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The issue of transgenderism has been gaining increasing attention in American politics for more than a decade, and while it's no surprise when personal choice begins to intersect with public policy, the timing couldn't have been worse for Kamala Harris. The problem surfaced.
The idea that a man could simply identify himself as a woman has always had policy concerns. There were also questions about women's shelters, prisons, locker rooms and bathrooms, but no one speaks more clearly to these issues than the men who participate in women's sports.
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Meanwhile, Donald Trump has a clear and concise answer to this troubling phenomenon, telling a Fox News town hall this week: happen. “
And of course he's right. When you see a photo of male swimmer Lee Thomas towering over a female competitor, or when you see a man slam the ball into a woman's face in a volleyball game, you immediately realize that it's wrong and unfair. Very few people would be able to understand it.
But unfortunately for Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party, neither she nor they can say it, even though it is obvious.
The Wall Street Journal editorial board currently includes Harris as well as Senate candidates such as Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Jon Tester of Montana, who have voted to secure transgender rights in the past. The government has also said that this is a hidden issue in the 2024 election campaign.
Meanwhile, Vice President Harris has come under fire for her role as California attorney general in ensuring that prisoners and undocumented immigrants have access to taxpayer-funded transition surgeries.
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I recently told that to a 60-something Virginia Harris voter in Stanton, and he was shocked: “Is that true?” did he ask?
Yes, it's true.
The unrelenting conundrum facing Democrats on this issue is that in order to reach the conclusion that men who identify as transgender should not compete with women, they must acknowledge that they are not, in fact, women. According to the left, that's one horrible bigot.
There is no way around this. When gender is a determination or a biological reality is a binary choice, and Democrats find it politically advantageous to label Republicans who defend biological reality as intolerant. made this choice.
This is not hydraulic fracturing or Medicare. Harris is in no position to “evolve” on transgender issues without irrevocably alienating the left wing of her party. She cannot simply say, “I was wrong, gender is determined by biology,” any more than Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson can define the word woman.
With just three weeks until Election Day, Republicans from both the top and bottom of the polls are bombarding football games with ads about the unfair and dangerous nature of men in women's sports. More and more women are raising their voices.
Dan, who lives in Fredericksburg and is in his 40s and also leans Democratic, told me, “Oh, it's definitely a problem and it shouldn't be happening.''
I specifically mention Virginia voters because this blue-bent commonwealth has a Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, in large part because of his reasonable stance on cultural issues such as this.
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In a big way, the Trump campaign and the Republican Party know they are the winners on this issue. They, like the news media, know they are leaving no leeway for Harris. This is the same candidate who just five years ago introduced himself to CNN's City Council by saying, “My pronouns are she, she, and her.”
It's hard to undo that.
No, Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party have created one for themselves, even though more and more voters are realizing that this ridiculous concept that gender is a choice has serious real-world consequences. I'll have to sleep in this bed.
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The transgender spectacle is coming to an end. Everyone has the right to dress how they want and call themselves what they want, but everyone has the right to insist that others deny reality in order to suit their own tastes. there is no.
This issue will not be resolved for the next three weeks. Whether Kamala Harris likes it or not, the American people will protect girls and women in sports.
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