WASHINGTON: Voters in four US states approved ballot measures to restrict transgender rights in Tuesday’s midterm elections, sending a warning to Democrats on an issue that has divided the party and is likely to remain a political challenge heading into the 2028 presidential race.
The measures succeeded even as Democrats swept to victorynationwide and retook control of Congress, suggesting voters who backed Democratic candidates were still receptive to some Republican arguments on transgender issues.
Republicans hammered Democrats in midterm campaigns with attack ads painting their opponents as overly liberal on issues like the inclusion of transgender girls in sports, and gender-affirming care for minors.
Democratic candidates were divided in their responses. Some adopted more conservative postures on the issues, some maintained pro-transgender positions and others sidestepped a topic that Republicans wielded effectively against Democrats in the 2024 election.
Voters in Washington, Colorado, Arizona and Nebraska approved ballot measures prohibiting transgender children from playing on sports teams matching their gender identity or banning gender-affirming surgeries for minors.
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