Video summary
The video transcript centers on a fierce critique of Marcy Kaptur, a long-serving Democratic congresswoman from Ohio, who released a political advertisement that the speaker argues is deeply transphobic. In the ad, Kaptur claims she voted with Republicans to keep "transgender ideology" out of schools and asserts that boys should not play in girls' sports, framing these positions as necessary to win an election rather than as genuine policy stances. The speaker expresses profound outrage at this shift, noting that while Kaptur has historically been supportive of the LGBTQ+ community and endorsed by major queer organizations, she appears to be adopting extreme bigotry solely for political expediency. This behavior is described as going far beyond other Democrats who have recently opposed trans rights, effectively endorsing a "Don't Say Gay" style of censorship that restricts free speech and solidarity within schools.
The speaker contextualizes Kaptur's actions as part of a disturbing trend within the Democratic Party where politicians are increasingly abandoning their base to court conservative voters by adopting anti-trans, anti-immigrant, and xenophobic rhetoric. The transcript lists numerous other high-profile Democrats, including Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom, who have similarly "thrown trans people under the bus," suggesting that this is not an isolated incident but a creeping normalization of transphobia within the party. The narrator argues that while opposing trans sports was already unacceptable, expanding this stance to include bans on gender-affirming healthcare for youth and erasing queer presence in schools represents a dangerous escalation. The core argument is that Democrats are mistakenly believing they can abandon their entire LGBTQ+ base and still win elections, a strategy the speaker views as unforgivable and politically suicidal.
In response to Kaptur's ad, the speaker outlines a clear three-point demand: she must withdraw the advertisement immediately, publicly renounce her bigoted positions, and issue a sincere apology to the LGBTQ+ community. The video documents the speaker's personal attempts to contact Kaptur's offices in Washington D.C. and Ohio, only to be met with automated messages indicating that calls were missed or placed outside of business hours. Despite these obstacles, the speaker urges viewers to call, email, and share the message widely to ensure that constituents understand their support is conditional on respecting trans rights. The conclusion emphasizes that if Kaptur does not reverse course, she will lose her seat in the next election, as millions of allies and families with trans members will no longer tolerate being treated as political pawns. Ultimately, the video serves as a call to action to draw a firm line against transphobia before the entire party fully embraces it, warning that silence on this issue could lead to irreversible damage for the community.
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We're stuck in another unnecessary war
and inflation is making everything
worse. But my opponent won't talk about
all that. He'd rather lie about my
record. Well, here's the truth. I voted
with Republicans to keep transgender
ideology out of our schools. Because
parents know what's best for their kids
and boys should not play in girls
sports. Don't let them change the
subject. I'm Marcy Captor and I approve
this message because I'm focused on
making your life more affordable.
That was an ad from a so-called
Democrat.
A Democrat released that ad. That was
Marcy Captor. She is running in Ohio's
9th congressional district and she has
been a member of Congress since before I
was born. And for the most part, she's
been fairly good on LGBTQ plus issues.
She's been endorsed by the Human Rights
Campaign and other queer organizations,
but all of a sudden, she's going full
bigot because she thinks that that's
what she has to do to win this election.
And she's taking it so much further than
other Democrats who recently threw trans
people under a bus. She's not just
saying, "I oppose, you know, um, trans
sports, but I also oppose gender
ideology in schools." And I don't even
know what the [ __ ] that means. What is
gender ideology? there is no gender
ideology. There's queer people that want
to exist and you're saying actually
their existence should not be made known
because it sounds like when you say no
gender ideology in schools, you're
effectively endorsing a dissantist style
don't say gay law, which is restrictions
on free speech, stopping teachers from
even, you know, showing any solidarity
with queer people. The rainbow pin, the
flags, they've got to take that down.
They can't even put a picture of their
partner on their desk. Like this was the
outcome of don't say gay laws. So the
fact that a Democrat would take it this
far, this is unfucking forgivable. I'm
pissed. This is not okay. All right.
There are some things that should be
beyond the pale even for Democrats who
are spineless and weak. But like for
them to abandon us on Medicare for all,
this was always the party of universal
healthcare.
for them to go full xenophobe in 2024,
throw immigrants under the bus. Kla
Harris was pretending like she was more
anti-immigrant than Trump. For them to
support a genocide and now to go the way
of labor and abandon trans people.
What the [ __ ] This is so unacceptable.
