Former President Trump and Republican congressional candidates have blanketed the nation with campaign ads critical of transgender rights, painting their Democratic opponents as radical for supporting trans-inclusive policies.

“Crazy liberal Kamala is for they/them, President Trump is for you,” says one pro-Trump television ad that aired this month in battleground states.

“No men in girls’ sports,” reads another, paid for by the Senate Leadership Fund, a Republican super PAC with ties to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).

Splashed across those and other ads are the faces of transgender women, girls and drag performers, often without their prior knowledge or consent.

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