Terry Schilling Says Women’s Sports Made Transgender Issues Easier to Discuss
With campaign ads invoking sex and sports and Republicans looking to mobilize midterm voters, Schilling says the sports debate made opponents more willing to discuss transgender issues.
Terry Schilling told CNN that the debate over women’s sports helped opponents of the LGBT movement become more comfortable discussing transgender issues1.
“The women’s sports issue was really the beginning point in helping expose all this because what it did was, it got opponents of the LGBT movement comfortable with talking about transgender issues.”
Why sports matter
For parents, the debate over women’s sports is also a debate about how the country talks about transgender issues and the protections girls need in sports.
The women’s sports issue was really the beginning point in helping expose all this because what it did was, it got opponents of the LGBT movement comfortable with talking about transgender issues. — Terry Schilling1
Ads target Senate races
Erin in the Morning reports that Elon Musk’s America PAC spent $100 million to support Republicans in key Senate races1, with the push including TV, digital and social-media ads1.
The ads target James Talarico, Sherrod Brown, Josh Turek, Mary Peltola and Abdul El-Sayed; one says, “James Talarico believes there are six genders.”1
Another ad accuses Brown of supporting “men in women’s sports,” while an ad says Turek “voted to spend our tax dollars on sex change surgeries for children.”1
Turning Point’s reach
Turning Point USA says more than 1 million students took part in its programs during the 2025–26 school year2.
Charlie Kirk co-founded Turning Point USA2. Supporters have credited Kirk and the group with helping Donald Trump make gains among younger voters in 20242. Turning Point described its growth as an “unprecedented expansion.”2
The midterm test
Spectrum News 1 reports that Republicans hope the network can help them retain control of the House and Senate, but says its core demographic’s support is uncertain2.
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