In a post-election article in The New York Times, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Massachusetts) took issue with the boys-in-girls-sports push from his party up until Election Day.
“I have two little girls. I don’t want them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete, but as a Democrat I’m supposed to be afraid to say that,” Moulton said.
Several other Democrats, who have previously voted for pro-trans sports laws, have recently denounced their support for the concept, Fox News reports. That list includes Texas state Rep. Colin Allred, who failed in his bid to unseat veteran Republican senator Ted Cruz, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez, another Texan, and Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola.
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-New York) spoke out against trans inclusion in the same Times article, stating his party has to stop "pandering" to the Left, but Moulton has faced greater backlash, most of it from officials in his home state.
State lawmakers have labeled Moulton’s stance “a betrayal” and have discouraged other Democrats from following his lead.
A city council member in Salem, Moulton’s hometown and now part of the district he serves, called for his resignation.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo have spoken against Moulton, and so have local school board members who say, “neither fear nor political whim will shake our commitment to (students).”
Moulton’s top aide even resigned after the comments.
Hundreds attended a “Neighbors Against Hate” rally in Salem Sunday, not far from Moulton’s office.
David Closson, director of the Center for Biblical Worldview at the Family Research Council, told the Washington Watch anyone observing this blue-on-blue fight is watching an "intra-party feud."
Closson told show host Jody Hice that Democrats are grappling with “issues of the created order," referring to God's design for mankind.
“This is really, actually, quite basic: Male and female created He them," Closson said. "This goes to the first pages of the book of Genesis, but it shows you just how far the extreme Left has pushed the Democratic Party that even suggesting, as the representative from Massachusetts has done, that maybe we've gone a little too far."
'Not reason we lost the election'
Do Moulton’s public comments signal a crack in the Democrats’ transgender wall? Closson says they should - but he doubts it will.
“I want both political parties to understand that there are only two genders," he insisted. "I want both political parties to be in favor of policies that protect the intimate spaces of girls and women. I want both parties to be against cross-sex hormones, puberty blockers and surgeries for minor children who are confused with their gender,” he said.
Bay State Stonewall Democrats, a statewide LGBTQ-plus group, disagreed with Moulton and others who say Trump’s 312 electoral votes and record-breaking popular vote win represent the country’s rejection of transgenderism.
“Using our community as a scapegoat is not the right thing to do at this time. It’s not the reason why we lost the election," said Jeremy Comeau, co-chair of Bay State Stonewall Democrats.
AFN reported days after Election Day, however, that Trump was persuaded it was a winning issue for his campaign.
Whereas Democrats pushed abortion for the Kamala-Walz campaign, the Trump campaign put money behind hard-hitting TV ads that successfully swayed minorities and suburban women and helped deliver Trump's win.
The effectiveness of those "they-them" ads was the point of the New York Times story but, according to Comeau, the "LGBTQ community" is not a reason Harris lost to Trump.
Moulton, a former U.S. Marine, has come back strong against those calling for his resignation, Boston television station WHDH reported.
“Good luck, I mean, run against me if you want. You know? But I’m not going to ever be afraid to uphold the American values of having a discussion,” Moulton said.
Psaski says ignore 'noise' over issue
Among media reactions to the trans issue, MSNBC host Jen Psaki urged the Democratic Party to ignore the right-wing "noise" from conservatives and the "perception" of unfairness.
"There are incredibly few examples of transgender girls playing in youth sports," she told the MSNBC audience. "And when we do see these examples, there is no evidence that these kids are a threat to safety or fairness."
Psaki's unwise advice probably caused Trump's people to high-five each other at Mar-a-Lago, but Closson said he is saddened a political party did not listen to the people it claims to represent.
“I don’t think we’re going to see much of a reconfiguring of the (Democrats’) position,” Closson said. “For the sake of human flourishing in this country, I hope they will reconsider. We’ll see, but I’m not hopeful.”
