The Only People with a “Trans Agenda” Are the Republicans & Conservatives. They Are Perversely Obsessed With Us.
Heather Cox Richardson recently said something that cuts straight through the noise. She noted that when Republicans lose ground on the issues that normally carry them, the economy, immigration, national security, they reach for something else. And right now, she said, they are “running hard against transgender Americans again.” Her words are worth repeating: “This is a tool.” When the political ground begins to crumble under them, they reach for culture wars. When their policies are unpopular, they need someone to blame. And when they cannot explain their decisions, they distract. Trans people are the distraction. Richardson quoted Texas legislator James Talarico, who said the media keeps asking him to demonize his “brothers and sisters” instead of talking about housing, healthcare, or real public policy. That observation should trouble anyone paying attention. Because it reveals the mechanism. The issue is not with transgender people themselves. The issue is that transgende...