I Am Not A Fan But…

I am not a fan of the Human Rights Campaign but once in a whiel they do some good stuff. Like now this report:

REPORT: Congressional MAGA Republicans’ Continued Obsession with Transgender People

by Brandon Wolf • December 4, 2025

As Congress works on necessary FY26 government funding legislation that must be passed by January 30, 2026, the Human Rights Campaign is out with a new report outlining the latest wave of anti-LGBTQ+ riders proposed by MAGA Republicans and their cruel, multi-pronged effort to weaponize appropriations bills, the National Defense Authorization Act, the rescissions process, and executive actions against LGBTQ+ people. The latest wave of proposed anti-LGBTQ+ riders looks even more out of touch just weeks after voters rejected anti-trans scapegoating at the ballot box and sent a clear message: leaders should tackle the issues keeping people up at night or face political defeat.

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In all, more than 50 anti-LGBTQ+ riders have been attached to 12 must-pass FY26 federal appropriations bills at some point in the appropriations process this year.  The anti-LGBTQ+ proposals include efforts to restrict access to medically necessary health care, undermine nondiscrimination protections, decimate programs that support a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce, restrict drag performances, and ban pride flags from being flown. 

They knew these provisions wouldn’t pass on their own, so they tried to bury them in ‘must-pass’ bills like the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ where they attempted to strip Medicaid and CHIP coverage for gender-affirming care. It was included in the House version but was removed in the Senate.

This onslaught of anti-LGBTQ+ provisions looks even more out of touch just weeks after the American people delivered an overwhelming repudiation of anti-LGBTQ+ campaigns across the country. Candidates like Virginia’s Winsome Earle-Sears who attempted to deflect from the devastation of the failing Trump economy by scapegoating transgender people were crushed at the ballot box. On election night, HRC released a memo detailing the impending failure of anti-trans ad campaigns and overwhelming American support for equality. 

Trump and Company do not care about what the voters think, they are playing to their MAGA base, the HRC article ends with,

Nearly two-in-three Americans support federal nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people, including 58% of independents and 42% of Republicans. The vast majority of Americans — nearly 7 in 10 — think that politicians are not informed enough about health care for transgender youth to create fair policies; and nearly half think that politicians should not be focused on transgender issues at all. And 70% of Americans say they are concerned that politicians are attacking gay and transgender youth to divide us, maintain their political power and control, and score political points. Nevertheless, MAGA Republicans in Congress are ignoring American fury over soaring prices and a collapsing economy and doubling down on their out-of-touch Anti-LGBTQ+ crusade.

And remember that everytime we came up a ballot intiative, we won!