# Republicans are doubling down on bigotry and demonization as a strategy

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-are-doubling-down-on-bigotry-and-demonization-as-a-strategy/823092>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [October 17, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-are-doubling-down-on-bigotry-and-demonization-as-a-strategy/823092 "2018-10-17T12:43:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-are-doubling-down-on-bigotry-and-demonization-as-a-strategy/823092/41 "2018-10-21T22:11:11Z")

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> **[‘Transgender’ Could Be Defined Out of Existence Under Trump Administration...](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/21/us/politics/transgender-trump-administration-sex-definition.html)**
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> The Trump administration is considering a legal definition of gender as immutable and fixed at birth, the most drastic in a series of moves against transgender people.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering narrowly defining gender as a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth, the most drastic move yet in a governmentwide effort to roll back recognition and protections of transgender people under federal civil rights law.

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**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-are-doubling-down-on-bigotry-and-demonization-as-a-strategy/823092/42 "2018-10-21T22:27:30Z")

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> [@bobot](#):
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> [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/21/us/politics/transgender-trump-administration-sex-definition.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/21/us/politics/transgender-trump-administration-sex-definition.html)
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> WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering narrowly defining gender as a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth, the most drastic move yet in a governmentwide effort to roll back recognition and protections of transgender people under federal civil rights law.

Jeez, how insecure can people be???

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