Transgender Republicans ‘completely devastated’ by Trump’s LGBTQ switch

Published October 22, 2018 9:33pm ET



Transgender Republicans, a small, beleaguered group within the GOP, have reacted with dismay to the Trump administration’s new policy rolling back Obama administration reforms.

“If we (Republicans) are going to talk about personal responsibility, not using government force, and individual liberty, we come off looking like hypocrites with this policy,” said Jordan Evans, who was elected town constable and library trustee in Charlton, Mass., an area that voted heavily for President Trump. She began transitioning to female last year.

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