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Democrats Lost Voters on Transgender Rights. Winning Them Back Won’t Be Easy.

The party’s vanguard position got ahead of voters in 2024, and the internal debate now underway reveals an uncertainty on how to adapt.

© David Walter Banks for The New York Times

Many Democratic politicians had resolved to say as little as possible about transgender rights.

Trump Administration Sues California Over Transgender Athletes

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against two California agencies, accusing them of violating Title IX by allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports.

© Adam Perez for The New York Times

The Trump administration’s lawsuit aims to overturn state policies allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls’ high school sports.

Trump Administration Sues California Over Transgender Athletes

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against two California agencies, accusing them of violating Title IX by allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports.

© Adam Perez for The New York Times

The Trump administration’s lawsuit aims to overturn state policies allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls’ high school sports.

California Rejects Trump Demand to Remove Trans Athletes From Women’s Sports

The Trump administration signaled that it would pursue enforcement actions against the state and previously threatened to cut federal education funds.

© Adam Perez for The New York Times

President Trump ramped up his criticism of California after a trans athlete qualified for the California state track and field meet in late May.
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