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Monica Harris's avatar

It’s a good question. Transgender rights are treated in very much the same way as gay, lesbian and bisexual rights (they are included under the broad LGBTQ+ umbrella). Transgender rights are widely acknowledged, including by the ACLU, one of the primary advocacy groups opposing the Tennessee legislation:

https://www.aclu.org/issues/lgbtq-rights/transgender-rights

Moreover, media outlets all along the political spectrum use the term:

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/04/us/supreme-court-transgender-care?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

https://www.fox19.com/2024/12/04/transgender-rights-case-lands-supreme-court-amid-debate-over-ban-medical-treatments-minors/?outputType=amp

https://www.newsmax.com/amp/us/supreme-court-transgender-case/2024/12/04/id/1190289/

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Magdalene's avatar

Transgender is a completely nonsense term, whereas transsexual at least comported with the actual physicality. But the bottom line is that transition of sex- or even "gender" (a linguistic term hijacked by ideologues)- does not happen. We must stop speaking in the reality-concealing euphemisms foisted by propaganda upon our common lexicon, especially those birthed by extreme body modification fetishists looking to promote a permanent state of childhood for potential future victims, such as "transgender child." This includes the need to use biologically correct terms when discussing misclassified children in danger of medical mutilation by unwell adults.

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Lupa's avatar

Yes, since it is a completely nonsense term, I believe this is how SCOTUS will skirt this issue. There is too much $$$ involved in "transgender" now.

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Michele H.'s avatar

The media outlets have been given explicit instructions by activist groups who police the language. Thus the term "transgender rights" - because who could argue with that?

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