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Former NFL player running for office says Democrats need to fight for trans people (www.advocate.com)

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“We’re seeing a war against trans individuals being waged by our federal government, and we, as citizens, need to be willing to step up and say this is not OK,” Kluwe said. “The Democratic Party has taken a very defensive posture on trans issues when that’s the absolute wrong thing to do. You don’t make a bully go away by cowering in the corner and say, I’ll agree with you on these little things. That just encourages the bully.

“We need to be full-throated in the attack, saying these are people who pay taxes, who serve in our military, and who are entitled to the exact same rights that every single other American is entitled to, which includes health care and the opportunity to live a prosperous life. We can’t be afraid of the right-wing fear machine. We have to take it to them, show that we’re willing to fight.”

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[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

A ~~football~~ handegg player turned politician whose brain seemingly HASN'T turned to mush from too many concussions?

About time! ✊🏼

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 hour ago

handegg

Hahahahahaha omg so funny!

[-] runner_g@piefed.blahaj.zone 12 points 3 hours ago

It's because he was a kicker. They tend not to get touched very much.

[-] Malica@lemmy.zip 1 points 42 minutes ago

They did a study, kickers got damage too. Maybe during practice with the reast of the team?

[-] Sirdubdee@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago

Justin Tucker allegedly got touched a lot.

[-] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Theres another former NFL kicker running for Republican in Tempe, AZ. Fuck you, Jay feely

[-] altphoto@lemmy.today 8 points 4 hours ago

3 things... Go vote. Check your liver. Have a colonoscopy.

[+] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de -9 points 3 hours ago

Less emphasis needs to be put into helping the like 2% of people, and much more on the general 80%+ percent of people who would be better off with lungs like lower taxes, government security over reach, corrupt politicians, taxing billionaires, getting so much money out of politics, better pay and benefits, and social healthcare, etc.

Trans rights effect a small amount of people and way too much prioritization is being thrown at it. It's pretty much just a distraction so none of the bigger issues get taken care of.

[-] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 10 points 2 hours ago

Less emphasis needs to be put into helping the like 2% of people,

Nobody's asking for that, it's about making sure that 100% of Americans are treated equally by the law

[-] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de -3 points 2 hours ago

Talking about it and getting laws passed and making that happen is "asking for that". All those things take time, resources, and advertising. There's a dozen other major issues that effect many more people, including the trans people themselves. You really think the Republicans in government actually care about what bathroom you use? It's just a distraction from things that are really important to them.

[-] ThisUsernameKillsFascists@piefed.social 5 points 1 hour ago

Republicans are the ones bringing Trans rights to the forefront by consistently attacking them. They are the ones spending on ads talking about the “trans agenda” and making wild claims like schools forcibly transitioning kids. The Trans-in-sports issue affects only a fraction of the already tiny Trans community, but the conservatives love focusing on it because, just like with the bathroom bills, they can frame it as though it’s about men trying to “take advantage” by pretending they are women - and because more people can see themselves trying to cheat at something or trick others to get what they want than can imagine feeling out of place in their own bodies, it works. So while I agree that it doesn’t need to be the Democrats focus (and it isn’t), they do need to counter the torrent of bullshit spewing from the right.

[-] phailhaus@piefed.social 5 points 2 hours ago

One group has made it their focus to attack that 2% whenever possible. If that isn't opposed, they just get to hurt people for no reason.

[-] SippyCup@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

The problem with this mentality is that if we allow ourselves to be acclimated to the oppression of a marginalized community, ANY marginalized community, the next one becomes easier.

You're blind if you think they'll stop with trans people.

The only response to this kind of attack is a full throated rejection and counterattack.

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