Well, they were born men, so,...

That aside, I am not someone who gives a rat's ass if trans athletes compete against women. And bring 'em on if they want to compete against men. It is an infinitesimally small number, anyway. What the issue really does for the GOP is highlight something what was just a few years ago considered weird and perverse.

It is one thing to sanction public homosexual behavior. That has been at least marginally acceptable since the 1970's. But trans was always a bridge too far for almost everybody, even some homosexuals. Being force-fed it these days, and told people had to accept it as an equivalent lifestyle, made for a powerful backlash in 2024, and the gift that keeps on giving so long as Democrats won't backtrack on it.