‘Nakedly political’: US attempts to link trans support to authoritarianism in new HHS report

“By that standard, any medical recommendation becomes ‘authoritarian’. Any standard set by any licensing board becomes ‘authoritarian’,” Konnoth said. “What we’re seeing is this broadside attack on the scientific establishment more generally, and trans rights are being used as the vehicle to do this.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/07/hhs-report-trans-support-authoritarianism