For the second election cycle in a row, the rights of transgender people have taken center stage politically, despite their accounting for only about 1% of the U.S. population and many voters identifying other issues as far more important.

For the second election cycle in a row, the rights of transgender people have taken center stage politically, despite their accounting for only about 1% of the U.S. population and many voters identifying other issues as far more important — splitting Republicans and Democrats, but also Democrats among themselves and putting the party on the defensive.

  • Sunflier@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Dems can’t come up with the easy messaging of ‘Its just easier to leave people alone and set forth their own self expression that makes them happy’ or ‘Stop being bullies and picking on 1% of 1% of the population’? Maybe even try asking voters how they’re harmed by trans people who they’re unlikely to ever encounter.