Seth Moulton Apologizes for His Infamous 2024 Comments About How Dems Should Abandon Trans Athletes
Moulton apologized for his 2024 comments and cited a 100% Human Rights Campaign voting record as he defended his support for transgender rights.
- On Monday, Massachusetts Senate candidate Rep. Seth Moulton apologized during a debate for 2024 remarks about transgender athletes, expressing regret to those hurt by his comments while reaffirming his support for the transgender community.
- Moulton told The New York Times in 2024, "I have two little girls. I don't want them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete," sparking the controversy.
- Sen. Markey criticized Moulton for blaming transgender youth for the 2024 election loss, while Moulton highlighted his 100% voting record with the Human Rights Campaign and cosponsorship of the Equality Act.
- Moulton pledged to oppose 61 Trump nominees, including Marco Rubio, arguing that Markey failed to stand with transgender youth when voting to confirm those appointees.
- The Supreme Court ruled three weeks ago that state bans on transgender athletes in sports are not unconstitutional, determining those students are not entitled to specific constitutional protections.
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Seth Moulton Apologizes for Past Comments About Trans Athletes
The Massachusetts congressman expressed regret during a Senate primary debate but continued to defend the substance of his remarks. The post Seth Moulton Apologizes for Past Comments About Trans Athletes appeared first on Metro Weekly.
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ussanews.comIn U.S. Senate Debate, Seth Moulton Apologizes to ‘Trans Community’
Rep. Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Democrat who is running for U.S. Senate against incumbent Democrat Ed Markey, is apologizing for his post-2024-election comments suggesting the Democrats should shift their approach on transgender issues. The apology came Monday night in a televised debate, more than a year and a half after the original comments and less than a month before the Senate primary. "I have two little girls, I don’t want them getting…
Seth Moulton apologizes for his infamous 2024 comments about how Dems should abandon trans athletes
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) apologized at a debate last night for comments he made in 2024 about how the Democratic Party should reconsider its support for trans rights. Moulton, who is currently running in the Democratic primary for one of Massachusetts’ US Senate seats against incumbent Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), was asked at the debate about comments he made shortly after the 2024 election. Related Why are basic human rights ever put to a vote? Y…
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