Republican candidate Kelly Craft has stirred up controversy in her bid for the Kentucky governorship by stating that if elected, “we will not have transgenders in our school system.” Her comments were swiftly denounced as “desperate and disgusting” by LGBTQ advocacy groups, who warn that rhetoric against the trans community can have damaging effects on young people. Craft’s statement is part of a wider movement among Republican state lawmakers in the US, who have approved measures restricting the rights of LGBTQ people.