And they know we will either vote for them or stay home next election cycle no matter how they vote on this bill. They lose nothing bc by the time midterms come around there will be 81919194953920201 other fires to be worried about. We are math, not people to the DNC leadership.
This is little nonsense and not how politics works. The base (which includes queer people) is hyper important to the political parties. This is how Trump took over the GOP, but solidifying a small but solid majority. Holding the dems to account now is exactly how we do the same.
You don't win elections with .5% of the votes.