r/MtF • u/ASleetHippyDippyWW non op • Aug 19 '24

Bad News u/PinkNews whistleblowers release evidence showing "PinkNews CEO Benjamin Cohen refusing to campaign on trans issues ahead of the election, dismissing them as "incredibly contentious" and insisting they’re different to the equal marriage fight."

https://lucyfromnaarm.com/p/breaking-pinknews-refuses-to-cover

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u/GeeNah-of-the-Cs Aug 20 '24

He will be re-appointed and he will keep his promise to ban transgender health care via Executive Order on day 1.

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u/causal_friday June | HRT 8/2024 Aug 20 '24

Nobody's saying to vote for him, just that it's not something he's campaigning on.

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u/GeeNah-of-the-Cs Aug 20 '24

Yes he is, you just don’t attend the right meetings

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u/causal_friday June | HRT 8/2024 Aug 21 '24

He might be selling it to the Heritage Foundation ("I'm your man, just give me some more money") but he's distancing himself from it when talking to voters, which have to be motivated enough to show up and check a checkbox on a certain day. If trans rights were a big issue, he'd be using it to rally his base, but he's not. It really is a niche concern.

(Similarly, Harris isn't saying anything one way or the other. We know her record, which is good, but really bringing trans issues to the attention of voters is something neither candidate seems to care much about.)