‘Sick to my stomach’: trans Americans on politicians who spent $183m attacking them for votes
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- The Guardian US reports: “Republicans spent big on midterms ads about transgender issues – and some Democratic candidates parroted anti-trans messaging, tooMetal Hennessy, a 19-year-old trans man who lives in Kansas, quoted…”
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