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While more and more Democrats are capitulating to Republicans on trans rights, Sam Forstag (running in Montana’s 1st congressional district) is bucking that trend entirely. In a debate with his GOP opponent Forstag refused to throw trans people under the bus and actually *defended* them. In contrast, South Carolina Democrat Dr. Annie Andrew recently released a disgusting anti-trans ad, and Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola essentially told a trans constituent she doesn’t care about trans rights. At a time when SO many spineless Democrats like James Talarico, Amy Acton, Josh Turek, Rob Sand, Don Davis, and Marcy Kaptur are all abandoning trans people—and even attacking them—it’s refreshing to see a red state Democrat not make the same mistake. Sherrod Brown seems to have learned his lesson from 2024 as well! In this video we’ll talk about why Sam Forstag’s approach is so effective, and explain why anti-trans Democrats are hurting their own campaigns.
Sources:
News 5 Cleveland - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NBsLHMR0H4
The Advocate - https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/transgender-voting-id-challenges
LGBTQ Nation - https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/10/hrc-president-says-democrats-caving-on-trans-rights-arent-actually-helping-themselves/
The Washington Son - https://www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/mary-peltola-transgender-protester-campaign-event
Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=annie+andrews+trans&cId=187a9c5a-bb8f-4790-a906-b82f6d15fb06&iId=c728aaf5-66bb-4ea2-b637-e1c57cc7516b
Watch our Previous Videos About Anti-Trans Democrats:
Talarico, Acton, Turek (etc.) - https://youtu.be/jl7gTrKTYFA?si=epyg0umRFEwfuAuo
Marcy Kaptur - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCApPUryCOs
Backlash to Anti-Trans Dems - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKXjXzrt72U&feature=youtu.be
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