Sure, although I feel like your response is largely due to an uncharitable reading of my post. Whether someone can use a specific bathroom has an impact on a tiny percentage of the US population; pretty much only trans or non-binary people. Sure it's still economic in some contexts and it was incorrect for me to insinuate that it was totally social, but it is not economic or social policy that affects the vast majority of the population. Tax policy, immigration, trade policy, regulation, worker education, general schooling, government grants and investment, etc matter to far more people. Time spent on niche issues is going to appeal to fewer people by definition, and I could see people getting angry that legislative time is being spent in this manner while broader economic issues appealing to more people remain unsolved. Personally I feel that supporting those communities is morally important, but I understand why other people believe it takes a lower priority relative to economic issues affecting them personally.
> I can't imagine there's enough meaningful work to "saturate" 100% of some candidate's time with economic issue
People are clearly signaling through their voting that grossly insufficient time is being spent on economic issues. Key problems remain unsolved.
> I am not sure you know what those words mean ("any ... T person, let alone someone trans" is nonsense)
That statement implies I am referring to lesbian, gay, or bi people. I don't see what is unclear about that based on my wording. The concept of being trans is more of a logical leap for a straight person than the concept of being bi, gay, or lesbian for pretty obvious reasons. I don't think this requires further explanation.
> We are long past any plausibly deniability to not even know a gay person
You have very clearly not been to large swaths of the United States. Many, many, many people have never met an openly LGBT person. Even more are not friends with one in a close enough manner to have the types of honest, informative discussions to cut through popular misconceptions.
> if you don't know any, it's because you're actively trying to avoid them.
Yes, a large number of people intentionally self segregate into communities where other people are like them. They still get to vote.