Democrats are a global outlier on gender medicine for minors

Published May 22, 2026 5:00pm ET



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Democrats like to compare the United States to Europe and the rest of the world to show that the U.S. is an outlier against their preferred left-wing policies. But they ignore how the world is treating transgenderism and gender medicine for minors. That’s because the Democratic Party is the world’s outlier on the subject.

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