Republicans run ads on transgender children

It's worth remembering, above all, that the Republican party are not taking this stance to protect women and children. They are taking this stance to more closely align with their voter base, who are likely to be inherently anti-trans, in order to inflame a fear of "woke liberals".

A republican government might enact this policy, and it would possibly have a small positive impact on some people. But it would sit alongside hundreds of other policies that would be incredibly damaging for women, children and minorities. Single issue voters must not lose sight of the big picture. If you care about women, you cannot vote republican.

@Needmoresleep
No data obviously as that isn't available.
Just the regular appearance on this board of huge numbers of angry women who have left the Labour Party and are now politically homeless.

Maybe 'the left' could try not to leave open goals.

It's interesting though in terms of positioning and reminds me of the anti abortion campaigning. There's a good podcast on how that changed from a niche religious view to a mainstream political position in Things Fell Apart, 1000 Dolls

xalo, where do you get your data from. I doubt you are correct.

Safeguarding should not be a party political issue. Neither the “left” nor the “right” own the moral high ground.

Politicising sex and gender is dangerous. All women, actually all humans, should be concerned about giving children irreversible medical treatments without proper scrutiny. All humans should be concerned about forcing vulnerable women to share intimate spaces with men (albeit men who identify as women). All humans should immediately recognise that male bodies almost always have an advantage in sport.

On mumsnet left wing women seem to be in the majority on this issue.

Ofcourse the republicans are going to use this stick to beat the Democrats. It's an open goal that even a complete moron can recognise.
The only thing that surprises me is that the left seems shocked by it

Just like over in the UK, surely this is a failure of the left - in this case the Democrats.

If the Democrats hadn't been captured by TRA lobby groups, they may have taken a more nuanced approach, closer to the electorate.

It’s interesting that the right are effectively taking a stance that doesn’t seem to immediately financially benefit them, as a reactionary standpoint.
I always think it’s worth following the money and in this case I can’t see where it is going.
It does fit with their voter profile, however. I don’t think I like the American reactionary politics of opposing something just because your opponent is in favour of it, but the tactic seems very effective.

There is a long article in the New Yorker this week about the way Republicans are using school curriculum issues: mainly Critical Race Theory, but also gender ideology, to activate younger female voters. School boards seem to be becoming a major political battleground.

There appears to be a lot of funding floating around, and new "mom" groups popping up. As always US politics is very different from the UK. There are a few red flags flying that UK activists need to be aware of.