Trans Rep Admits Dems Pushed Trans Agenda Too Far, Too Fast [WATCH]

Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., the first openly transgender member of Congress, acknowledged this week that Democrats may have moved too quickly on transgender policy and cultural changes, outpacing the readiness of the American public, as reported by Fox News.

In a Tuesday interview with The New York Times’ Ezra Klein, McBride said the progressive movement may have overreached during the 2024 election cycle when it came to trans issues.

“I think that’s an accurate reflection of the overplaying of the hand in some ways — that we as a coalition went to Trans 201, Trans 301, when people were still at a very much Trans 101 stage,” McBride said.

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McBride suggested that this approach enabled Republicans to frame their legislative efforts not as targeting marginalized groups, but as responses to activist overreach.

“We’re punishing trans people because of their actions. Rather than: We’re going after innocent bystanders.”

McBride added that cultural norms and expectations developed around the inclusion of transgender individuals may have arrived too quickly for the general public.

“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 public authentically is and actually engage with it,” McBride said. “Part of this is fostered by social media.”

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She also acknowledged that Democrats pushed for complete adoption of progressive language, policies, and behavior, regardless of public readiness.

“We decided that we now have to say and fight for and push for every single perfect policy and cultural norm right now, regardless of whether the public is ready.”

McBride said the progressive movement misunderstood its role in working with public opinion. “It misunderstands the role that politicians and, frankly, social movements have in maintaining proximity to public opinion, of walking people to a place.”

She pointed to hot-button issues such as transgender participation in sports and shifting workplace behavior expectations as examples of areas where Democrats may have moved faster than the public was prepared for.

In previous interviews, McBride had dismissed Republican attention to transgender policy as political distraction. In November, she said, “Attempts to attack a vulnerable community are not only mean-spirited, but really an attempt to misdirect.”

In January, McBride said she was “mystified” by Republicans prioritizing legislation regarding transgender athletes in women’s sports, calling it a surprising focus for the new Republican majority.

In her recent comments, McBride said the movement must treat the public differently than it treats Republican politicians.

“When you recognize that distinction, I think it allows for a pragmatic approach that has, in my mind, the best possible chance of shifting public opinion as quickly as possible.”

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