What?! A new HRC-endorsed poll shows that 70% of LGBT would rather secure their gay rights than stand in solidarity with trans folk. Either we're entirely out of step with the rest of you lot or the 500 people HRC tallied came from their database. Via The Advocate:

The poll specifically asked: “This proposal would make it illegal to fire gay, lesbian, and bisexual workers because of their sexual orientation. This proposal does not include people who are transgender. Would you favor or oppose this proposal moving forward?” Seventy percent favored moving forward with the legislation.

The poll also asked people if they agreed that “national gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender organizations should oppose this proposal because it excludes transgender people.” Only about 20% of the people agreed with that statement.

How convenient.

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Trans folks may become political sacrifices. Though the majority of Democrats support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, they apparently disagree on whether or not the government should support trans rights:

House Democratic leaders are strongly considering dropping anti-discrimination protections for transgender persons from the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, after an internal Democratic head count on Wednesday found that the bill would likely be defeated if it included the trans provision, multiple sources familiar with the bill said.

House speaker Nancy Pelosi's apparently worried about how the bill will fair with trans inclusion. Sources close to Congress say Pelosi has considered editing out trans rights.

Gay rights groups HRC and the Gay and Lesbian Task Force don't support the move, but gay politico Barney Frank thinks it's worth a shot: "I think the notion that we should let the whole bill die if we can’t pass [a] transgender [provision] is a terrible idea." Frank points to past wins, including women and blacks, which came in stages, not a flood.