What Sarah McBride says about progressive purism and maximalist rhetoric deserves careful consideration.

I was moved when she spoke of her personal and family history and surprised to learn that she is a Presbyterian elder.

Although the discussion lasts over an hour and a half, it doesn't drag and is worth your time

Sarah McBride on Why the Left Lost on Trans Rights | The Ezra Klein Show
https://youtu.be/KlbNFsAGFRc?si=yZ_rAz0XJOuiT-tw

#USPolitics #TransRights #SarahMcBride #EzraKlein #Democrats #Progressivism #Liberalism

Here's the money quote from Erin Reed's piece today:

"If Sarah McBride had her way, political leadership would amount to little more than a compilation of polls and focus groups wrapped in a suit. ... Rights are not granted by public opinion. If the nation had waited for interracial marriage to poll well, such bans would have remained in effect until 1997."

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/what-sarah-mcbride-gets-wrong

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtqia2s #SarahMcBride

‘State of Firsts’ Review:
Trans Congresswoman Sarah McBride Steps Into the Spotlight for a Doc That’s More Than Your Average Political Puff Piece

“Director Chase Joynt follows the history-making election of the first openly trans member of Congress, and her subsequent introduction to Republican hostilities in Washington.”

#delaware #sarahmcbride #trans
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/state-of-firsts-review-sarah-mcbride-trans-congress-1236258455/

@drrjv her answers are so compelling it makes me sad so few seem to be paying attention. #sarahmcbride #uspol

🙏🙏🙏 #Delaware’s #SarahMcBride on the #EzraKlein Podcast 🙏🙏🙏

“Trump has sought new restrictions on trans people in sports, schools, the military, prisons and medical care, and in government documentation. And a recent poll found that a majority of Americans approve of how Mr. #Trump is handling #Trans issues — far above how he is handling his presidency generally.

On trans-related issues, Americans’ opinions have moved right since 2022. What led the trans-rights movement to suffer not just a major electoral loss, but also a sweeping loss of public support?”

#LGBQT
https://overcast.fm/+ABLShM-Wz3Y

I love #sarahmcbride. I think she is absolutely spot on about how #progressives need to respond to this moment. And spot on about what is needed for a functioning democracy.

Teaser thoughts you should hear in context:
- Americans are hungry for “an approach filled with grace”
- “You can’t have absolutism on the left or the right without authoritarianism”

(if you feel differently I’m curious to know more)

https://youtu.be/KlbNFsAGFRc?feature=shared

#transrights

New from Solzy at the Movies: State of Firsts – Tribeca 2025

#StateOfFirsts #SarahMcBride #Transgender #politics #film #movies #documentary

https://solzyatthemovies.com/2025/06/16/state-of-firsts-tribeca-2025/

‘State of Firsts’ Review: Trans Congresswoman Sarah McBride Steps Into the Spotlight for a Doc That’s More Than Your Average Political Puff Piece
#MovieReviews #Movies #SarahMcBride #StateofFirsts #Tribeca #Tribeca2025 #TribecaFilmFestival

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/state-of-firsts-review-sarah-mcbride-trans-congress-1236258455/

Congress reacts to proposal to ban bathroom access for 1st transgender member

House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support Tuesday for a Republican effort to ban Democrat Sarah McBride — the first transgender person to be elected to Congress — from using women’s restrooms in the Capitol once she's sworn into office next year. Read more: #news #sarahmcbride Subscribe: Read more: This video may be available for archive licensing via source

https://spinelessnews.com/congress-reacts-to-proposal-to-ban-bathroom-access-for-1st-transgender-member/

#SarahMcBride is prettier than #NancyMace. Maybe #NancyIsJealous?

i just cannot even
what in the actual fuck
another good reason not to trust the Democratic Party.
smgdmfh.

#SarahMcBride can GTFO.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/sarah-mcbride-says-democrats-should-be-more-open-to-opponents-of-trans-rights/

Insightful interview with Delaware Congresswoman Sarah McBride on the Highlands Bunker with Rob and Andrew Galvin, on how the Democratic Party is responding to the current moment on issues from the economy to Gaza, and how she's navigating a very difficult situation in DC.

#delaware #sarahmcbride #highlandsbunker #andrewgalvin #robgalvin #democraticparty #economy #gaza #trans #maga #trump #politics

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e336-four-freedoms-w-sarah-mcbride/id1473981057?i=1000697388544

WATCH: GOP chairman confronted over misgendering Rep. Sarah McBride
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wXmSyhPJQY

Keith Self, Republican subcommittee chairman, called Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del. Mr. McBride

#GOP #transphobia #ignorance #Trump #fascism #transgenocide #SarahMcBride

They are spending their time personally attacking an elected member of Congress rather than doing their jobs in doing their best to help their constituents. #SarahMcBride #CongresswomanSarahMcBride

https://youtu.be/anP9NWUdG9s?si=5enSWXXL_wE_JhZu

Finally, a Democrat stands up for Sarah McBride.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VM1QYgVDj0

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtqia2s #SarahMcBride #BillKeating

This is how you act as an ally, live, in real time, when someone is being misgendered:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wXmSyhPJQY

#Ally #RoleModel #ThisIsHowItsDone #SarahMcBride #BillKeating #WilliamKeating #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Misgender

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wXmSyhPJQY

Hateful chairman, #transphobe Rep. #KeithSelf from the #GNP, was confronted by Rep. #WilliamKeating : 'Have you no decency?'

#MisgenderingIsDISRESPECTFULandHATEFUL!!!

#HouseSubcommitteeHearing #ArmsControl

#SarahMcBride is the first transWOMAN in the U.S. Congress.

#TransandNonbinaryRightsAreHumanRights :heart_trans: :heart_nb:

Where is the Shadow Cabinet?

Crazy Donnie’s White House of Cars; RFK promotes measles and fast food; Deadly Canadian Yellowcake Fentanyl; Misgendering Rep. Sarah McBride; ICC arrests Philippines Duterte; #BoycottIdaho: White & Delightsome; Where is the Democratic Shadow Cabinet?

#Canada #Democrats #DonaldTrump #ElonMusk #fentanyl #Idaho #measles #RobertFKennedy #RodrigoDuterte #SarahMcBride #Tesla #transgender

https://radicalruss.com/?p=18170

Keith Self, Bully, Putz, Transphobe (R-TX). Sarah McBride, Hero (D-DE) . Bill Keating, Ally (D-MA).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7cPzlI2kYw

#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#KeithSelf
#SarahMcBride
#BillKeating
#USPol

@erininthemorning.com Regarding Self's follow-up post about recognizing "two sexes, male and female", an appropriate response IMO is "#SarahMcBride is female, therefore she shall be addressed and referred to as a woman."

(I'm nonbinary, for the record, just sick of the #transphobia directed at #TransWomen)