Trans journalist Erin Reed has published a list of Democratic midterm candidates with anti-trans records, and the question she is forcing is one the party would rather not answer: if trans voters keep rewarding Democrats who harm them, what signal does that send? The calculation is real, the stakes are high, and there is no clean answer.

  • Octavio@piefed.social
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    3 days ago

    Vote for them and then get them to have pro-trans rights views. Like we did with Obama and gay marriage.

    • ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 days ago

      That’s one way to do it. Sounds like throwing in the towel at first, but if their strategy was to shift the Overton Window, it might not be a bad plan to shift it right back.

      I’m so tired of these people touching kids and then fucking with trans folks.

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        3 days ago

        I mean it’s pretty shit, but what are we gonna do, vote in the Republicans? I’m sure that will help trans people even more /s