Texas Democrat revives anti-trans sports bill in retaliation against fellow Democrats for defeating one of his bills
Texas Tribune.Most Democrats fiercely oppose SB 29, seeing it as a both a discriminatory and malicious attack against transgender children, and an uncomfortable issue that’s difficult to talk about and that few understand. Additionally, because Democrats, for ideological reasons, may hold opinions regarding transgender inclusion in sports that are unpopular among a majority of Texans, reviving the bill only gives Republicans another issue to exploit when attacking Democrats in the 2022 legislative elections.But that is precisely the gift that Dutton handed to Republicans when he retaliated against his own party, bringing up the transgender sports bill once more and voting, along with a now-present Rep.