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The Democrats Need an Honest Conversation on Gender Identity

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Julian Zelizer : Democrats approached polling day with policies on gender identity that they were neither proud to champion.

He says Donald Trump kept bringing up issue of transgender women playing in women's sports.

Zelizer says Democrats should not jeopardize the rights of a vulnerable minority by legitimizing their concerns.

Julian Zelizer : Many Democrats are reluctant to discuss the party’s positions on trans issues.

He says the party lost the 2024 election because it “shame and belittle too many opinions held by too many voters” Zelizer says.

He asks: By shedding their most extreme positions, Democrats will be better placed to defend transgender Americans who live in peace.

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