evidence: A myth, in the sense of a falsehood, that we commonly hear from the anti-trans movement these days is that the state takes queer kids from their parents and forcibly changes the kids’ genders against the parents’ wishes. [...] On August 9, Donald Trump falsely said that Kamala Harris’s running mate, Tim Walz, as governor of Minnesota, signed "a law letting the state kidnap children to change their gender." Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, repeated Trump’s false claim when he was interviewed shortly afterward. Vance alleged that Walz "supported taking children away from their parents if the parents don’t consent to gender reassignment." The interviewer, Jonathan Karl, co-anchor of ABC’s This Week, to his credit replied: "That’s crazy, come on." (Hey, it’s surprisingly easy to challenge transphobia that makes no sense!) That interview aired on August 11.