General Discussion

You aren't understanding me. Perhaps that's my fault for not being clear enough. My point was that the party's allowing the GOP to control the messaging on trans issues cost us votes. Rather than ignoring the issue or allowing the GOP to cast it in the most extreme terms, the Democratic Party might discuss it in terms of equal rights for trans people. The party might instead discuss it head on and explain that they support equal rights and protection under the law for all Americans, including trans people.

AOC had a good response to the bathroom stupidity in the House. She talked about how the issue was a problem not only for trans women but also for cis women and girls because in enforcing such mandates, the GOP would end up demanding to see their genitalia. She also asked why are people putting their nose in everyone's business anyway? Just leave people alone. She said it far more articulately than I'm recounting here, but she stood up for trans rights in what I saw as an effective way. We as a party might learn from such a response.