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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s anti-trans athlete bill gave right-wing media fodder to attack trans youth ahead of legislative sessions

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WASHINGTON – Right-wing media outlets have earned more than two million Facebook interactions on content praising a new bill introduced by Rep.

Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) that would prevent trans athletes from competing as their authentic selves in school sports.

Advocates have called the bill “blatantly transphobic” and said it was “weaponizing … fear of transness to hurt all women.”  In a year when at least 41 trans and gender nonconforming people have been killed, Gabbard’s bill becomes one of the top stories about trans issues Notably, Gabbard has previously worked for an anti-LGBTQ organization and opposed LGBTQ rights, though she claimed to be committed “to fighting for LGBTQ equality” during her failed 2020

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