Marcy Kaptur Faces Backlash From Both Parties Over Shift on Transgender Sports
The group said the candidates’ anti-trans remarks weaken support among LGBTQ+ voters as Democrats debate how to answer Republican attacks.
- Equality Ohio reduced grades for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur on its 2026 Candidate Scorecard, citing campaign messaging the group deemed harmful to transgender Ohioans.
- Kaptur touted her vote for H.R. 2616 in campaign ads opposing transgender girls' sports participation, while Acton supported a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing states to ban transgender women and girls from female sports.
- Robinson stated the Human Rights Campaign is focusing resources on "champions" who defend the LGBTQ+ community, declining to support candidates she described as tangled in their messaging on transgender issues.
- Rabie warned that targeting transgender people as a political tactic is "dangerous," while Robinson argued anti-trans messaging weakens the coalition Democrats need for close elections.
- Ohio Equal Rights is seeking to place two amendments on next year's ballot, including one to eliminate the same-sex marriage ban in the Ohio Constitution and another to add discrimination protections.
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Imperiled House Democrat gets ripped by left and right after flip
One of the most vulnerable House Democrats of the 2026 election cycle is being hammered from the left and right for her stance on transgender youth. Longtime Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, is facing one of her toughest re-election battles yet, partially thanks to Buckeye State Republicans redrawing the boundaries of her district to include more … The post Imperiled House Democrat gets ripped by left and right after flip appeared first on khbrknews.
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Imperiled House Democrat gets ripped by left and right after flip-flop on transgender sports
Rep. Marcy Kaptur faces attacks from the left and right over her stance on transgender youth and girls sports, with mailers opposing boys playing on girls' school teams.
Human Rights Campaign president to Dems caving on trans rights: ‘You’re doing too much and getting too little’
“You don’t have to sacrifice any member of our community to win,” Kelley Robinson told reporters as she outlined HRC’s $15 million midterm investment.
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