I am a lifelong progressive, a radical feminist, and a Democrat who has followed your career closely. . . .
Just like the vast majority of America, you know that the word “women” means adult humans who are female — and you know that the difference between women and men matters.
So why is it that (apart from your advocacy for abortion rights, which I support enthusiastically) you and other Democrats are leaving it to the GOP to stand up for women’s hard-won and extremely popular sex-based rights? Why allow Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) to be the voice of reason questioning a federal judge who sent a convicted rapist to a women’s prison? Why let former President Donald Trump reap applause at the Republican National Convention by guaranteeing an end to men in women’s sports? . . .
Every day, I hear from rank-and-file Democrats (and, importantly, former Democrats) about how disgusted they are with the party’s complete abandonment of women and girls (including lesbians) at the sexist, regressive, authoritarian, homophobic altar of “gender identity.” We have been begging you to change course. We want to vote for Democrats in November.
To date, our concerns have mostly been ignored.
I cannot tell you the number of people who have told me that they plan to vote for Donald Trump this year because of this issue. . . .
It’s not too late. You can still prove Democrats are reality-based, not ridiculous. Stand up at the Democratic National Convention and say that a woman is an adult human female and a lesbian is a female homosexual. Say that sex is real and that it matters. Say right out loud that sex is immutable and no man is ever a woman — even if he claims to be one, even if he adopts the traditional stereotypes of femininity, and even if he has his penis surgically removed. Apologize to women and girls for that utterly embarrassing letter you sent to “transgender” activist Dylan Mulvaney celebrating his “365 days of girlhood.”
You profess to care about American women and girls. It’s time to walk the talk. Many of us will be watching and hoping you do the right thing.
Source: An open letter to Kamala Harris from a Democratic woman – Washington Examiner