This is a fairly stupid argument from the AP.
"
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump used contentiousness around transgender people’s access to sports and bathrooms to fire up conservative voters and sway undecideds. And in his first months back in office, Trump has pushed the issue further,
erasing mention of transgender people on government
websites and
passports and trying to
remove them from the military.
It’s a contradiction of numbers that reveals a deep cultural divide: Transgender people make up
less than 1% of the U.S. population, but they have become a major piece on the political chess board — particularly Trump’s."
Under the new Trump administration, this year’s Transgender Day of Visibility has a different tenor
Let me rewrite this to illustrate why it is so dumb.
"It’s a contradiction of numbers that reveals a deep cultural divide:
SERIAL KILLERS make up
less than 1% of the U.S. population, but they have become a major piece on the political chess board — particularly Trump’s."
Just because there is a numerically small population doesn't mean whe shouldn't respond to it forefully and decisively.