Uptick in legislation suggests transgender issues are the GOP’s new cultural frontier

The culture wars in American politics take place on a variety of fronts, but the battles over gender and sexuality have come to the forefront in recent months with Republicans leading the legislative charge in states across the country.

From laws banning transgender youth from participating in sports to bills that restrict drag shows, there’s been a proliferation of GOP proposals targeting the LGBTQ community. These increasingly restrictive measures raise questions around what might be next and what political fallout the moves might bring. …

Last week a poll from NPR and PBS showed little evidence that the GOP’s approach on these issues is a winner with voters as a whole, at least not nationally. CONTINUED

Dante Chinni, NBC News


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