Unfortunately, this has been one of the better responses among the Democrats. At least he advocates for keeping the government out of this issue and that it should be determined by experts in the field, and that we shouldn’t put blanket bans on sports because chess is obviously different than football.
Frankly, though, I have little to no faith in either party to protect my rights. I can’t shake the feeling that whether a Republican or a Democrat wins 2028 that our heads will still be on the chopping block.
Looking at history, I don’t think this will end up like the Civil Rights movement. I think our curse is that every 100 years, we have about 10-ish good years and come just shy of reaching social acceptance, then get successfully forced back into the closet and/or genocided with all our history erased, and then start to “reappear” in the public consciousness 75 to 100 years later to a public that thinks we’re this new group that suddenly appeared out of nowhere. We simply don’t have enough numbers to defend ourselves and no other groups will ever meaningfully try to defend us.
Not sure if this will provide you with any hope, but there’s some good news as to our* numbers. While it may not seem like much, it’s a massive jump generationally. In the US, out 2SLGBTQIA+ people are almost 10% of the entire population. Considering how many of our siblings are closeted, it’s a pretty big boost.
(*I discovered last month that my being enby counts as a ‘trans experience’ so I am tentatively trying out including myself.)
Unfortunately, this has been one of the better responses among the Democrats. At least he advocates for keeping the government out of this issue and that it should be determined by experts in the field, and that we shouldn’t put blanket bans on sports because chess is obviously different than football.
Frankly, though, I have little to no faith in either party to protect my rights. I can’t shake the feeling that whether a Republican or a Democrat wins 2028 that our heads will still be on the chopping block.
Looking at history, I don’t think this will end up like the Civil Rights movement. I think our curse is that every 100 years, we have about 10-ish good years and come just shy of reaching social acceptance, then get successfully forced back into the closet and/or genocided with all our history erased, and then start to “reappear” in the public consciousness 75 to 100 years later to a public that thinks we’re this new group that suddenly appeared out of nowhere. We simply don’t have enough numbers to defend ourselves and no other groups will ever meaningfully try to defend us.
Not sure if this will provide you with any hope, but there’s some good news as to our* numbers. While it may not seem like much, it’s a massive jump generationally. In the US, out 2SLGBTQIA+ people are almost 10% of the entire population. Considering how many of our siblings are closeted, it’s a pretty big boost.
(*I discovered last month that my being enby counts as a ‘trans experience’ so I am tentatively trying out including myself.)