The Left Doesn’t Want to Moderate on Transgenderism

You know things are weird on the left when Gavin Newsom is seen as a right-wing sellout. For simply stating — and not acting on — his apparently long-held view that allowing men to compete against women in sports is “deeply unfair,” some leftists have turned on the California governor.

One poll found that his favorability among left-leaning Californians declined from 46 percent to 30 percent after they were made aware of his view on this subject. The Nation, which, if nothing else, is a reliable indicator of leftist sentiment, has bestowed upon him the sobriquet “Greasy Gavin Newsom.” Such reactions are not unique. Taken together, they suggest that the Left simply doesn’t want to moderate on anything related to transgenderism.

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Jack Butler

Jack Butler is a former submissions editor at National Review.

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You know things are weird on the left when Gavin Newsom is seen as a right-wing sellout. For simply stating — and not acting on — his apparently long-held view that allowing men to compete against women in sports is “deeply unfair,” some leftists have turned on the California governor.

One poll found that his favorability among left-leaning Californians declined from 46 percent to 30 percent after they were made aware of his view on this subject. The Nation, which, if nothing else, is a reliable indicator of leftist sentiment, has bestowed upon him the sobriquet “Greasy Gavin Newsom.” Such reactions are not unique. Taken together, they suggest that the Left simply doesn’t want to moderate on anything related to transgenderism.