Anti-LGBTQ+ Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) followed in the president’s footsteps on Monday when he used an anti-trans slur to describe cisgender Democratic South Carolina Senate candidate Annie Andrews.

Scott said during an appearance on Real America’s Voice, “Annie Andrews, as President Donald Trump calls her, tr***y Annie, here’s a person who believes, as a pediatrician, for trans surgery, gender surgery for trans kids. That’s wrong. Period,” Scott said.

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  • yesman@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    One of the biggest lessons from this election is that the trans crap failed, and failed big. Even the bigots can’t ignore that and I’ll bet the 2028 cycle will see many fewer ads about bathrooms and girls sports.

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      20 hours ago

      I wouldn’t say that. Many anti trans ballot measures passed in this election, even in more liberal states like Washington