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vercetti2021

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11. Sadly this is where we are

Reply to paulkienitz (Original post)

Wed Jun 1, 2022, 11:02 PM

Jun 2022

They use the trans in sports issue to get a winning move from both sides. That's how they do it. Wedge an issue to get a majority of support and then slowly dismantle all other areas of trans rights. But they'll have to kill me before they get to take my rights away

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I never wanted to care about trans rights. [View all] paulkienitz Jun 2022 OP

A violation of anybody's rights is a violation of everybody's rights. Wounded Bear Jun 2022 #1

That's exactly it Novara Jun 2022 #3

As Martin Niemoller wrote decades ago about another Nazi takeover: Otto_Harper Jun 2022 #2

Agree on defending the rights of all... hlthe2b Jun 2022 #4

People should be free to live their lives the way they want as long as they don't hurt or endanger TeamProg Jun 2022 #5

Think the Christian right is gonna stop at Roe? Hell no! Initech Jun 2022 #6

Understand this: they made us think being anti-abortion was all about babies, & now we see it's not Hekate Jun 2022 #7

In Texas and other states, the GOP is attacking trans persons to score political points LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 #8

Threatening trans children EndlessWire Jun 2022 #13

I wrote this a while back... Javaman Jun 2022 #9

Human rights should apply to all. The moment they don't, they become privileges IngridsLittleAngel Jun 2022 #10

Sadly this is where we are vercetti2021 Jun 2022 #11

Yeah, they try to get us to defend people with testicles competing in women's sports paulkienitz Jun 2022 #12