AP / John Locher

A major fundraiser for Hillary Clinton told BuzzFeed News on Tuesday that her campaign’s refusal to fill out a survey on transgender rights is a tactical error that may expose the presidential candidate to blowback from the left. “Bernie Sanders’s campaign has been able to fill out the survey, so I don’t understand why Hillary’s campaign wouldn’t be able to,” said Lane Hudson, an LGBT activist in Washington, D.C., who has netted more than $100,000 for Clinton and is listed on her campaign’s website as a "Hillblazer." He warned that the campaign's silence could make Clinton vulnerable to arguments that "she is not really for trans people," despite her strong LGBT track record.



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"I don’t want to give these people reason to criticize her at all,” said Hudson, who is a member of Clinton's National Finance Committee. "I think it’s a mistake for the campaign to ignore this." He pointed out that "a lot of the money I’ve raised has been LGBT money." BuzzFeed News reported Monday that Clinton did not fill out an 11-page questionnaire from Trans United Fund, which asked candidates about issues that ranged from healthcare access and changing gender markers on IDs, to using civil rights laws to protect transgender people. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump also did not fill out the survey. However, Clinton's rival, Bernie Sanders, affirmed his commitment to the group's agenda with detailed responses. In addition to criticizing Clinton for not filling out the questionnaire, Sanders supporters pointed out on social media that he backed marriage equality before she did.



Surprise,Clinton didnt care about gay rights until she needed to and is now ignoring transgender rights https://t.co/ScIvcTo8bV #FeelTheBern