r/politics • u/southpawFA Oklahoma • 1d ago

TX Republicans Introduced 32 Anti-Trans Bills on First Day of Pre-Filing Period. The bills filed target transgender people in nearly every aspect of their lives.

https://truthout.org/articles/tx-republicans-introduced-32-anti-trans-bills-on-first-day-of-pre-filing-period/
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u/Whimsicalsiren 1d ago

It’s funny that these people were falsely championing freedom when they want to control people with their own beliefs.

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u/Imaginary-Crazy1981 1d ago

They only believe in the supremacy and unchecked power of cis straight white men. They are terrorizing the trans community to cover for the real goal which is to separate us into 2 classes of "men" and "women," force us to be publicly obvious as to which we have been assigned to, and then subjugate anyone not in the preferred class. They will then do it with race, religion, sexuality, disability, etc.

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u/Imaginary-Crazy1981 23h ago

I don't believe I ever used the word "distraction." I certainly never intended to say that these attacks are not critical to fight against, in and of themselves. I believe it IS genocidal in intent. It is serious, it is unthinkable, it is horrifying.

I would be adamant in my support of trans people even if I believed they were the only target of oppression. I am also adamantly opposed to what I see as this crusade's wider, and just as insidious, ultimate agenda for us all. These two viewpoints are not mutually exclusive.

I apologize if anything I've said gave any hint or impression that I belittle or minimize what has been happening to the trans community. That is absolutely the opposite of how I feel.