Trans rights were not at the forefront of why people voted against the Republicans, I doubt it was even a tertiary concern. Aside from Abdul El-Sayed and Peggy Flanagan , I can’t think of any notable pro-trans (not including of a handful of trans people themselves in minor positions) reps who were elected?
And look at the exit poll results, 53% still want to take our rights away, combined with 22% who think all the loses trans people have suffered so far are about the right amount.
What I wanted was a firm rejection of transphobia, what was given was a soft acceptance.
Multiple state propositions passed or are likely to pass with wide margins banning trans girls from sports, from bathrooms, enshrining sex at birth, etc. And all the transphobic Democrats who called us slurs, want trans girls out of sports, or said they worked with Republicans to vote laws against us won.
A handful of trans people got elected for some “minor” seats, but it’s not enough to offset the loses.
And loses are loses.
Transphobia won yesterday.
But… People still voted against harming trans people? And plenty of pro trans representatives were elected?
Like yeah some transphobes did too but like what more do you want
Trans rights were not at the forefront of why people voted against the Republicans, I doubt it was even a tertiary concern. Aside from Abdul El-Sayed and Peggy Flanagan , I can’t think of any notable pro-trans (not including of a handful of trans people themselves in minor positions) reps who were elected?
And look at the exit poll results, 53% still want to take our rights away, combined with 22% who think all the loses trans people have suffered so far are about the right amount.
What I wanted was a firm rejection of transphobia, what was given was a soft acceptance.
Fuck the dems, but don’t fuck Allison Montgomery, she’s pretty cool
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/allison-montgomery-wins-race-become-151509662.html
How so?
Multiple state propositions passed or are likely to pass with wide margins banning trans girls from sports, from bathrooms, enshrining sex at birth, etc. And all the transphobic Democrats who called us slurs, want trans girls out of sports, or said they worked with Republicans to vote laws against us won.
A handful of trans people got elected for some “minor” seats, but it’s not enough to offset the loses.