一些民主党人批评爱荷华州民主党参议员候选人乔什·图雷克（Josh Turek）最近关于跨性别体育和性别肯定护理的广告。
Some Democrats are criticizing Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek over his recent ad on transgender sports and gender affirming care.
“作为一个坐轮椅的孩子，我也遭受过不少欺凌。这就是为什么我认为，任何爱荷华人都不应面临歧视。作为一名残奥运动员，我也知道制定规则很重要，”图雷克在广告中表示。
“As a kid in a wheelchair, I faced my share of bullying. That’s why I believe that no Iowan should face discrimination. As a Paralympian, I also know it’s important to have rules,” Turek says in the ad.
“这就是为什么我反对男性参加女子体育比赛，这在爱荷华州已经是违法的。我也反对纳税人为变性手术买单。任何人告诉你不同的，都在撒谎，”他补充道。
“It’s why I oppose males competing in female sports, something that is already illegal in Iowa. I’m against taxpayers paying for sex changes too. Anyone tells you any different, is lying,” he adds.
据《华盛顿邮报》周六的一篇报道，奥斯塞奥拉县民主党主席凯西·温特（Kathy Winter）表示，图雷克的立场与爱荷华州民主党纲领相悖，该纲领不支持限制跨性别医疗保健。
According to a Saturday report from The Washington Post, Osceola County Democratic Party Chair Kathy Winter said Turek’s position was against the platform of the Iowa Democratic Party, which does not support limits for transgender health care.
“在前所未有的仇恨和偏见针对爱荷华州跨性别者的当下，我无法在良心上投票支持一个承诺让他们生活更糟糕的人，”温特在周五的一份声明中表示，该声明被《华盛顿邮报》获得。
“At a time of unprecedented hate and bigotry being directed at transgender Iowans, I cannot in good [conscience] vote for a man who is promising to make their lives worse,” Winter said, per a Friday statement obtained by the Post.
在最近一次接受当地媒体KCRG采访时，爱荷华州众议员埃米·温岑达尔（Aime Wichtendahl，民主党）回应图雷克的广告时表示，“你不需要把别人踢出局才能赢得选举。”“事实是，这些说辞不会赢得选举。这些说辞不会让你在选民那里得到任何好处，”她补充道。
In a recent interview with local outlet KCRG, Iowa state Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D) responded to Turek’s ad by saying that “you don’t need to throw people under the bus to win elections.”“The plain fact is that these talking points don’t win elections. These talking points aren’t going to gain you anything with the voters,” she added.
据《纽约时报》报道，图雷克的广告是在共和党人和埃隆·马斯克花费数百万美元投放虚假针对他在这一问题上的立场的广告之后发布的。
Turek’s ad comes after the Republicans and Elon Musk spent millions on ads that falsely targeted his stance on the issue, according to The New York Times.
当被问及该广告时，这位民主党人告诉CNN的曼努·拉朱（Manu Raju），他多次谈论过这个问题，并且他作为残奥运动员的经历让他比该国几乎任何其他政治家都“更有资格谈论这个问题”。“他们投放了2000万美元的负面电视广告，试图让我显得不是我本人，所以我认为我们有必要把事实说清楚，”他说。
When asked about the ad, the Democrat told CNN’s Manu Raju that he has spoken about the issue many times and that his experience as a Paralympian gives him “more credibility to talk about this than almost any other politician in the country.”“They’re putting $20 million in negative television ads to try to make me appear somebody I’m not, so I thought it was important we set the record straight,” he said.
“我认为生物男性不应参加女子体育比赛，如果这让我党内一些人感到不快，我们是一个大党，你不必在每件事上都同意我的看法，”他补充道。
“I believe biological males should not compete in female sports, and if that rubs some people in my party the wrong way, we’re a big party, and you don’t have to agree with me on everything,” he added.
近年来，跨性别者权利问题在美国变得极具争议。右翼人士试图限制跨性别者参与与其性别认同相符的体育项目，以及获得性别肯定性医疗服务。
In recent years, the issue of transgender rights has become extremely contentious in the U.S. Those on the right have sought to restrict transgender participation in sports categories aligned with people’s gender identity and access to gender affirming care.
特朗普总统在重返白宫的首日签署了一项全面的行政令，仅承认男性和女性两种性别。该行政令还指示联邦机构停止推广性别转变的概念。
During his first day back in office, President Trump signed a sweeping executive order recognizing only two sexes, male and female. The order also directed federal agencies to stop promotion of the concept of gender transition.