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Some Democrats recalibrating approach to transgender issues

AP News

By STEVE PEOPLES and GEOFF MULVIHILL

Sep 14, 2026

California Gov. Gavin Newsom does not like being on Donald Trump’s side on any issue.

But when it comes to transgender girls and women in sports, particularly at the school level, the Democrat said he largely agrees with the Republican president. Newsom, one of his party’s leading White House prospects, believes it’s “deeply unfair” for people who are assigned male at birth to compete against girls.

“I don’t want to be on that side of it, but I’m being honest — I’d be lying to you if I said differently,” Newsom told The Associated Press as he was campaigning recently in South Carolina. “I haven’t been able to figure out how to make it fair from my perspective.”

It is the economy, stupid!

Let me repeat that... It is the economy, stupid!

While most Democratic officials remain steadfast supporters of the transgender community, an increasing number in red and blue states are distancing themselves from their party’s unflinching support for the transgender community’s policy priorities, such as allowing athletes to compete on teams that match their gender identity. The shift follows years of conservative attacks against Democrats on the divisive issue, which affects a relatively small number of transgender people and their families, but has emerged as one of Republicans’ most potent political weapons in the Trump era.

What is it? It is the economy, stupid!

Here is what the candidate has to do... ask the people, "Have you ever met a trans person? Have you tried to fill up your tank recently? What concerns you more?"

GLAAD reports that;

SUPERMAJORITY OF REGISTERED VOTERS REJECT POLITICAL ATTACKS ON TRANSGENDER PEOPLE 

74% OF REGISTERED VOTERS SUPPORT CANDIDATES WHO REJECT DISCRIMINATION

68% OF U.S. ADULTS AGREE BRANDS SHOULD BE FREE TO SHOW SUPPORT TO THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY DURING PRIDE  

65% OF REGISTERED VOTERS BELIEVE POLITICIANS ATTACK TRANSGENDER PEOPLE AS A DISTRACTION FROM MORE IMPORTANT CONCERNS LIKE RISING COSTS

Repeat after me... It's the economy, stupid!

When people are polled only around 7% said we're the problem... everyone else said "It's the economy, stupid!"

This is where the problem is and education is the key!

Most say gender is determined at birth

More people approve of Trump’s handling of transgender issues than his job performance overall. People are more likely to oppose than support public health insurance programs like Medicare or Medicaid covering gender-affirming medical treatments.

AP/NORC Poll

May 10, 2025

Around two-thirds (68%) of the public say that whether someone is a man or a woman is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth. About half of Democrats feel someone’s identity can differ from their sex at birth – significantly higher than the share of independents (22%) or Republicans (11%) who feel that way.

I have to say that I agree, gender is determined at birth... but it is not always visible.