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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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[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 days ago (17 children)

Democrats were pretty cool about protecting trans people. But thanks to non-voters and $hill Stein voters (along with tens of millions of “low information” Trumpledorks), Trump has all three branches of government at his disposal.

[–] Joker 30 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Just hours after Willis’s interview with The Independent, House and Senate negotiators revealed a bipartisan compromise spending bill that would ban military health insurance from covering transition care for children. On Wednesday, 50 House Democrats who previously denounced that provision voted in favor, and key Senate Democrats said they would reluctantly back it too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What did they get in return?

It's politics, they got something, what was it?

It doesn't say? Huh. I wonder why.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They got to fund the military.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

then double fuck them, how about the military passes an audit before they get more tax money to hand over to billionaires.

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