“The idea that an 8-year-old child or a 10-year-old child decides ... ‘I want to be transgender ... it’d make my life a lot easier,’ ” Biden said in his answer. It was also the latest attempt by conservative groups to rally President Trump’s base by focusing on health care for transgender children, advocates and researchers say. ADBut LGBTQ advocates said the ads and messages are part of a continued attempt by conservatives to “weaponize” transgender issues for political gain. Haeck had hoped her question at Biden’s town hall would lead to a deeper conservation about the rights of transgender children like her own. ADHer 8-year-old daughter, Raffa, first started telling her parents she was a girl when she was 3 years old.

Source: Washington Post October 29, 2020 12:01 UTC