“We’ve allowed this fringe minority to be in these powerful positions and allow this problem to continue,” Gaines said. “What drives this movement as a whole is dollar signs, and our leaders understand you can profit off this movement.”
For example, Gaines explained, Ohio’s Governor Mike DeWine vetoed HB 68, which would bar biological men from women’s sports and ban irreversible gender surgeries and hormones for minors.
“He vetoed it as a Republican, and if you look at who he’s received money from, he’s received over $40,000 from hospitals that provide these surgeries,” Gaines stated.
Donations from 2018 to 2023 show Governor DeWine received $40,300 from the Ohio Children’s Hospital Association (OCHA), Cincinnati Children’s, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and ProMedica Children’s Hospital, which all support transgender medical care, according to the Ohio Press Network.
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