School district tells Ted Cruz to pull anti-trans attack ads featuring pictures of cis teen girls
Republican senator Ted Cruz has been slammed for using an image of minor female students without permission in an ad to attack transgender athletes.
Cruz, 53, who hopes to win a third term against Democratic representative Collin Allred in 5 November election, has been asked by the Beaverton School District in Oregon to take down two adverts that attack trans athletes.
The adverts accuse his Dallas opponent, Allerd, of supporting pro-trans policies that would enable trans athletes to compete on teams that align with the gender identity.
In his bid to brand Allerd as “too radical for Texas” the advert shows two girls at a track meet. One advert includes the text “boys in girls’ sports”, while the other shows Allerd looking toward the picture with text that reads,
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