cis adults sexually harass trans minors ALL the time. i have experienced multiple cis adults asking me how i had sex with my then boyfriend when i was ONLY 17 & when i was 16 my parents friends would ask what genitals i had & which bathroom i use. transgender children should not ever have to experience shit like that
Pro tip. Harrass them back. Ask about their genitalia. Make them explain why they “feel the way they are”. Force them to answer your highly uncomfortable and sexual questions. Treat them like they treat you, and they might start to give a shit. Because apparently, being nice is doing fuck all.
fuck every democrat who says the issue of trans rights is a “distraction.” fuck every single liberal who say that the threat of stripping every trans person of legal recognition is a red herring or a losing issue and if we focus on it too long we’ll throw the election. we’re talking about human rights, access to medical care, sex education, discrimination, citizenship, and a whole lot else, for millions of people.
trans people aren’t a “distraction.” we’re human beings. the fact that so many liberals turn their backs on trans people is fucking despicable.
Okay…but this, right here? This is exactly what the Republican party wants. Young voters turning against the Democratic party and either not voting at all, or voting in favor of some third party candidate that has literally zero chance of pulling in enough votes to win. They want division among the ranks. They want to split our vote.
In political terms, calling something a ‘distraction’ means it’s a distraction tactic, not that the issue itself isn’t important. The Republican party has a very longstanding history of dropping hints of major policy changes right before big elections in the hopes of getting the “hot-headed liberals” all fired up about it so we start bickering among ourselves. They deliberately drop issues that they know are hot-button topics because these are the topics that have the potential to be the most divisive.
They’re awful but they’re not dumb. They know trans rights is an issue that could potentially split the democratic vote. It’s an issue that’s very heavily weighted toward the younger side of the party, which again, was a deliberate move on their part. If they can convinced you that the “big bad Democrats don’t care about you little trans and nonbinary kids so why bother,” then they’ve effectively won the election in a walk because the democrats went in divided–again.
Look, the democratic party isn’t perfect. Not by a long shot. But it’s literally the only party that has a snowball’s chance in hell at overtaking the republican majority right now. If we as trans and nonbinary individuals ever want our identities respected and protected, it’s the only party that’s going to be able to get us there, because it’s the party going in the direction we need to go. If you want to vote in favor of our rights, then vote Democrat. No number of videos with pennies is going to change the fact that right now, in this political climate, third party candidates are not going to have enough power to effect the changes we want.
Warning against something being a distraction doesn’t mean “don’t look at it or worry about it,” it means, “hey, I know this is majorly upsetting, and absolutely something needs to be done, but don’t let it divide us.” It’s literally because the issue is so important that democrats are warning against it as a distraction tactic–if we want to prevent that kind of change from happening under republican rule, we have to keep our heads and not let them keep us from voting as a unified party.
Please don’t let the political rhetoric make you think that the democratic party isn’t going to be fighting for us and our rights. That’s kind of exactly what the Republican party wants you to think. It’s a division tactic. Don’t fall for it.
The Republican party has a very longstanding history of dropping hints of major policy changes right before big elections in the hopes of getting the “hot-headed liberals” all fired up about it so we start bickering among ourselves.
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I’ve been voting since 1998. This is what they do every single election.
If you have trouble voting in the us, don’t shout at the poll workers, call 1-866-687-8683
A couple of years ago, I had a ridiculous ordeal trying to vote. It wasn’t because of a voter purge or long lines, it was simple human error on the part of a well meant poll worker. It is a long story what happened, but I ended up going from one polling site to another and then back to the first (correct) polling place. Despite very short lines, I spent over two hours trying to vote. I 100% do not blame the poll worker or my local/state government, it was a well meant mistake that caused unnecessary hassle but was eventually fixed.
What I wish I’d know is that there is a hotline I could have called. 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683) is a national, nonpartisan Election Protection coalition that can help you navigate any problems. If I’d called them when the problem first arose, I could have saved myself two hours.
When I’ve told this story, some people get super angry at the poll worker and but I truly believe it was a well meant mistake. Poll workers are community members who volunteer to work a long day to help run our democracy and I think they generally mean well (even if some politicians don’t). And if you’re free on November 6, consider contacting your local Board of Elections about becoming a poll worker. There are widespread poll worker shortages and the position does pay.
You can also look up what will be on your local ballot at Ballotpedia so you are prepared to vote. Ballotpedia doesn’t tell you how to vote, it just tells you what is being voted on in your district. It is worth Googling the various issues as they can sometimes be tricky to understand.
Please do not talk about a child’s weight in front of them, or tell them they need to go on a diet.
Talking about weight in front of children is associated with mental and physical health risks, and both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Canadian Pediatric Society recommend against all weight talkaround children.
Starting an ED in a child doesn’t necessarily look like outright mocking a child’s weight- it can be mild comments like “Have you lost weight?” with an approving tone, telling your child they have to play a sport so they don’t “gain weight and grow up unhealthy”, or always commenting on a young girl’s “dainty” figure when you notice how little she naturally eats. Just cut weight talk out of your vocabulary around kids please.
nicknames, comments, even just chalking up “thinness” to youth. don’t.
If you don’t want to read the article, it basically says the telltale violated a California law that business that do mass layoffs have to provide a 60 day notice to all employees that are being terminated. They didn’t do this, because according to them, the federal (not state) law says that if there are “business circumstances” i.e. no money, then they can just lay workers off whenever and without warning. If telltale loses the lawsuit, they’ll have to pay all 275 workers they laid off their wages worth of 60 days of work!
ugh 