Trans rights

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The conservatives pushed a “leave it to the states” approach, not bothering to make much of an argument about why Tennessee’s trans minor health care ban doesn’t trigger heightened protections.

In these battles over protecting the safety and rights of transgender kids, we’re confronted with the politics of questions that shouldn’t be political.

This is your TPM afternoon briefing.
Asa Hutchinson’s veto of an anti-trans bill in his state, which we covered yesterday, proved to be for naught — it was promptly overridden by his GOP colleagues in the state legislature.
But his defense of his veto saw him position himself at a crossroads for conservatism, between libertarian values and the increasing desire on the right to punish one’s perceived enemies.