Republicans are using a military spending bill to attack LGBTQ+ rights. Most Americans oppose it.

Republicans argue that LGBTQ+ people have made the military “woke.” Most Americans disagree.

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Just after House Republicans passed a bill that takes away rights from LGBTQ+ military servicemembers, a poll has found that most American voters oppose such legislation.

Earlier this month, the House passed the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with several anti-LGBTQ+ measures embedded in it, including a ban on TRICARE – the military’s health care system – paying for gender-affirming care, a ban on Pride flags at military installations, and a ban on the Department of Defense purchasing any book that has “pornographic materials” or “espouses radical gender ideology.” The bill also bans the military from helping servicemembers get abortions.

The progressive think tank Data for Progress released the results of a July 19-20 survey of U.S. voters and found that…

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