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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Adrian Horton

THE TRUTH ABOUT: John oliver some on the right have truly lost their minds about trans rights - Caught on Camera

John Oliver: ‘It’s Republicans who see an advantage in demagoguing this issue. And to ignore them doing that can have a real, calamitous impact on people’s lives.’
John Oliver: ‘It’s Republicans who see an advantage in demagoguing this issue. And to ignore them doing that can have a real, calamitous impact on people’s lives.’ Photograph: YouTube

John Oliver looked into the extraordinary legal attack on transgender rights in the US on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, and particularly at deliberate disinformation around gender-affirming care. Since Oliver first covered the topic of trans rights seven years ago, “more people do seem comfortable coming out as trans and gender non-conforming, which is great,” he said. “But as you have undoubtedly noticed, in the past few years, some on the right have truly lost their minds about trans rights.”

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