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Three children were kidnapped at an apartment complex in Virginia on Thursday morning, according to local law enforcement.

The protest marked a shift in LGBTQ+ activists’ approach to calling for change ahead of a second Trump administration expected to enact harsh anti-LGBTQ+ policies.

Anonymity has long been a tactic used by extremists to spread their ideology while avoiding social consequences, from Klansmen hoods to online pseudonyms.

In audio released Friday evening, senators and representatives from Ohio and Michigan revealed the "endgame" is to ban transgender care "for everyone."

The study, published in Nature Human Behavior, offers critical insight into the effects of anti-trans legislation, including healthcare bans, on transgender youth and is the first study of its kind.

The Republican Representative, who was the prime sponsor of Ohio's bathroom ban targeting trans youth and some adults, implied that a gender affirming care ban would mean fewer trans youth.