Legislatures in the United States have introduced more new laws targeting transgender rights in 2021 than in any year previously. While the GOP and many social conservatives have long opposed the expansion of LGBTQ+ rights, it is important to understand the context and reasons for their recent focus on transgender issues.
In this episode of Interactions, Professor Dan Miller of Landmark College attributes the rise of anti-trans animus to Christian nationalism and a coinciding obsession with purity of the body – whether it be the body politic, or the physical bodies of transgender persons.
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