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Activist says trans people can’t trust Democrats to protect them anymore (www.independent.co.uk)

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In the face of ‘eradication’, one trans activist is preparing to fight – and she’s sick of silence and neglect from her supposed allies. Raquel Willis tells Io Dodds why Republican bathroom bans are everybody’s problem

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[–] homesweethomeMrL 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When Kamala Harris was the AG for California she was forced to defend a lawsuit where a trans woman in prison for murder wanted the state to pay for reassignment surgery. I was told that by supporting Harris I was transphobic and I should just admit it.

Here's what I'll admit: trans people who didn't support the Harris ticket as if their life depended on it fucked up.

Seriously, "fuck Democrats"? Okay Dude, I can see you don't want to be cheered up - c'mon Donny let's go get us a lane.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (6 children)

The democrats did this to all of us. When you facilitate genocide for over two years, while calling the people protesting it violent antisemites, you lower voter turnout.

When you get elected by people who need healthcare, housing, and student loan relief, and you end covid protections, you lower voter turnout.

When you get elected by people expecting police reform and freeing the immigrant camps, and you increase deportations and endorse diverting covid funds to police budgets, you lower voter turnout.

When you get elected by promising to protect abortion, and then do fuckall even after the SCOTUS leaks their ruling early, you lower voter turnout.

Nobody except for the democrats had the power to change the outcome of this election. They had to chose between overwhelmingly popular policy and losing, and they chose to lose.

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[–] BetaDoggo_ 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

They never really could. The Democratic party likes to claim issues like same sex marriage and trans rights as if they had anything to do with it. Same sex marriage had to be fought for in the courts during a democrat reign. They used trans rights as a big talking point for 2024 yet made little attempt to safeguard them during the previous 4 years. They ignore their base then take credit for all their accomplishments. They now use lgbt issues as an anchor to avoid promising any meaningful changes. It's the same thing the Republicans have been doing with abortion. All I'm saying is, Bernie2028.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

Bernie is finally too old. Nobody is coming to save you.

[–] MutilationWave 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's gotta be Alexandria Cortez. Bernie is just too old sadly. He's healthy and fitter than the other candidates who are younger than him, but he'll never win now. Our chance was 2016 and he got ratfucked.

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