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PBS News Hour - Segments

Why anti-transgender political ads are dominating the airwaves this election

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

If you've watched TV this month, you've likely seen campaign ads supporting Donald Trump by attacking Kamala Harris over transgender issues. From Oct. 7 to Oct. 20, Trump's campaign and pro-Trump groups spent an estimated $95 million on ads, more than 41 percent of which were anti-trans. Independent journalist and LGBTQ+ activist Erin Reed joins Laura Barrón-López to discuss. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

If you've watched TV this month, especially sports like football or baseball, you've likely seen campaign ads supporting Donald Trump by attacking Kamala Harris over transgender issues.

0:12.4

Laura Barone Lopez looks at what's behind them.

0:16.0

Less than 1% of the U.S. population identifies as transgender.

0:20.2

But this election year, Republicans have spent a considerable amount of money on action. Less than 1% of the U.S. population identifies as transgender.

0:20.8

But this election year, Republicans have spent a considerable amount of money on ads demonizing

0:26.0

transgender people.

0:27.4

From October 7th to the 20th, Trump's campaign in pro-Trump groups spent an estimated $95

0:33.2

million, and more than 41% of those ads were anti-trans.

0:38.3

Kamala supports taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners.

0:41.3

Surgery.

0:43.3

For prisoners.

0:44.3

Every transgender inmate in the prison system would have access.

0:49.3

Hell no, I don't want my taxpayer dollars going to that.

0:52.3

Kamala supports transgender sex changes in jail without money.

0:55.7

Kamala even supports letting biological men compete against our girls and their sports.

1:01.8

Kamala is for day dim.

1:03.6

President Trump is for you.

1:05.9

Aaron Reid is an advocate and independent journalist covering LGBTQ issues,

1:10.4

and she tracks transgender legislation

1:12.6

around the world.

1:13.6

Recently, Erin announced her decision to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris in this year's

1:18.6

presidential election.

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