What does it mean?

The majority of voters support the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans, and that support has deprived the country's culture warriors of a wedge issue they had used effectively in past election cycles. As acceptance of gay Americans has grown, and their use as a Republican wedge issue has diminished, culture warriors have turned to attacks on trans children. The number of children diagnosed with gender dysphoria is small, they are less visible than other LGBTQ+ Americans, and the diagnosis is less well understood, so Republican attacks that used to be leveled against all gay people are now focused on these children, who are being used as today's political wedge issue.

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Why Does It Matter?

It is despicable to pick on children who are vulnerable and powerless. It is particularly cruel to focus such attacks on children who are already struggling with their identities. But beyond the cruelty, passing laws that prevent parents and medical professionals from acting in the best interests of these children represents a dangerous-and arguably unconstitutional-- expansion of government authority. Government power should not be used to usurp the rights of parents and the considered diagnoses of doctors and medical professionals.

 

Marc Carmichael believes that harming innocent children in an effort to garner votes is simply beyond the pale.

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