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Alan Hart was the first man in America to transition and undergo genital realignment
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Christine Jorgensen was the first famous transgender person in the public eye
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Reed Erickson rounds the EEF that provides money for transgender people to transition
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In a 20/20 interview Caitlyn (formerly Bruce) Jenner came out as transgender and the idea of transgenderism burst into the public eye and was taken up as a "cause" by the American left.
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Following Caitlyn's step from the closet, right wing media source, The Daily Beast, published an article making fun of Caitlyn and began the rights dismissal of the trans community
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Numerous left wing sites came out in support of the transgender community making it a cause commonly associated with the left
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In an episode of South Park, Caitlyn Jenner is portrayed as an insane lunatic. The show satirizes the left by mocking how they worship Caitlyn in the name of political correctness, in their highest rated episode of the year. The apolitical show unapologetically gave a harsh criticism of the transgender community and the public at large identified with it
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The Canadian Law made it illegal to call a transgender person the wrong name or pronoun. This was met by harsh criticism from the right while the left backed it.
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Although this never constitutionally took effect, President Trump promised to keep the transgender population out of the military on the grounds they are mentally ill. This went to national news and was attacked from the left and met with support or indifference from the right.