Republicans are convinced that transphobia is the way to win election in 2024

At last week’s Republican presidential candidate debate, the majority of the seven participants made it clear that they agree on one thing: they hate trans people.

Given a chance to talk about education policy, former Vice President Mike Pence, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy all saw it as a chance to slam trans people.

Haley used the dog whistle of “parents’ rights,” while Ramaswamy decided to embrace the bigotry full-on.  “Transgenderism, especially in kids, is a mental health disorder,” he declared, defying medical authorities.

As tempting as it is to dismiss the rhetoric on the stage as the sputterings from single-digit losers, the fact is the attacks are a preview of what’s to come…

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