There is hope. Republicans are fighting back. The NYT story said, “Ohio’s legislation is part of a national wave of laws that aim to restrict the rights of transgender minors. Last year, at least 20 states, all with Republican-controlled legislatures, passed bans or restrictions on gender transition care for young people. Before 2023, only three states had passed restrictions on gender transition medical care for minors, according to a New York Times analysis.”
What rights are restricted for trannies? They can still vote. They can still serve on juries. They can still keep and bear arms. They receive the presumption of innocence. They can still call themselves he or she.
But others also have the right not to call them that, too, which is what really bothers them. There is no right not to be offended.
[DeWine’s veto of this bill is still largely inexplicable to me. If it had this much consensus in the legislature, why go out on the veto limb at all? If he thought it was too extreme, why not engage the process and try to soften it before passage? Why bail out entirely on protecting women in athletic competitions? — Ed]
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