HBO late-night host Bill Maher has become one of the Democratic Party's harshest critics since Vice President Harris lost the election to Donald Trump. In the latest episode, Maher took aim at those in his party who are still trying to defend transgender participation in women's sport.
“Let's stop shouting at people to join our programs and instead create programs that are worth joining,” Maher said. “What good is liberalism if you can’t win elections?”
Mr. Maher brought up the recent situation in Massachusetts. There, Congressman Seth Moulton has faced intense backlash from members of his own party for comments he made in a New York Times article opposing the left's stance on trans athletes.
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SALEM, MA – NOVEMBER 8: Protesters gather in front of Seth Moulton's office. (Matthew J. Lee/Boston Globe via Getty Images)
“I have two little girls and I don't want them run over by a man, or a former male athlete, on the field, but as a Democrat I should be scared to say that,” Moulton said in the article. said.
Following the remarks, Moulton's campaign manager and head of her Serving America political committee, Matt Chiriaku, reportedly resigned from his position, according to the Boston Globe.
Maher believes Moulton is right to allow Chiriak to resign at a time when some Democrats are thinking about transgender inclusion.
“Congressman Moulton's statement sounds reasonable to me, but his campaign manager resigned in protest. Let smart people say it as clearly as possible: The campaign manager who resigned , Yeah, leave that person alone. Alienate that person,” Maher said. .
Maher even argued that it was time to “make this attack cancelable even if you're too woke.”
Moulton is not the only Democrat who wants to roll back support for transgender rights, particularly the participation of trans athletes. As the issue has become one of the party's biggest and most surprising vulnerabilities in its recent electoral failures, his position, which Maher now acknowledges, is indicative of a growing rift within the party. .
Trump and other Republicans blasted Harris and her Democratic opponents on the issue in the weeks leading up to the election. In contrast, the Democratic Party was unable to reach a clear agreement on how to respond. Several Democratic lawmakers who signed legislation supporting transgender inclusion in the past had to publicly withdraw their support before the election. These include Texas Representative Colin Allred, Texas Representative Vicente Gonzalez, and Alaska Representative Mary Peltola.
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Meanwhile, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, was forced to defend himself when it came to the issue, claiming he was never in favor of allowing biological males to participate in women's sports.
Still, many on the left have been vocal in their defense of transgender inclusion. That includes one of Maher's HBO colleagues. “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver recently launched a passionate attack on those who spoke out against transgender inclusion on his episode. Oliver criticized the Harris campaign for not defending transgender inclusion more aggressively, spouting unsubstantiated claims that transgender athletes who are biologically male have no advantage over biological women.
“The Harris campaign failed to develop a response, especially when it could so easily have been done,” Oliver said. “There are very few transgender girls anywhere who compete in high school. Even if there were more, transgender kids are just as different in athletic ability as other kids, and they need safety and equity.” There's no evidence of any threat.”
In April, the Biden-Harris administration issued a comprehensive rule clarifying that Title IX's prohibition on “sex” discrimination in schools covers discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation, and “pregnancy or related conditions.” announced. And while the government has argued that the regulations do not address athletic eligibility, several experts say the regulations do not address athletic eligibility. evidence presented She told FOX News Digital in June that she expected more biological males to be included in women's sports eventually.
Bills such as the Equality Act and the Transgender Bill of Rights have been proposed and co-sponsored by Democrats, which would help enable transgender participation in women's sports at the national level.
Meanwhile, President-elect Trump has proposed a federal ban on transgender participation in women's and girls' sports.
In a survey conducted in June, Conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago Respondents asked for their opinion on whether transgender athletes of both genders should be allowed to participate in sports leagues that correspond to their desired gender identity rather than their biological sex.
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Students hold flags to protest Katy ISD's new transgender policy outside the school district's educational support complex on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Katy, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
65% said it should never or rarely be allowed. When asked specifically about adult transgender female athletes competing on women's sports teams, 69% disagreed.
of united nations published a study that found nearly 900 biological women failed to win medals in sports because they lost to transgender athletes.
A study titled “”Violence against women and girls in sport'' said that, according to information obtained up to March 30, more than 600 athletes failed to win medals in more than 400 events in 29 sports, for a total of more than 890 medals.
“The replacement of women's sports categories with mixed-gender categories has resulted in an increasing number of female athletes losing out on opportunities, including medals, when competing against men,” the report said.
