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It’s trans adults, too: GOP candidates now back trans medical restrictions for all ages (www.miamiherald.com)

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Donald Trump had recently finished a familiar riff about banning gender transition surgery for children when the former president, speaking to an audience of Evangelical voters, moved on to something new: a policy that would affect transgender adults. “I will ban all taxpayer funding for sex or gender transitions at any age,” said Trump, receiving thunderous applause at the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference in Washington last month. The Republican leader, who moments earlier had also pledged to reinstate a ban on transgender men and women serving in the military, paused for several seconds to soak in the crowd’s adulation.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Yet again, the party of small government wants to permanently live in people's pants. I wish they believed their own bullshit enough to actually stand for something other than just basic hate and taking rights they don't like from others.