Title: After Daughters of the American Revolution Choose Trans Inclusion, GOP Rep Says, Wait, Maybe Democracy Is Only for When I AgreeLink To: Article 🔗 [Link: them.us/politics/ben-cline-daughters-american-revolution/]Author: Mathew Rodriguez
Date: July 15, 2026
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Brief summary of the articleThe article reports that Virginia Republican Rep. Ben Cline introduced legislation that would require the Daughters of the American Revolution to restrict membership in a way that excludes transgender women. The bill followed a vote by the organization rejecting a proposed ban on trans women, and the article describes the proposal, the group's recent membership decisions and criticism of Cline's approach.
Main Points of the Article"Seemingly unhappy with a group of women deciding to make rules for membership in their own organization, Virginia Republican Ben Cline has introduced legislation to force the Daughters of the American Revolution to ban transgender women."
"The bill comes less than a month after the historical society voted 1474-981 to reject a ban on trans women."
"Cline, who has represented Virginia's 6th congressional district in the House of Representatives since 2019, introduced the Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act on Wednesday, per an exclusive in Fox News."
""The DAR has a longstanding tradition of celebrating and empowering women who represent the exceptional heritage of the birth of our Nation," Cline told Fox News in a statement."
"On June 26, the Daughters of the American Revolution, a nonprofit historical society composed of women with direct ancestry to people who served in the American Revolutionary War, rejected a proposed ban on trans women joining the organization."
""Transgender Americans are patriots, family members, volunteers, historians, and descendants of Revolutionary War ancestors just like anyone else," one member wrote in a Facebook group dedicated to rejecting the proposed ban."
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