Democrats are beginning to address their radical transgender policy which is in direct conflict with over three-quarters of American voters.
According to a New York Times/Ipsos Survey, 79% of Americans, including 67% of Democrats say that transgender athletes should not be allowed in women’s sports. Similarly, 71% of Americans, including 54% of Democrats, oppose transgender care such as puberty-blocking drugs and hormone therapy for children under 18 years.
However, when the House passed the bill to ban transgender athletes in women’s sports, only three Democrats crossed party lines, demonstrating the party’s unwillingness to respect the will of most American voters.
Surprisingly, Rep. Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress and a vocal trans activist has called for dialog over trans issues. “We have to create more space in our tent. If, for instance, we want to have a majoritarian coalition — not just electorally, but specifically on issues around trans rights — that, by necessity, is going to have to include people who have a range of thoughts,” McBride told NOTUS.
The transgender U.S. Representative also said that going “all in” or against trans rights was unhelpful and risked losing votes, general support, and progress. “A binary choice between being all-on or all-off is not constructive for anyone,” McBride added. “It impedes the very needed path toward winning electorally, winning hearts and minds and, most importantly, winning progress.”
The member of Congress also opposed excommunicating party members who refused to toe the line on various issues, including trans rights. “I think it is an incredibly problematic instinct that many have to excommunicate people who aren’t in lockstep with you on every policy, or even aren’t in lockstep with you on the messaging,” McBride said.
Bear in mind, if Democrats do shift their rhetoric on trans issues, and do start opposing things like men in womens’ sports, they’re just pretending.
Regardless, given how dogmatic the Democratic Party is over the trans issue, it is unlikely that they could reach a middle ground.
Rep. Greg Landsman also disclosed that Democrats were having informal conversations over the issue. Suggesting that the blue party should be more open-minded, Rep. Landsman also acknowledged “that Democrats could be a little judgy and annoying” about trans rights.
Rightly so, several Democrats have faced backlash after expressing contradicting opinions. Recently, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) came under fire after correctly stating that allowing trans athletes in women’s sports is “deeply unfair.”
“I think it’s an issue of fairness. I completely agree with you on that,” Newsom told conservative figure Charlie Kirk. “It is an issue of fairness, it’s deeply unfair. We’ve got to own that. We’ve got to acknowledge it.”
His remarks also caused a storm in his political backyard, with California’s LGBT caucus saying it was deeply sickened by the statement.
“We woke up profoundly sickened and frustrated by these remarks.”
The 2028 potential Democratic Party’s flagbearer also said the party’s position on gender politics contributed to Kamala Harris’ crushing defeat by Donald Trump. He also lamented Harris’ unwillingness to address the issue.
“It was devastating,” Newsom said. “And she didn’t even react to it, which was even more devastating.”
Earlier, Reps. Seth Moulton (D-MA-6) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY-3) also faced backlash after suggesting that the party had gone too far on the trans issue. Moulton had warned that Democrats were afraid of honestly addressing issues that affect American voters.
“Democrats spend way too much time trying not to offend anyone rather than being brutally honest about the challenges many Americans face,” Moulton told the New York Times. “I have two little girls. I don’t want them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete, but as a Democrat, I’m supposed to be afraid to say that.”
But don’t forget, Moulton was one of 224 co-sponsors of the Equality Act that would have added “gender identity” as a protected class to all relevant civil rights statutes
Rep. Souzzi also stated that the Democratic party was pandering to the extreme left, leaving many leaders afraid to speak out. “The Democrats have to stop pandering to the far left,” Suozzi told the New York Times. “I don’t want to discriminate against anybody, but I don’t think biological boys should be playing in girls’ sports.
“Democrats aren’t saying that, and they should be,” said the former County Executive of Nassau County.
