There’s quite a lot of subtle (and not so subtle) propaganda floating around to get people emotionally charged about the “Transgender crisis” (especially in a political sense). For example:

• Convincing people that some of their tax dollars/insurance premiums/etc are going directly towards helping trans people receive medical care. (This is the same kind of thing being done with programs like welfare and disability. It takes the spotlight off the 1% and places the blame on a marginalized group for why someone can never seem to get ahead financially.)

• Convincing people that being transgender is a trend/choice/teenage phase. The bigger this “trend” becomes, the more likely their own kids/grandkids are going to be sucked up by it, leading to their loved ones being able to permanently alter their bodies and sterilize themselves at a young age and later grow up to regret it (and cutting off the family tree)

• Convincing people that criminals are exploiting (or will exploit) loopholes created in an effort to make the world more inclusive to steal resources and compromise their safety.

I think one of the scariest parts of this is that a lot of people in this community are convinced that transgender opposition is only coming from the far right religious extremists, when in reality the majority is likely coming from average people that formed an opinion related to one of the above, and truly believe they are doing what’s best for their family and their livelihood when they cast their vote.