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House GOP ‘Field Guide’ Pushes Transphobic Teachable Moments With Kids<!-- wp:html --><p>Justin Sullivan</p> <p>As congressional Republicans prepare for the pre-midterm summer recess, they have been tasked with highlighting an issue of critical importance ahead of the November midterm elections: keeping transgender kids out of sports.</p> <p>In the <a href="https://www.republicanleader.gov/house-republican-communications-kit/">official “field guide”</a> communications kit released to members of the conference by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Republicans are encouraged to speak with “with female athletes in your community who have had to compete against biological males,” conversations that are emphasized as a major plank in helping the party win control of Congress.</p> <p>“Republicans will put kids’ futures first and give parents a voice,” the field guide states, encouraging Republicans to promise that they will “ensure that only those born female can participate in girls’ school sports.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/house-gop-field-guide-pushes-transphobic-teachable-moments-with-kids?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Justin Sullivan

As congressional Republicans prepare for the pre-midterm summer recess, they have been tasked with highlighting an issue of critical importance ahead of the November midterm elections: keeping transgender kids out of sports.

In the official “field guide” communications kit released to members of the conference by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Republicans are encouraged to speak with “with female athletes in your community who have had to compete against biological males,” conversations that are emphasized as a major plank in helping the party win control of Congress.

“Republicans will put kids’ futures first and give parents a voice,” the field guide states, encouraging Republicans to promise that they will “ensure that only those born female can participate in girls’ school sports.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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