Tag: Transgender Rights

How the Right Weaponized the Dobbs Ruling to Wage War on Trans People

True to form, the Circuit Courts in Skrmetti and Eknes-Tucker rejected the argument that gender-affirming healthcare bans implicated a protected class in which heightened scrutiny applied. According to the Sixth Circuit, “It’s highly unlikely, as an initial matter, that the plaintiffs could show that the Act lacks a rational basis.”   “The reality that the [gender-affirming […]

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The Supreme Court Ruling the Right Is Using to Eradicate Transgender People

True to form, the circuit courts in Skrmetti and Eknes-Tucker rejected the argument that gender-affirming health care bans implicated a protected class in which heightened scrutiny applied. According to the Sixth Circuit, “It’s highly unlikely, as an initial matter, that the plaintiffs could show that the Act lacks a rational basis.” “The reality that the […]

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Georgia GOP “Women’s Rights” Bill Is Exactly What You’d Expect—or Worse

“As [the National Archives and Records Administration] attempted to carry out its statutory responsibilities from 2021 into 2022, highly classified documents sat in a ballroom, bathroom, office space, and a basement storage room at a social club traversed by thousands of members, employees, and guests. NARA rightly involved other government agencies that had equities and […]

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Georgia GOP Plans to Use Women’s Rights Bill to Allow More Hate Crimes

“As [the National Archives and Records Administration] attempted to carry out its statutory responsibilities from 2021 into 2022, highly classified documents sat in a ballroom, bathroom, office space, and a basement storage room at a social club traversed by thousands of members, employees, and guests. NARA rightly involved other government agencies that had equities and […]

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The Shadowy Right-Wing Think Tank Pushing Transphobia

“They have been legitimate pioneers in this field, doing yeoman’s work to normalize deranged anti-trans rhetoric across all of conservative politics,” the pseudonymous Substacker and elections analyst Ettingermentum wrote in August. Its actual electoral track record, however, is less than impressive. “Across the years of time and tens of millions of dollars it has committed […]

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