Republicans are forcing trans voters into an impossible predicament

For transgender Americans, voting is often a nightmare of awkward and invasive explanations, or even outright hostility. [View in browser]( [Image]( November 7, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] //link.msnbc.com/click/29616119.86504/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9hbGl0by1zLWFib3J0aW9uLWRlY2lzaW9uLXNob3dlZC10b3RhbC1sYWNrLWludGVncml0eS1uMTMwMDM2OD9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDIyMTEwNyZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914B354a511a[Republicans are forcing trans voters into an impossible predicament]( by Katelyn Burns As people across the country prepare to head to the midterm polls, one group faces a unique and complex array of hurdles. Trans people have been targeted by hundreds of conservative bills that restrict their rights in 2022 alone — including criminalizing providing gender-affirming care for minors. This makes the midterm voting results this year more important than ever. But an increasing number of strict voter ID laws passed in many red states over the past decade means that “hundreds of thousands of trans people could find themselves disenfranchised at the ballot box this year,” [writes Katelyn Burns](. Combine that with reports of a spate of anti-trans radio ads just ahed of Election Day and a heightened threat of violence in the form of far-right "poll watchers" for a group already facing an increasing threat of physical harm, and trans people are being squeezed into what feels like an impossible situation. “As the most important election in U.S. transgender history looms on the horizon,” Burns [writes](, “I just hope each of us gets our voices heard Tuesday — and counted.” Read Katelyn Burn's [full analysis]( in your Monday [MSNBC Daily](. Stay informed with curated match-ups, race updates and key midterms analysis from experts like Steve Kornacki in our pop-up elections newsletter: Countdown to Midterms. [CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP](   TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [A graphic of Johnny Depp and Rihanna]( [Emma Gray]( [Rihanna may have misread the room with this move]( Some Rihanna fans are expressing dismay over the entrepreneur's choice to use her platform to boost Depp’s. [Read more.]( [Photo of Canada border crossing sign]( [Nayyera Haq]( [Why the GOP isn't trying to deport Paul Pelosi's alleged attacker](//link.msnbc.com/click/29616119.86504/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9icmF6aWxpYW4tcHJlc2lkZW50LWphaXItYm9sc29uYXJvLWVuZHMtaGlzLWRvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1hY3QtbjEzMDA1MzY_Y2lkPWVtbF9tZGFfMjAyMjExMDcmdXNlcl9lbWFpbD1kN2RjNzQ1MTcyOTdiMzk3MWFhMTRkNmYzMzExMzVhMDg3OGY4ZjY0MGZhMWExMDE5ZjE1N2I2NWMxYjVkZDFk/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914C8e9004e9 Why don't Republicans care that the man who allegedly attacked Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband was undocumented? [Read more.]( [Photo of Kash Patel]( [Barbara McQuade]( [What's really behind Trump aide Kash Patel's sudden DOJ immunity]( Immunizing witnesses suggests Merrick Garland is now focusing on hauling in his catch. [Read more.]( [Photo of Trump yamaka]( Jacques Berlinerblau]( [Republican Jews are playing with fire by staying in the GOP]( The GOP is trafficking in open antisemitism. Republican Jews who refuse to speak up are making a dangerous wager. [Read more.](   TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [Weekends With Alex Witt]( [Michael Moore is still optimistic about the midterms]( [Ali Velshi]( [Velshi: Trump gaslit Americans into doubting democratic systems]( [MSNBC]([Obama: Mastriano 'wasn't just an observer' at U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6]( [Weekends With Alex Witt]( [What really happened in the Trump limo?](   MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text]   [A graphic of The Revolution]( Tonight, join Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace, Joy Reid, and Steve Kornacki as they break down the early voting numbers and look at the most critical issues on the ballot this year. Watch the special preview of the 2022 midterm elections, tonight at 8PM eastern on MSNBC and streaming on Peacock.     [Image] [Image]   [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)