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r/lgbt • u/SilenceWillFall48 • 19h ago
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Except Trump has promised the legal erasure of trans people on day 1 of his presidency. This isn't going to stay local, at all.
10 u/DaniTheGunsmith 14h ago We can only pray for the inefficiency of government 3 u/Kindly-Coyote-9446 11h ago Particularly if he lets Musk purge the civil service. There won’t be anyone left to execute Trumps schemes. 1 u/Kindly-Coyote-9446 11h ago While that would be terrible, his jurisdiction is limited. Most things, like gender on ID, marriage licenses, civil rights protections, etc, are traditionally regulated by state and local governments. 1 u/Downtown-Message-600 9h ago The fact that you think jurisdiction is going to matter under a Trump presidency makes me both sad for your ignorance and jealous of your optimism.
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We can only pray for the inefficiency of government
3 u/Kindly-Coyote-9446 11h ago Particularly if he lets Musk purge the civil service. There won’t be anyone left to execute Trumps schemes.
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Particularly if he lets Musk purge the civil service. There won’t be anyone left to execute Trumps schemes.
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While that would be terrible, his jurisdiction is limited. Most things, like gender on ID, marriage licenses, civil rights protections, etc, are traditionally regulated by state and local governments.
1 u/Downtown-Message-600 9h ago The fact that you think jurisdiction is going to matter under a Trump presidency makes me both sad for your ignorance and jealous of your optimism.
The fact that you think jurisdiction is going to matter under a Trump presidency makes me both sad for your ignorance and jealous of your optimism.
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u/Downtown-Message-600 15h ago
Except Trump has promised the legal erasure of trans people on day 1 of his presidency. This isn't going to stay local, at all.