are all seeking to enshrine religious extremism—cloaked as religious liberty—into American law. They base attacking trans rights on Biblical interpretation but this isn't your grandmother's Christian fundamentalism—it's far beyond that.In fact, the Family Research Council and Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) have been designated as hate groups for fomenting antipathy toward trans people.
Their partner organization, The Heritage Foundation, works to mainstream their views into respectable think-tank, thought pieces and policy white papers.The bottom line is that these different components of the anti-trans hate machine all have specific roles but they unite to form one force which has gained surprising traction.