Trans issues were mentioned in only two paragraphs of the source article. Even there, the subject was a prominent ACLU attorney's opposition to books on the top

Trans issues were mentioned in only two paragraphs of the source article. Even there, the subject was a prominent ACLU attorney's opposition to books on the topic, not advocacy for rights as such. I think you're finding his conservatism stereotypical simply because you're projecting your stereotypes of conservative beliefs onto him.