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It’s trans adults, too: GOP candidates now back trans medical restrictions for all ages
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They don't have the abortion debate anymore, the gay debate is a bit too mainstream to end well, the gun control debate is always there but not particularly in focus, and they don't have the states (yet) to repeal the 13th.
So what to rile their base up with? Transphobia and calling their enemies pedophiles, the latter of which is kinda par for the course, but the former is a relatively new patch on the ol' hate quilt.
Transphobia was always on the list, but they didn't need to start beating that drum because they had abortion as their boogeyman of choice. Once that got taken off the table, Transphobia just became the most convenient thing to make as the new boogeyman.
And once they're done with that, it'll be a new marginalized group. I haven't heard any members of the GOP pick on kids with cancer lately, but I'm sure they have their sights set on eradicating this bunch of freeloaders looking to leech off our healthcare system too, or something.
Starting to think the right just loves to be mad at something. Yelling and controlling is what they're after, not actual change
They just want an excuse to be pissed off at the world.