A Democrat’s apology hasn’t calmed the transgender rights fight raging in Massachusetts Senate primary

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The Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary is not only testing the party’s desire for generational change but also the appetite to relitigate a subject that hurt Democrats last election cycle: transgender rights.

The issue has generated some of the most contentious moments between 80-year-old Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) and his younger challenger, 47-year-old Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), who voters see as more centrist.

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