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The Brutal Battle Over Trans Healthcare in America

1. While trans Americans fight for their goddamn lives, Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) finally stepped up on Trans Day of Visibility with the Transgender Health Care Access Act, pushing for medical education grants and desperately needed access to care in forgotten rural communities.

2. Though backed by 30 Democrats and LGBTQ rights groups who've been screaming for help for years, this critical legislation is practically DOA in the Republican-controlled Congress that seems hellbent on erasing trans existence.

3. Trump has wasted no fucking time attacking trans rights since returning to office, signing multiple executive orders including one that dismisses trans identities by recognizing only "male and female" and another trying to cut off life-saving care for trans youth (thank god some judges had the balls to block it).

4. The assault is relentless—27 states have already rammed through laws banning essential gender…