GET ME REWRITE: Despicable Long Island GOP counts on transphobia to give it an edge

 

Headline:  New York Times, 3/20/2024

A ban on transgender women playing on women’s sports teams at county-owned sports facilities has turned a Long Island county into the latest battleground for conservatives who have put cultural issues at the center of a nationwide political strategy. 

Restricting the rights of transgender people has become the focus of those efforts, and the ban in densely populated Nassau County has infuriated L.G.B.T.Q. activists and Democratic officials, who have challenged it in court.Lre

Other GOP transphobia posts:

2024

Transphobia rears its ugly head in the Wisconsin State Senate.  (3/13)

Dear residents of Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, It's time to vote irredeemable transphobe Tom Tiffany out of office. Thank you for your consideration. Best, Retiring Guy. (3/8)

What's the matter with Iowa:  Transphobia continues to run amok among GOP legislators as Kimmi the Clown smiles!  (1/26)

White male privilege and transphobia in the Ohio State legislature.  (1/25)

Project 2025:  Blueprint for the genocide of transexuals (among many other despicable goals).  (1/19)

2023

Wisconsin GOP clown show applies to join 20 other members in National State Legislators Transphobia Association.  (9/28)

Barbara Dittrich is at it again.  (7/14)

Meet the transphobes at the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Flibbertigibbet.  (4/21)