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Okay, I'll say again: what do I have to be right about? That is the specific thing I asked you. What is the question that you feel the trans community is failing to answer?
Regarding your comment about not everyone having every right they feel they deserve, that is exactly what the 14th Amendment is for. All people are entitled to equal protection under the law. I want the rights that I am entitled to, not some modern Jim Crow-alike where my identity is just cause to violate the Equal Protections clause.
As for your last point, yes, I do think it's conservative rhetoric and not a genuine opinion. Trans people have had rights codified in law for 70 years now. Conservative news media has amped up the rhetoric in the last couple years because Republicans can't win on current policy decisions, so it needs to be culture war garbage. You can even see it in polling: 2022 vs 2025
Athletics. I thought it was clear as that is the only issue he's expressed a strong opinion on. Outside of expressing support of the community.
I think this is one of those issues the Trans community has not proven they are right about, and seeing how they react towards people that hold this opinion, while also showing they care about the community in other ways, feels self destructive. I think this has as much to do with the shift in polling as conservative rhetoric.
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The bill that Newsom vetoed was regarding extraditing health workers for providing care. What the fuck are you even talking about?