November 24 2025, 08:15 
The mother of a transgender child recently shared a heartwarming story to illustrate the power of allyship.
Shared on Threads by Bekah Dee and reposted by the good news outlet Upworthy, the mom spoke about her sister’s Illinois karaoke bar appearing in the documentary Will & Harper, which chronicles comedian Will Ferrell’s 17-day road trip with his recently transitioned transgender friend, writer Harper Steele.
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When her sister got the call that Steele and Ferrell would be stopping by the bar as part of their journey, Dee said they thought it was a prank and couldn’t understand why they would choose her little bar in Peoria, Illinois.
But sure enough, the two friends showed up with a film crew and another friend named Dana.
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“They chatted, had some beers, and sang songs,” Dee wrote, and said when her sister spoke with them, she learned why her bar had been chosen.
“Dana, is a regular at my sister’s bar and also happens to be trans,” she explained, adding that Dana had been asked to be part of the documentary due to her reputation as an activist.
The crew “asked her to take them to a couple of her favorite places where she felt accepted and safe,” Dee explained. “My sister knew none of this until that night… The best part of this story for me, who got to watch it all unfold while in another state, is that my sister was the first person I told about my child being trans. I knew she would be supportive and accepting.”
“Her bar being one of the settings for Will and Harper certainly felt like the universe moved all the pieces into place.”
Dee ended the story by asking readers to continue to educate themselves about transgender people through books, movies, and conversations. “They need allies now more than ever,” she said. “They need all of us.”
Dee’s Threads profile explains that she was once “mostly Republican” but became a “full blown liberal somewhere around 2015/2016.”
She now uses her profile to speak out against the current administration and to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights.
“The only people who should be deciding which consenting adults can get married are the consenting adults who want to get married,” she wrote earlier this month. “Love is love.”
A few days later, she added, “It feels pretty f***ing weird and a bit depressing to celebrate the fact that the Supreme Court actually did the right thing for marriage equality in 2025. The fact that people’s marriages were ever in question is 100% bullsh*t.”
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