Melissa Murray to Dems: Throwing Transgenders Under the Bus Isn’t the Way to Address 2024 Loss

Murray Transgender Awareness Week ░░░░░░░░ a call to uplift ░░░░░░░░ trans community and to ░░░░░░░░ those who have been ░░░░░░░░ of transphobic violence But ░░░░░░░░ year s observance comes ░░░░░░░░ an especially difficult time ░░░░░░░░ hours after Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ the presidential election crisis ░░░░░░░░ that serve LGBTQ reported ░░░░░░░░ staggering uptick in calls ░░░░░░░░ Trevor Project a non ░░░░░░░░ that supports LGBTQ youth ░░░░░░░░ it registered a nearly ░░░░░░░░ increase in calls texts ░░░░░░░░ chat messages the day ░░░░░░░░ the election seeing a ░░░░░░░░ of a years long ░░░░░░░░ by the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ demonize the LGBTQ community ░░░░░░░░ trans people And it ░░░░░░░░ far from over Here ░░░░░░░░ Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin ░░░░░░░░ today Clip starts MULLIN ░░░░░░░░ are spending so much ░░░░░░░░ talking about the scrutiny ░░░░░░░░ President Trump s picks ░░░░░░░░ yet did we spend ░░░░░░░░ amount of time scrutinizing ░░░░░░░░ s pick I mean ░░░░░░░░ can talk about Rachel ░░░░░░░░ secretary of HHS I ░░░░░░░░ that s a pretty ░░░░░░░░ pick for whatever pronoun ░░░░░░░░ or he he or ░░░░░░░░ decides to use Clip ░░░░░░░░ Murray To be very ░░░░░░░░ Mullin was asked the ░░░░░░░░ the qualifications of Trump ░░░░░░░░ cabinet picks The question ░░░░░░░░ actually nothing to do ░░░░░░░░ pronouns or gender identity ░░░░░░░░ None of this is ░░░░░░░░ from Republicans but unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ Democrats seem to be ░░░░░░░░ the bait and internalizing ░░░░░░░░ GOP point that defending ░░░░░░░░ rights cost them the ░░░░░░░░ Days after Trump s ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Congressman Tom Suozzi ░░░░░░░░ New York told The ░░░░░░░░ York Times I don ░░░░░░░░ want to discriminate against ░░░░░░░░ but I don t ░░░░░░░░ biological boys should be ░░░░░░░░ in women s sports ░░░░░░░░ aren t saying that ░░░░░░░░ they should be Congressman ░░░░░░░░ Moulton of Massachusetts also ░░░░░░░░ in claiming Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ of touch on the ░░░░░░░░ He told The Times ░░░░░░░░ have two little girls ░░░░░░░░ don t want them ░░░░░░░░ run over on a ░░░░░░░░ field by a male ░░░░░░░░ a formerly male athlete ░░░░░░░░ as a Democrat I ░░░░░░░░ supposed to be afraid ░░░░░░░░ say that Moulton then ░░░░░░░░ down on that view ░░░░░░░░ this interview on MSNBC ░░░░░░░░ Alex Witt Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ And I stand by ░░░░░░░░ position You know maybe ░░░░░░░░ didn t get all ░░░░░░░░ words exactly right but ░░░░░░░░ point is that the ░░░░░░░░ I ve received proves ░░░░░░░░ point that we can ░░░░░░░░ even have these discussions ░░░░░░░░ a party Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Now there are many ░░░░░░░░ as to why Vice ░░░░░░░░ Harris lost and everyone ░░░░░░░░ their own prescriptions for ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Party needs ░░░░░░░░ fix in order to ░░░░░░░░ connect with voters But ░░░░░░░░ a marginalized community under ░░░░░░░░ bus one that is ░░░░░░░░ under attack from the ░░░░░░░░ doesn t seem like ░░░░░░░░ way to do it ░░░░░░░░ speaking of seeing and ░░░░░░░░ with communities it s ░░░░░░░░ noting that 86 of ░░░░░░░░ voters went to the ░░░░░░░░ and tried to vote ░░░░░░░░ into office In fact ░░░░░░░░ are an increasingly loyal ░░░░░░░░ for Democrats There s ░░░░░░░░ the fact that Kamala ░░░░░░░░ never made trans issues ░░░░░░░░ cornerstone of her presidential ░░░░░░░░ And yet Republicans spent ░░░░░░░░ 215 million on anti ░░░░░░░░ ads many falsely claiming ░░░░░░░░ trans rights would somehow ░░░░░░░░ at the expense of ░░░░░░░░ else s rights Project ░░░░░░░░ is a 900 plus ░░░░░░░░ playbook for the first ░░░░░░░░ days of the new ░░░░░░░░ Administration and it is ░░░░░░░░ riddled with proposals to ░░░░░░░░ marginalize the LGBTQ community ░░░░░░░░ and especially trans persons ░░░░░░░░ means Democrats will have ░░░░░░░░ answer the call and ░░░░░░░░ champions for the community ░░░░░░░░ have for so long ░░░░░░░░ to represent One Democrat ░░░░░░░░ already doing that and ░░░░░░░░ s doing it from ░░░░░░░░ deep red state no ░░░░░░░░ Following Trump s win ░░░░░░░░ Governor Andy Beshear of ░░░░░░░░ responded not by blaming ░░░░░░░░ people but by further ░░░░░░░░ his support for them ░░░░░░░░ an op ed written ░░░░░░░░ The New York Times ░░░░░░░░ said As governor I ░░░░░░░░ vetoed numerous anti LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ anti choice bills yet ░░░░░░░░ still beat Mr Trump ░░░░░░░░ hand picked candidate last ░░░░░░░░ Hours ago Beshear spoke ░░░░░░░░ Reverend Al Sharpton on ░░░░░░░░ network and in that ░░░░░░░░ he reiterated his commitment ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ rights Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ When I vetoed the ░░░░░░░░ anti LGBTQ bill we ░░░░░░░░ ever seen last year ░░░░░░░░ my election year I ░░░░░░░░ about it I said ░░░░░░░░ faith teaches me that ░░░░░░░░ child is a child ░░░░░░░░ God so I was ░░░░░░░░ to stand up for ░░░░░░░░ kids Clip ends Murray ░░░░░░░░ we come back after ░░░░░░░░ break I ll be ░░░░░░░░ about all of this ░░░░░░░░ more with Democratic Congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ Lee of Pennsylvania That ░░░░░░░░ up next.”