Michael Wolraich: Both sides after gay marriage is legalized are moving on, one to trans rights to champion it, the other to try to counter it and express awareness of it. He says conservative groups that have been working on social causes up until this point had been basically gay marriage and abortion. "The right saw something that they could do to replace this big issue they had lost," he said.
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.
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