Well, unfortunately, this single issue will make it or break it for my ability to live at all in the future, so you're going to have to use that empathy of yours and forgive my undying anger at this dispassionate society I was regretfully born into. God forbid you be trans...
We know societal and political change and progress often lag decades behind the wishes of the people. Same-sex marriage, women's and civil rights, and cannabis are good examples. Please don't assume I don't support an issue because I don't think that issue changes an election today. Both can be true
It only lags because we have people telling us "but we're not ready to accept you" over and over again. Entire generations of black, indigenous, and queer folk were born, fought, and died to make the world change, only to be disappointed because the world didnt want to change. Just change, man.
It lags because change takes time, but there are also likely many reasons it doesn't register as a high priority for most voters like the economy or health-care. That is the reality, and it matters.
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