Cissie Graham Lynch Attacks Transgender Rights in RNC Speech

Cissie Graham Lynch, the granddaughter of late evangelical pastor Billy Graham and daughter of evangelist Franklin Graham, gave a primetime speech at the Republican National Convention aimed at boasting about President Donald Trump’s policies that protect so-called religious liberty. During her speech, she referred to transgender girls as “boys” while discussing policies that aim to accommodate transgender people based on their gender identity. “Democrats pressured schools to allow boys to compete in girls sports and use girls locker rooms,” she said. There were no efforts to “pressure” schools. However, there have been legal battles provoked by conservatives after largely Democratic lawmakers passed various […]