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Watch Rep. Sarah McBride's Powerful Statement on Republicans' Anti-Trans Obsession

The first openly trans member of Congress made a rare, personal appeal as the GOP wages an all-out assault on trans youth.

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Parker Molloy
Dec 18, 2025
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It’s been a busy couple of days for Republicans who want to make life harder for trans kids.

On Wednesday evening, the House passed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s “Protect Children’s Innocence Act” by a vote of 216-211. The bill, which the ACLU has called “the most extreme anti-trans legislation ever considered by Congress,” would make it a felony punisha…

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