Conservative groups have been thinking about this for a long time. They've stumbled across an issue that has real resonance and they realize it. And now the time has come to try to codify it in state legislatures across the country.
With stunning speed, the status of trans youth has become the rallying cry of the Republican Party, from state legislatures to presidential campaigns.
Adam Nagourney, who covers West Coast cultural affairs for The New York Times, explains how that came to be, and why it’s proving such a potent issue.
Guest: Adam Nagourney, a West Coast cultural affairs correspondent for The New York Times.