The Washington Examiner’s Tim Carney published a column on Tuesday that challenged the common perception in mainstream discourse that America is in the midst of a regressive backlash against LGBT rights.
Carney describes an all-too-familiar situation in Montgomery County, Maryland, in which the school district now requires fifth graders to read the book. In response, a group of Muslim parents issued a statement and joined forces with social conservatives to request an opt-out policy.
This posturing is so pervasive that it almost goes without saying in mainstream discourse. But it couldn't be less accurate. Consider how far the progressive cultural movement has taken the country in a short period of time. Only a decade ago, for instance, the Democratic Party platform didn’t even mention the word"trans." And yet today, trans rights are perhaps the party's defining cause.
It is a truly remarkable fact, given that former President Barack Obama only came out in support of gay marriage months before the 2012 election. Here is President Obama
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