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"liberal" transphobia is dangerous because it creates a political consensus. no, it's not going to move a lot of median voters, but it creates a space for bipartisan anti-trans policies. i watched this happen in the uk.

Will Oremus@willoremus.com

it’s wild how much of the left’s anger on this site is devoted to the NYT. media criticism is good and healthy but anyone who really thinks a newspaper that’s read mostly by coastal elites is the main obstacle to progressive policy goals in america in the year 2024 is living in a bubble

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Yep. The thing to keep in mind is that pro-trans policy is the majority in the country. That the right wing is engaged in an all-out culture war on the subject is spitting into the wind, mostly pushing against the few points of contention (e.g. sports), but left-wing transphobes give them cover.