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LetMyPeopleVote

(145,046 posts) Thu Oct 14, 2021, 10:29 PM Oct 2021

The Texas House just voted to discriminate against trans kids

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The Texas House just voted to discriminate against trans kids (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2021 OP

There was a well coordinated push made to fight this disgusting law LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2021 #1

The vast majority of LGTBQ+ rights issues I consider to be cut and dry Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #2

understand. and I think you're far from alone stopdiggin Oct 2021 #3

Last Night's Passage of Anti-Trans, Anti-Child H.B. 25 Is New Low, Even For Republicans LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2021 #4

LetMyPeopleVote

(145,046 posts)

1. There was a well coordinated push made to fight this disgusting law

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Oct 14, 2021, 10:34 PM

Oct 2021

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Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)

2. The vast majority of LGTBQ+ rights issues I consider to be cut and dry

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Oct 14, 2021, 10:46 PM

Oct 2021

but I have to say, this particular one ... I'm a bit more ambivalent about.

It's not one where I can assert there's a 100% unequivocally 'right answer' like usual.

I'll leave it at that.

stopdiggin

(11,285 posts)

3. understand. and I think you're far from alone

Reply to Hugh_Lebowski (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 15, 2021, 12:25 AM

Oct 2021

in a degree of hesitancy. I think I can best sum up my take here as, "Much like the gendered bathroom brouhaha .. this looks very much like another case of a 'solution' .. in desperate search for a problem."

LetMyPeopleVote

(145,046 posts)

4. Last Night's Passage of Anti-Trans, Anti-Child H.B. 25 Is New Low, Even For Republicans