Republicans and conservatives like "wedge strategies". They want to ban gay marriage, but John Roberts says, no, not while I'm king. So they go after the trans folks. They hate all of the LGBT, but they know fewer people will defend the T than the LGB. The trans folks are a "wedge". You attack sharp, at the weak point. They go further. They go after trans *children*. Some people know trans adults and would stand up for them. But the idea of a trans *child*? That makes cis people feel icky somehow. Transgenderism feels *sexual*, somehow, children shouldn't be sexual right? Trans children are a wedge of a wedge. They go further! Some people might get upset at hurting children. So they focus on "transgender in children's sports". A wedge, of a wedge, of a wedge. The one thing NOBODY will defend, a dirty hateful Y-chromosomal tranny, having the audacity to play SOCCER! Three levers at the same time, applying tons of targeted force to crush this single child. And then Texas Children's Hospital opens a "detransition clinic", and even Democrats howl "oh, so you want BOYS in GIRLS SPORTS??" when you want to talk about how things are getting.