22. Republican attacks on transgender Americans conjure up the same-sex marriage bans of the 2000s

<p>Republican attacks on transgender Americans and transgender youth, in particular, have skyrocketed in 2021. Roughly <a title="" href= "https://www.equalityfederation.org/2021/03/latest-attack-on-lgbtq-community-goes-after-transgender-youth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.equalityfederation.org/2021/03/latest-attack-on-lgbtq-community-goes-after-transgender-youth/&source=gmail&ust=1623274992055000&usg=AFQjCNFVEijMPwRUXnWTGj9aVrI4lchrdw">150 anti-trans bills combined</a> have been introduced in over 30 state legislatures this year, setting a new record for anti-trans legislation in a single session. Today on Daily Kos’ The Brief Kerry and Markos explore the personal, political, and legal implications of the GOP's latest attack on the LGBTQ community and trans youth, in particular, with <a href= "https://www.equalityfederation.org/about/staff/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.equalityfederation.org/about/staff/&source=gmail&ust=1623274992055000&usg=AFQjCNHpfGOZvZOt5c2W2Cu6qqg76Vg7EA"> Vivian Topping</a>, director of advocacy and civic engagement at the Equality Federation, and <a href= "https://www.nclrights.org/about-us/who-we-are/shannon-price-minter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nclrights.org/about-us/who-we-are/shannon-price-minter/&source=gmail&ust=1623274992055000&usg=AFQjCNE0NM7vAsLeCv9ixjSGtLp4ABYKQg"> Shannon Minter</a>, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.</p>