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What Democrats Are Getting Wrong About Transgender Rights [View all] Coventina 19 hrs ago OP

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oh so people who are stronger and faster are the problem? I thought that was the point of sports WhiskeyGrinder 17 hrs ago #4

By your logic we should just eliminate women's sports entirely. Llewlladdwr 17 hrs ago #8

That's what some people keep implying! WhiskeyGrinder 17 hrs ago #9

The same reason men still don't get a say about abortion. Llewlladdwr 17 hrs ago #10

Men get quite a large say about abortion, actually. WhiskeyGrinder 17 hrs ago #12

They can? Polybius 6 hrs ago #75

Some trans men can get pregnant and some trans men get abortions. WhiskeyGrinder 47 min ago #88

THIS!! InAbLuEsTaTe 5 hrs ago #83

But is this a real issue facing America or the world? newdeal2 17 hrs ago #5

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Individual "women born women" (people give birth to women?) differ "biologically" from each other as well. So? WhiskeyGrinder 17 hrs ago #14

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they care more about trans gals in sports Skittles 17 hrs ago #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity 17 hrs ago #11

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It wouldn't be the first Sundance1220 16 hrs ago #22

Wow SocialDemocrat61 14 hrs ago #41

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Better access to care to support transitioning actually helps this problem better than banning it. meadowlander 17 hrs ago #6

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how about we distance ourselves from taxpayer funded senseless wars Skittles 15 hrs ago #29

Serious question EnergizedLib 15 hrs ago #31

when a country is attacked or invaded, they have the right to strike back Skittles 15 hrs ago #33

Gender affirming care is medically necessary!!!! BootOutTheGoons 14 hrs ago #36

100%... how do people not see this?! InAbLuEsTaTe 5 hrs ago #85

There are no doctors anywhere that perform gender affirming surgery on minors. meadowlander 15 hrs ago #32

Thank you for this information LearnedHand 14 hrs ago #37

That is not true - gender affirming surgeries are performed on minors HereForTheParty 13 hrs ago #61

And some people get abortions in Week 40 - meadowlander 13 hrs ago #62

"There are no doctors anywhere that perform gender affirming surgery on minors." HereForTheParty 12 hrs ago #63

Fine. meadowlander 12 hrs ago #64

can't they just get it done at school?????!!!!!!?????? Meadowoak 6 hrs ago #76

The vast, vast majority of these surgeries are performed on cis teens. They're chest/breast reductions. WhiskeyGrinder 12 hrs ago #67

Any surgery on any minor requires the consent of parents or legal guardians already . . . markpkessinger 14 hrs ago #39

Like abortion? nt kelly1mm 13 hrs ago #56

Okay, so you've named the ONE legal exception regarding consent to surgery for minors . . . markpkessinger 12 hrs ago #66

Abortion isn't surgery and in some states minors are required to get parental consent. WhiskeyGrinder 12 hrs ago #68

Apparently not proactively taking a runny dump all over TheKentuckian 16 hrs ago #20

Trump campaigned on it iemanja 14 hrs ago #45

Yes exboyfil 8 hrs ago #73

An excellent post equating trans rights to reproductive rights devolves into a RW-framed shouting match?? LearnedHand 16 hrs ago #24

notice they did not respond to me Skittles 16 hrs ago #25

I noticed that! LearnedHand 16 hrs ago #26

agreed Skittles 16 hrs ago #27

This has been DU every day since the election BootOutTheGoons 16 hrs ago #28

seeing so-called progressives fall for such blatant rightwing trash is very disturbing indeed Skittles 15 hrs ago #30

I'm convinced they want to fall for it BootOutTheGoons 14 hrs ago #38

propaganda works on a lot of people Skittles 14 hrs ago #46

Yes it does BootOutTheGoons 14 hrs ago #48

You're right, and it's ugly LearnedHand 14 hrs ago #40

It's not the fault of transpeople iemanja 14 hrs ago #42

It's been implied here regularly since the election BootOutTheGoons 14 hrs ago #43

That is not the same as blaming transpeople iemanja 14 hrs ago #44

Tell that to the trans people here who feel like they're being blamed BootOutTheGoons 14 hrs ago #47

Are you prepared to allow the GOP remain in power permanetly iemanja 14 hrs ago #49

Say what? BootOutTheGoons 14 hrs ago #50

NO, it's the fault of the party iemanja 13 hrs ago #51

I never said it was the fault of the party BootOutTheGoons 13 hrs ago #53

I said it's the fault of the party iemanja 13 hrs ago #57

AOC is showing why she's the new generation of progressive Democratic leaders we need to lead us forward. InAbLuEsTaTe 5 hrs ago #79

I think the idea was to ignore it hoping that the messaging would fall flat for some demographics Ilikepurple 13 hrs ago #55

He spent half of his ad budget in those states on those ads for a reason iemanja 13 hrs ago #59

Since you're going to live on this hill so what is the message you want? Ilikepurple 12 hrs ago #65

Indeed, the GOP controlled the messaging on many if not all issues iemanja 12 hrs ago #69

Here is how AOC addressed Nancy Mace's bullshit iemanja 12 hrs ago #71

AOC nails it... as usual!! InAbLuEsTaTe 5 hrs ago #80

I think this is a good response, but how does that apply to the trans immigrant prisoner issue? Ilikepurple 4 hrs ago #86

I stands with trans... to blame them is disgraceful!! InAbLuEsTaTe 5 hrs ago #78

For me it's the dismissive way this is often framed as "Kamala lost because of "the trans thing"." meadowlander 13 hrs ago #52

taxpayers don't fund fertility treatments, abortion, or even obesity, from what I am aware iemanja 13 hrs ago #54

Military personnel can access Ozempic, gastric bypass surgery, Viagra, and some fertility treaments. meadowlander 13 hrs ago #60

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You got that right LearnedHand 14 hrs ago #35

lol WOW this thread WhiskeyGrinder 13 hrs ago #58

This may be a DU record for Post Removed underpants 5 hrs ago #84

A divisive issue, to be sure. Patton French 4 hrs ago #87

What in the name of Godzilla happened?!?!?!?!?! Coventina 12 hrs ago #70

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"Trans voice that will not be silenced." JoseBalow 5 hrs ago #77

I'm with YOU!! InAbLuEsTaTe 5 hrs ago #82

This saddens me. InAbLuEsTaTe 5 hrs ago #81