FTC hosts anti-trans workshop LGBTQ+ advocates call ‘government-sponsored disinformation’
“[Transgender lives have] been made a political and ideological issue,” Dr. Rachel Levine told The Advocate.
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“[Transgender lives have] been made a political and ideological issue,” Dr. Rachel Levine told The Advocate.
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The decision is expected by next summer.
About 15 percent of LGBTQ+ adults received SNAP benefits in the past year.