The most effective Republican ad of 2024, many strategists agreed, was one that declared that “Kamala is for they/them” and Donald Trump was “for you”.(许多策略师一致认为，2024年最有效的共和党广告是宣称“卡玛拉代表的是‘他们/她们’”而唐纳德·特朗普“代表你”的那则广告。) This year, conservative groups tried to repeat the trick(故技重施), devoting(投入) at least $183m to attack ads on transgender issues, according to AdImpact, a research firm. The strategy failed to protect Republican seats. Yet where trans-related issues were put to voters directly, the response was different.
许多策略师一致认为，2024年最有效的共和党广告是宣称“卡玛拉代表的是‘他们/她们’”而唐纳德·特朗普“代表你”的那则广告。今年，保守派团体试图故技重施，据研究公司AdImpact统计，他们在跨性别议题的攻击广告上投入了至少1.83亿美元。这一策略未能保住共和党的席位。然而，当跨性别相关问题被直接付诸选民表决时，反应却截然不同。
Four states considered ballot measures to restrict girls’ and women’s sports to biological females(生理女性). All passed, including in solidly(坚定地) Democratic states. That points to(指向/表明) a new phase in the fight over trans rights. A growing share of voters don’t want trans kids playing girls’ sports. Nor do they want politicians to focus on the issue.
四个州审议了将女子体育限制为生理女性的公民投票议案。所有议案均获通过，包括在坚定支持民主党的州。这标志着跨性别权利之争进入新阶段。越来越多的选民不希望跨性别孩子参加女子体育比赛，也不希望政客们聚焦于此议题。
Two-thirds of Americans favour laws requiring athletes to play on teams that match their sex at birth, up from 58% in 2022, according to the Pew Research Centre.(皮尤研究中心数据显示，三分之二的美国人支持要求运动员参加与其出生性别相符的球队的法律，这一比例较2022年的58%有所上升。) Around 30 states already have rules on trans athletes. In June the Supreme Court upheld(维持（原判）) such policies. Some 59% of adults approved of(赞成) that ruling, almost twice the share who disapproved.
皮尤研究中心数据显示，三分之二的美国人支持要求运动员参加与其出生性别相符的球队的法律，这一比例较2022年的58%有所上升。约30个州已出台针对跨性别运动员的规定。今年6月，最高法院维持了此类政策。约59%的成年人赞成该裁决，反对者比例几乎只有其一半。