Transgender people are less than 1% of the US population. Yet they’re a political lightning rod

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and JESSE BEDAYN | Associated Press

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump used contentiousness around transgender people’s access to sports and bathrooms to fire up conservative voters and sway undecideds. And in his first months back in office, Trump has pushed the issue further, erasing mention of transgender people on government websites and passports and trying to remove them from the military.

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