Pro-trans rally held against Rep. Seth Moulton in hometown over comments against trans athletes.

After Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., voiced opposition to trans athletes in women's sports, Massachusetts Democrats are organizing a rally in support of transgender rights.

The rally will occur on Sunday in Salem, Massachusetts, where Moulton was born in 1978, as stated by Salem City Councilor Kyle Davis.

Davis is organizing a rally outside of Seth Moulton's office in Salem with the help of local LGBT organizations and leaders, following Trump's election and Moulton's transphobic remarks.

"The rally aims to convey solidarity with the trans community while also making it clear to Seth Moulton that we do not support his stance and willingness to betray this community."

Moulton's criticism of his party's trans inclusion efforts in women's sports sparked a backlash from Democrat allies and liberals, who saw his comments as an attack on the LGBTQ+ community.

Moulton stated that he has two young daughters and is concerned about their safety on a playing field, particularly from male or formerly male athletes, but as a Democrat, he feels hesitant to express this fear.

In the same article, Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., expressed opposition to trans inclusion.

Despite facing criticism from his own party, Moulton has maintained and intensified his stance on the issue.

Davis previously called for Moulton to resign, in a post on X.

Davis stated that he was not seeking an apology from Moulton, but rather a resignation.

During a recent interview on CNN, Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair, described the remarks as "offensive."

Massachusetts state Rep. Manny Cruz and state Sen. Jamie Eldridge both criticized Moulton's stance, calling it a "betrayal" and "condemning" his actions, respectively, on X.

After The New York Times published an interview with Massachusetts Democrat Moulton last week, Tufts University announced it would no longer facilitate student internships in his office, according to a source familiar with the matter.

On Tuesday morning, Moulton himself seemed to confirm the situation, but Tufts University denied limiting internship opportunities with his office. According to a source, Moulton's office had been contacted by Tufts University Political Science Department Chair David Art regarding the matter.

On MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Tufts was the subject of an alleged issue that Moulton discussed.

If a Tuft student were to intern in a Republican office, what would political science professors do? This highlights the issue with cancel culture, as Moulton pointed out.

Reps. Colin Allred, Vicente Gonzalez, and Mary Peltola, who were previously Democrats and supported laws for transgender inclusion in women's sports, have publicly denounced their support for the concept in the weeks leading up to Election Day.

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, recently defended himself against accusations of supporting biological males in women's sports by stating that he had never been in favor of such a policy.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., criticized the Green Party presidential ticket after the party's vice presidential nominee, Butch Ware, expressed opposition to transgender athletes in women's sports. Ocasio-Cortez characterized the ticket as "predatory" due to Ware's stance.

In June, a survey by NORC at the University of Chicago asked respondents whether transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in sports leagues that match their preferred gender identity rather than their biological sex.

Sixty-five percent of respondents said that adult transgender female athletes should never or rarely be allowed to compete on women's sports teams. When asked specifically about this issue, 69% of those polled opposed it.

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