California Gov. Gavin Newsom does not like being on Donald Trump's side on any issue.
But when it comes to transgender girls and women in sports, particularly at the school level, the Democrat said he largely agrees with the Republican president. Newsom, one of his party's leading White House prospects, believes it's "deeply unfair" for people who are assigned male at birth to compete against girls.
"I don't want to be on that side of it, but I'm being honest — I'd be lying to you if I said differently," Newsom told The Associated Press as he was campaigning recently in South Carolina. "I haven't been able to figure out how to make it fair from my perspective."
Newsom is not alone.
While most Democratic officials remain steadfast supporters of the transgender community, an increasing number in red and blue states are distancing themselves from their party's unflinching support for the transgender community's policy priorities, such as allowing athletes to compete on teams that match their gender identity. The shift follows years of conservative attacks against Democrats on the divisive issue, which affects a relatively small number of transgender people and their families, but has emerged as one of Republicans' most potent political weapons in the Trump era.
You're right, and you're wrong. The science is clear. Trans women have no advantage at all in sports. The science is very clear on this. Every time a sports agency has actually tried to set a policy based on science, they've created policies where trans women on HRT for a few years can compete in women's sports. This was the policy of the Olympics and NCAA until Republicans needed a new scapegoat.
The real problem is that dumbasses think trans women are "biologically male," watch as their two brain cells spurt and spark, and conclude that trans women must have the same athletic profile as cis men.
Trans women are biologically female. In basically every area except reproduction, your hormones are your sex.