"...the anti-trans movement should not be afforded anywhere near this level of deference. This is not a project that has come from the public. It has arisen, in every sense, from the elite level of conservative politics. It also has an extensive electoral track record...an incredibly poor one. From North Carolina in 2016...to the midterm elections in 2022, attempts by Republicans to change the course of any race leveraging anti-trans fear have been met with failure." https://ettingermentum.substack.com/p/the-modern-electoral-history-of-transphobia
@cassandra17lina The article spends a fair amount of time going over the aftermath of the GOP pushing that bill through in NC. Incredibly (or perhaps not) when given the choice between backing off bigotry when it becomes a political loser or doubling down on it, they usually choose to double down.
@SteveCarll67 We flipped from Republican Governor Pat McCrory to Democratic Governor Roy Cooper over this. The NC GOP completely misjudged the will of the voters, the businesses, the sports leagues, and the tourism industry.