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Conservative Ad Makes Case for Transgender Rights [Video]

Eric Childs and his son as seen in GRACE’s commercial supporting transgender rights. – Photo: GRACE For America, via YouTube

A transgender-led national nonprofit, The Gender Research Advisory Council & Education (GRACE), has launched its first commercial seeking to change the minds of politically right-of-center Americans to support transgender rights.

The sixty-second ad, “What a Combat Vet Wants for His Trans Child,” features an interview with Eric Childs, an Operation Iraqi Freedom combat veteran from rural South Carolina, who is the father of four children — including a transgender teenager. 

In the ad, Childs expresses how much he loves and supports his 15-year-old son –- whose name is not being published to avoid harassment and threats.

“I live in a small town in South Carolina. I absolutely believe in protecting my rights. And I absolutely love my trans child,” he says as footage of him and his son together …

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