• Fidel_Cashflow
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    4 hours ago

    “I believe we should follow the law,” Kamala Harris says when asked by Hallie Jackson if transgender Americans should have access to gender-affirming care.

    Texas Dem Colin Allred uses anti-trans language to attack Ted Cruz: ‘Don’t want boys playing girls’ sports’

    the people you say will defend trans people from eradication cannot even say they will protect trans people’s right to healthcare, or even their right to exist. you need to understand that they will throw trans people, and really all queer or minority groups, under the bus the very second it becomes politically expedient.

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      3 hours ago

      It’s an election where you have to sway undecided voters, and by the numbers, trans are not that target. Point blank. You have two choices right now, as shitty as that may be. Which side do you think there’s a better chance of progression at?

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        In case anyone doubts my comment about how liberals will apply the same logic to trans rights as they do to Palestinian rights, look no further.

        There aren’t enough of us to be worth considering on our own. That means our only hope of security is through a voting bloc that rejects the ideology of lesser-evilism and stands up for everyone on principle. Otherwise they’ll sell us out the very moment that defending us becomes an electoral liability. Take note.

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          So you think we should abstain from voting to somehow create a utopia of equality, that has literally never existed in history or any country ever, instead of working towards the best possible chance? Even MLK said how it would take the help of white people to get black peoples rights. You aren’t going to win this war on your own, you need pragmatic support of others to win this fight.