Trans Dem Rep. McBride suggests party went too far with transgender agenda before public was ready

Rep Sarah McBride D-Del stated the New York Times on Tuesday that the Democratic Party may have overplayed their hand with regard to trans issues during the polling cycle McBride the first transgender representative who was elected to Congress in spoke to The New York Times' Ezra Klein about where the Democratic Party went wrong on transgender issues and how they should approach winning back the society I think that s an accurate reflection of the overplaying of the hand in selected tactics that we as a coalition went to Trans Trans when people were still at a very much Trans stage McBride commented McBride suggested that the trans movement caused a perceived cultural aggression that allowed the GOP to say We re punishing trans people because of their actions Rather than We re going after innocent bystanders DEMOCRATIC REP CALLS ON PARTY TO TOLERATE DISSENTING IDEAS ON CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES And I think particular of the cultural mores and norms that started to develop around inclusion of trans people were supposedly premature for a lot of people We became absolutist not just on trans rights but across the progressive movement and we forgot that in a democracy we have to grapple with where the community authentically is and literally engage with it Part of this is fostered by social media the Delaware lawmaker commented McBride argued that progressives pushed for every single perfect approach and cultural norm without keeping residents opinion in mind We decided that we now have to say and fight for and push for every single perfect strategy and cultural norm right now regardless of whether the constituents is ready And I think it misunderstands the role that politicians and frankly social movements have in maintaining proximity to populace opinion of walking people to a place McBride explained the NYT The Democratic lawmaker cautioned the party not to get too far ahead of population opinion and mentioned they lose their grip on it if they do ANONYMOUS DEMOCRATS CONFESS TO TIME MAGAZINE THEIR PARTY IS TOO EXTREME ON ABORTION TRANS ATHLETES And I think a lot of the conversations around sports and also chosen of the cultural changes that we saw in expected workplace behavior etc was the byproduct of maybe just getting too far out ahead and not literally engaging in the art of social change-making McBride continued McBride announced in November that the GOP's focus on countering trans issues was a distraction I think we are all united that attempts to attack a vulnerable neighborhood are not only mean-spirited but really an attempt to misdirect Because every single time we hear the incoming administration or Republicans in Congress talk about any vulnerable group in this country we have to be clear that it is an attempt to distract McBride noted during an interview last year with CBS The lawmaker was surprised by Republicans prioritizing efforts to keep transgender athletes out of girls' sports according to a January interview CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND LIFESTYLE I've had conversations with colleagues about multiple of the bills that are coming before us and certainly have heard from particular colleagues who like me are mystified that this is a priority for a Republican conference that is entering a Republican trifecta that this is an issue that they prioritize McBride noted McBride noted during the interview with Klein that the transgender movement needed to negotiate with population opinion and that they shouldn't treat the society like Republican politicians When you recognize that distinction I think it allows for a pragmatic approach that has in my mind the best workable chance of shifting residents opinion as fast as feasible It would be one thing if screaming about how dangerous this is right now had the effect of stopping these attacks but it won t McBride announced