Everyone who uses this construction speaks as if state-ordered discrimination against us is a hypothetical they pledge to one day oppose rather than a priority of a currently-ascendant fascist movement and the topic of a Supreme Court case that's four days away - ThreadSky

gbbranstetter.bsky.social • 101 days ago

Everyone who uses this construction speaks as if state-ordered discrimination against us is a hypothetical they pledge to one day oppose rather than a priority of a currently-ascendant fascist movement and the topic of a Supreme Court case that's four days away

Reposted from Tom Scocca

"The basic right of trans people to live in safety and dignity, free from discrimination, should be uncontested. But "

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/o...

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klaridad.bsky.social•101 days ago

Maybe if we change "but" to "also" and followed it with something how critical it is to respect a person's identity. My daughter and I argued about whether a guy we saw (I was 99% sure he was a he) should be called "they" or "he." I said "He" shows respect: just correct me kindly if I'm wrong!

edwoodk.bsky.social•101 days ago

The Fascist regime has not yet assumed power and DEM Congress & Senate already baring their necks.

chimaera.bsky.social•101 days ago

"should"

dingokayfabe.bsky.social•101 days ago

Since the problem is people hate the democrats because they are utterly spineless losers, surely they’ll gain support by caving completely to the republicans yet again

booond.bsky.social•101 days ago

Goldberg's opinion should always be viewed through the lens that she still cashes checks from a fascist organization.

floatinginwaves.bsky.social•101 days ago

Which one ?

rubices.bsky.social•101 days ago

oh no, I can't believe I made them take away my rights by saying that trans women are women :(

glad michelle goldberg is here to lead me on the right path!

tonightatten.bsky.social•101 days ago

100%

On the one side there are people getting upset that they’ve been told they’re bigots.

On the other side there is a group using the full force of the state to drive trans people out of public life entirely.

And the debate is about whether we’re being too mean to the transphobes.

gbbranstetter.bsky.social•101 days ago

If 80% of your essay about how it's bad to discriminate against trans people is actually about all the ways you think it's good then maybe you just think it's good!

sandiinop.bsky.social•101 days ago

Our only hope is the courts.

raea.meangirls.online•101 days ago

the courts will not save us. our only hope is each other.

johnflournoy.science•101 days ago

It is infuriating how little of the essay says anything about what she claims is her primary point which is that a lot of people would have voted differently if Democrats had been more anti trans.

jdstarflower.bsky.social•101 days ago

NYT has been a transphobic mess for some time now. A bunch of their writers sent them an open letter.

https://glaad.org/new-york-times-sign-on-letter-from-lgtbq-allied-leaders-and-organizations/

The NYT responded by letting them all go.

reprapryn.bsky.social•101 days ago

It's already real for Florida trans folk.

If your HRT provider was not an MD, your meds got cut off. Most folks were working with nurse practitioners under informed consent models and never did got diagnostic letters from a psych.

If that level got applied to the whole US, that's a disaster

maxkennerly.bsky.social•101 days ago

The thing about people like this, who voted solely on anti-trans bigotry, is that they (1) clearly don't have any real problems in their lives; and (2) are deranged and psychopathic.

Trying to court their votes makes no more sense than negotiating with rabid squirrels.

sbsb4.bsky.social•101 days ago

why can't people just live and let live?

booond.bsky.social•101 days ago

You can't win over the vote Sam's imaginary friends.

stephaniejane.bsky.social•101 days ago

“The basic right of trans people to live in safety and dignity, free from discrimination, should be uncontested. But…”

datgumyoulike.bsky.social•101 days ago

"I've avoided writing more on the topic cuz I didn't want to aid the right in this culture war (I will not question why my opinions perfectly align with Trump supporters' to begin with)"