in May. Malone recently began using the name Safara, which she feels more accurately represents her identity. (Credit: Leila Saidane/The Texas Tribune)

ROUND ROCK — Topher Malone was sprinting through her final days of high school: On Friday, she led a Gender-Sexuality Alliance club meeting, then stood before a rapt audience of National Honors Society juniors eager to hear how Malone got in to Harvard.

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