@mattsheffield@mastodon.social
2026-10-30 02:52 UTC
In other words: Somehow, the public views of Democratic party and of trans rights have been grossly distorted.
Gender equality will affect almost no one, so of course it's reasonable to enact.
And while Democrats have largely supported trans equality, they absolutely have never made it a top priority.
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@mattsheffield@mastodon.social 2026-10-30 02:56
So what is it that's causing the public to have horribly wrong views of trans rights as a policy priority for Democrats? It's right-wing media, not some annoying ads repeating far too many times on TV. While TV ads at the presidential level have no real effect, being surrounded by far-right media does. A study published in Nature found that people using Xitter's "For You" feed were more likely to develop policy views more similar to the Republican Party: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10098-2