It's It's like the dam is breaking and
this is just becoming a trend in the
Democratic party. Aside from Marcy
Captor, another Democrat, Lindseay
James, running in Iowa's second
congressional district, also released an
ad where she threw trans people under a
bus. On top of that, if you watch the
video that I released earlier this week,
uh there was Aaron Ford, Josh Turk, Rob
Sand, James Terico, Amy Actton, all
Democrats who also decided to throw
trans people under a bus. Before that,
we had Kla Harris, Gavin Newsome, Pete
Buddha Judge, Rahm Emanuel. I mean, the
party is just becoming transphobic,
anti-trans creep is happening before our
very eyes. And it started as them just
like disavowing trans people in sports,
which was bad in and of itself. But now
they're expanding that. Some are opening
the door to banning gender affirming
healthcare for trans youth. Others are
saying no gender ideology in schools.
And it's crazy that Marcy Captor would
say that. And she's like, oh, you know,
let's uh let's not let Republicans
change the subject. who just let them
change the subject. You talked about
issues that should be discussed,
affordability, Trump's wararmongering,
and then you fed right in to the thing
that you shouldn't have fed into,
dumbass. Like, it's just it's
astonishing to me that Democrats think
they can abandon their entire base and
still get elected. Like, there needs to
be hell to pay for this kind of
[ __ ] Like if you live in Ohio's
ninth congressional district and this
woman is your representative, you need
to let her know that she does not have
your vote on lock, that doesn't mean
that you don't vote for her cuz we don't
want the Republican to win. But she
needs to at least think that taking this
position is going to be costly. And
really what I want to do is I want to
make an example out of Marcy Captor
because, you know, there's a lot of
Democrats who are becoming transphobic
now for purposes of political
expediency, but you're not going to be
able to reach all of them. But if we can
reach one of them and at least let them
know that we are not going to [ __ ]
tolerate this [ __ ] then maybe we
can make a difference. Maybe some of
them will get the message and be less
inclined to just throw an entire
community under a bus. They need to know
that trans people, sure, they're only 1%
of the population. But there are many,
many more, many millions more of trans
allies, people with trans family who are
not going to tolerate this. And they
need to know once and for all this is
not going to be okay. your base is not
going to keep supporting you if you keep
spitting in our [ __ ] eyes. So, I
think that we need to make a reasonable
request. Okay? I'm not asking for
anything extreme. I'm not saying she
should resign, even though she should.
All I'm requesting is three things.
Okay? The first is that she withdraw
this ad. This transphobic ad should not
be polluting the airwaves in Ohio. The
second thing is that she renounce her
bigoted positions. And the third thing
is that she apologized to the LGBTQ plus
community. Okay, those three things I
think are very reasonable requests from
somebody who's been in Congress for
decades, who's been largely supportive
of queer people. If she can't do that,
then she doesn't deserve to win again.
She deserves to lose. Okay, so here's
what we're going to do. We're going to
call her. I'm going to put this graphic
up on the screen and recommend that you
share it as far and wide as you possibly
can. Also, reach out to other
independent content creators. ask them
to participate in this pressure campaign
because this is where we have to draw
the [ __ ] line. So, I'm going to call
her in a second, but uh her DC office
number for those of you also looking to
call, please do or email her. But her
office number in DC is 20224146
and her Ohio office number is
4192597500.
Please, if you live in Ohio in
particular, call that Ohio office and
let her know that she lost you forever.
If she doesn't reverse course again, you
don't have to actually stay home. In
fact, please do vote, but at least let
her think that you're going to use your
vote as leverage because this is not
acceptable. If we don't draw the line
now, the entire party is going to be
fully transphobic in like a year or two.
Like, this is really going in a terrible
direction. So, let me call her DC
office. You know, you don't have to say
everything that I'm saying, but just be
polite. You're going to talk to a
staffer if you talk to anybody at all.
But uh you know just say what I what I
say or say your own thing. It doesn't
really matter. Just like be very clear.
You want her to withdraw, renounce, and
apologize.
202
225
4146. I need to like calm down cuz I'm
so [ __ ] pissed off. I don't want to
like scream at her. Please don't do
that. If I do it, I'm I'm going to I'm
not going to do that. Okay. But I'm f
I'm so [ __ ] pissed, guys. Democrats
are such spineless [ __ ] Let me shut
the [ __ ] up and just call and try not to
say anything like too offensive.
>> This is Congresswoman Marcy Captor.
Thank you for calling our Washington DC
office and I'm sorry we missed your
call. Our office hours are 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and your
call is very important to me. So, please
leave your name, number, and message
after the tone. Thank you, and may you
have an enjoyable day.
