Summary
Trump and Vance have made anti-transgender attacks a central part of their campaign, using demeaning language and misrepresentations to portray transgender individuals as a threat to national identity.
Harris has largely ignored Trump’s attacks but has pushed back on his characterization of her stances, noting that federal policy allowing transgender military personnel access to gender-affirming medical care was in place during Trump’s presidency.
Advocates like GLAAD’s Sarah Kate Ellis and Charlotte Clymer warn that Trump’s approach fuels hostility, marginalizing vulnerable communities and creating a culture of animosity instead of understanding and empathy.
I wonder how many Americans are going to go to Thanksgiving dinner with all of their family and lie about who they voted for because they don’t want to talk about how they don’t see anyone but cisgender men as real human beings.
Not nearly as many as will lie about who they voted for because they don’t want to get disowned or shot by their hyperconservative families.
The folks supporting dehumanization and oppression of others are generally proud of that fact in my experience.