Log Cabin Republicans Drop Transgender Advocacy From Mission

The Log Cabin Republicans, the country’s most prominent gay conservative advocacy organization, announced on Thursday that its board of directors has voted to remove transgender issues from its official mission. The decision, detailed in an op-ed by President Ross Hemminger published on August 20, reverses a 2015 board vote that added transgender advocacy to the group's platform and formally establishes it as an "LGB advocacy organization."

Hemminger explained the shift by stating that the transgender movement's focus has changed. He argued that while the original 2015 decision was based on a principle of adult freedom, recent activism has concentrated on issues involving minors. Specifically, he cited school curricula on gender identity, the participation of transgender women in women's sports, and access to gender-affirming medical treatments for adolescents. "The transgender movement has ceased focusing on adults at all; nearly all of their efforts and those of their aligned special interest groups focus on minors," Hemminger wrote. He claimed these efforts have contributed to an erosion of public support for gay and lesbian rights.

The op-ed stressed that membership in the...