>> Hello, Congresswoman Captor. I am
outraged that you had the audacity to
run an ad where you attack the LGBTQ
plus community. This community has gone
to bat for you. They've helped you get
elected for decades. And for you to
release an ad throwing trans people and
queer people more broadly speaking under
a bus is absolutely despicable. You
deserve to lose your election because of
this. And guess what? Democratic voters
aren't going to continue to tolerate
this this diet MAGA stuff. So here's
what we are demanding your constituents
and people across the country from the
queer community. Here's what we're
demanding. First of all, withdraw that
disgusting ad. It shouldn't pollute the
airwaves. Second of all, renounce your
newfangled bigoted position. And third,
apologize to members of the LGBTQ plus
community that you offended. Because if
you do not do that, then maybe they
don't come to support you in this
election. Okay? You're trying to get
votes from Republicans by being a bigot,
but you're going to lose more votes by
being a bigot. So, shame on you. You are
such a disgusting member of Congress to
do something like that. I know you don't
have any shame, otherwise you wouldn't
have released that ad in the first
place, but do what's right. Take down
that disgusting ad. Renounce your
bigoted position and apologize.
I could have gone so much harder. I
could have gone so much harder. I'm
going to call her Ohio office, too,
because I'm still pissed. And I just the
fact that she did this, I mean, it's not
surprising to me, but it's just like
when does it end? When does it end?
Like, is a is a Democrat going to do
slurs in the next ad? I I just Okay.
4192597500.
We're calling that office too. Hopefully
I can talk to somebody. Probably not.
But again,
>> hi, this is Congresswoman Marcy Captor.
Thank you.
>> Of course not. Doesn't even ring. You've
reached us after hours and no one is
available to take your call at this
moment. The office is open daily between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p p.m. If you need
assistance with an agency of the federal
government and would like us to return
your call, kindly leave your name,
address, and telephone number along with
information about the nature of your
call when you hear the tone and we will
call you back. Many callers wish to
leave an opinion about an issue before
Congress. You may do that here also by
leaving a message with your opinion
along with your name, address, and
telephone number so that we may properly
address your concerns. Thank you so much
for calling me. It's an honor to serve
you and your family and our district in
the United States House of Represent.
>> Hi, Congresswoman Marcy Captor. Uh, I'm
calling again. And I called your DC
office, but I'm calling your Ohio office
as well because I really want to make
sure that you know how angered the LGBTQ
plus community is by your loathome,
transphobic, and homophobic ad that you
released. Okay? So, we're asking that
you withdraw that ad. It is a
disgusting, bigoted ad. Renounce your
position and apologize for the harm that
you caused and the offense that you
caused to your queer constituents and
queer people across the country. We have
supported you and the Democratic Party
for decades. And for you to throw us
under a bus is a slap in the face. If
you're going to tell me that my trans
family members lives don't matter and
you're willing to use them as political
pawns, then guess what? You're not going
to get our support. No more donations,
no more phone banking, and no more
votes. You will lose to the Republican
if you want to be the Republican. So
make your choice and choose wisely and
act quickly because we will not support
you. You will lose this election if you
do not abandon course right now. Stop
with the transphobia or lose.
Well, that's all I have to say. Uh
again, 202254146,
that's her DC office. 4192597500,
that's her Ohio office. Um be polite,
perhaps more polite than I was,
especially if you talk to somebody. and
please just let her know that this is
not acceptable. Remember the three
demands, withdraw the ad, renounce your
position, and apologize. I don't think
that's an unreasonable request. I really
don't. I think that's pretty reasonable,
actually. Um, I might even put a link to
a petition in in the u comment section.
I feel like that's cringeworthy and
useless, but I just want to quantify the
outrage so that way they have some
measure of, oh, well, a thousand people
signed this petition. something so that
way she knows we're done. We're no
longer going to accept this. Democrats
aren't going to go full transphobe, too.
You've already supported a genocide.
You've thrown immigrants under a bus.
Where do we draw the line? Like, we've
got to draw the line somewhere. And I
think this is a very good place to do it
before it's too late. So, please take
action. If you don't want to call, email
her. But I implore you to call. Also,
share this far and wide. We've got to
make as much noise as possible because
if we don't,
we're gonna lose on this issue, too. So,
that's all I have to say. I'm still
[ __ ] pissed. This really ruined my
day and actually kind of caused me to be
a little bit depressed. But, let's do
something about it. If you're as pissed
as I am and as disappointed as I am,
let's do something about it.