The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum has been years in the making — and now, transphobia is threatening to derail the whole thing.
By a 204-216 vote, House Democrats pulled support after Republicans ammended the legislation to require that transgender women be excluded.
Democrats cautioned that the amended version of the bill also gives Trump too much sway over the museum’s design and location.
Despite the roadblocks to its physical construction, digital exhibitions from the women’s history museum are available online now, as are classroom resources for teachers and a state-by-state guide of women’s history in America.
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