as well as the belief that opposing trans rights “itself constitutes a form of violence towards people who identify as [trans or gender nonconforming]… or poses an imminent threat to such persons’ emotional, psychological, or physical safety

Just imagine for a moment that one were to replace “trans” with literally any other grouping of humanity and think how insane it would sound.

“I’m not a bigot, I’m just opposed to black rights!”

“I’m not an anti-semite, I’m just opposed to Jewish rights!”

“I’m not committing a genocide, I’m just opposed to human rights!”

Christ, the veneer of legitimacy is molecule-thin at this point.