Trump vows to ban healthcare for trans kids & “consequences” for LGBTQ-friendly teachers

He thinks the “radical Left” invented trans people a few years ago.

Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at Fountain Park in Fountain Hills, Arizona.
Photo: Gage Skidmore – Wikimedia Commons

Former president Donald Trump has promised a full-frontal attack on transgender rights if elected in 2024.

In a campaign video released Tuesday, Trump, echoing the anti-trans rhetoric that has become so common on the Right, revealed his plan to “stop the chemical, physical, and emotional mutilation of our youth.”

“The left-wing gender insanity being pushed on our children is an act of child abuse,” Trump claimed in the nearly four-minute video posted on his campaign’s Twitter account.

Contrary to Trump’s statement, there is growing evidence that providing gender-affirming healthcare to young people improves their mental health. Gender-affirming care for adolescents and adults has been endorsed by the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Psychiatric Association, and many other professional groups as necessary and frequently lifesaving for transgender individuals. Such care for young people rarely involves surgical intervention.

Nonetheless, Trump promised to revoke…

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