[ad_1] To the editor: Representative Seth Moulton’s ignorant, transphobic remarks about trans youth in sports were disgusting and harmful. Trans youth are among our most vulnerable citizens, with alarmingly high suicide rates that worsen when they face exclusion and discrimination. These are children who deserve protection and should be welcomed in all aspects of childhood—including […]

[ad_1] To the editor: I am disgusted by Seth Moulton’s recent statement condemning trans youth in sports. This is scapegoating at its worst, blaming the most vulnerable among us. Concerns about trans athletes are rooted in bigotry, sexism, and transphobia. With suicidality rates among LGBTQ+ youth at an all-time high, this kind of uninformed, fear-mongering […]

[ad_1] To the editor: Seth Moulton has proven—hopefully for the last time—how completely out of touch and tone-deaf he is with his comments on trans children. If he wants to see why the Democratic Party is losing ground, he needs only to look at himself. When people talk about the Dems needing to address issues […]

[ad_1] To the editor: As a resident of Salem, I am incredibly disturbed by Representative Seth Moulton’s comments to The New York Times. Regardless of how he tries to spin it, his interview targeted trans children as a political liability and a danger to others. I think any reasonable person can agree that a man […]

[ad_1] To the editor: This is what came to mind, Congressman Moulton? That you’re afraid of your daughters being “run over” by a hypothetical trans girl on the playing field? Never mind that trans people’s athletic abilities vary just like those of cisgender athletes, especially at the secondary school level. Never mind that growing up […]

[ad_1] Dear Democrats, You elected Trump. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Trump was the reaction to extreme progressive policies. From putting men into women’s sports, to allowing public spaces to become overrun with homeless encampments, and putting people who have never paid a tax dollar in their lives into state-subsidized apartments—all while […]

[ad_1] To the editor: As a Salem parent and constituent of Rep. Moulton’s, I am outraged that he pinned the Democrats’ support of trans youth, specifically trans athletes, as a reason for Harris’s election loss. Rather than point out the real weak spots in the Democrats’ election strategy, he decided it was best to blame […]

[ad_1] To the editor: Congratulations to Representative Moulton. Finally, someone with common sense stated the obvious: humans born with male physical characteristics are generally larger and stronger than those born with female characteristics. This is a fact that needs to be considered in most competitive sports to prevent physical or emotional harm. His comments regarding […]

[ad_1] To the editor: I vote because my fiancée wouldn’t be alive today without access to gender-affirming healthcare. She needed therapy and, later, hormone treatments, to come back from the edge. I am so grateful she made it, but I worry deeply for all the young people who don’t have the same support. I vote […]

[ad_1] To the editor: I am writing to express my concern about Congressman Moulton’s recent statements to the media blaming the Democratic defeat on the protection of trans rights in general, and trans youth in particular. It is the far-right wing of the Republican Party that brought this issue to prominence in political discourse, using […]