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Banning Trans Girls Is New Front In GOP Culture War

March 29, 2021 at 5:51 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “South Dakota is just one of a growing number of states where Republicans are diving into a culture war clash that seems to have come out of nowhere. It has been brought about by a coordinated and poll-tested campaign by social conservative organizations like the American Principles Project and Concerned Women for America. The groups are determined to move forward with what may be one of their last footholds in the fight against expanding LGBTQ rights.”

“Three other states have passed bills this month that resemble South Dakota’s. In Mississippi and Arkansas, they are set to become law this summer. And similar bills have been introduced by Republicans in two dozen other states, including North Carolina, where an unpopular ‘bathroom bill’ enacted in 2016 prompted costly boycotts and led conservatives nationwide to pull back on efforts to restrict rights for transgender people.”

Masha Green: The movement to exclude trans girls from sports.

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