Anti-trans strategy isn’t invented by ‘concerned parents.’ It’s paid for. Laws against gender-affirming care aren’t the result of a concerned parent movement. They’re a well-funded political strategy.

When Matt Walsh said it, what did his Twitter followers hear? Children are ‘but one phase in the overall war,’ Walsh said. He means he does not accept transgender adults either. And he is waging war on everyone.

When they can’t possibly be worse, they find a way. He’s still on that horse, and so is the whole Republican party. At CPAC, Trump warned that the country has plunged into a ‘filthy communist nightmare.’

This fall, it’ll hear arguments over the Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care. For each of us, our bodies mean dignity, autonomy, psychological and physical well-being, and social inclusion. Our bodies should not be politicized.

Erin Reed has separate U.S. risk maps for children and adults. Support the people who are doing the work so all of us can survive. Gay and trans freedom is everyone’s freedom, so each of us can help preserve it.

Don’t shoot for the moon, please. 2024 audio: Republican leaders in Ohio & Michigan candidly discuss how they’ll go about banning gender transition at all ages