How anti-abortion laws shape trans healthcare bans in the U.S. [Opinion]

The right paved the way for once-unthinkable bans by first pursuing goals that were more palatable to the public, using bathroom bills and school sports bans to normalise hateful anti-trans rhetoric in the American public sphere. This tactic has been effective.

The logical next step is to begin to restrict adult access to gender-affirming care, while pretending you’re not pursuing outright bans that would likely be ruled unconstitutional.