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And by trans rights they mean "we don't wanna be fucking murdered for being trans"
But that’s not the case very often - you can live your life and a protest won’t stop the murderers.
Protesting is ineffective full stop. In any scenario, I don’t care if it’s conservatives trying to ban abortion or transgender begging not to be killed.
The most effective way to do things still stands: write a letter to your senator, and vote for senators with your views. If you don’t live in a democracy, plot a revolution and fight for your right to vote, which is something the North Koreans would do if they knew.
Couldn't be further from the truth. Every single right you have that doesn't directly benefit rich white men was achieved by people protesting until politicians could no longer stand in the way of justice without being trampled, figuratively speaking.
Aww, you still think all senators care about what you want if you're not supplying the legal bribes they depend on for re-election and personal enrichment? AND you think either of the two major parties of the US will just let you vote for someone who actually represents your interests rather than a corporate stooge who can help further enrich the private corporations masquerading as public organisations?
That's fucking adorable! 😂
The in-group was originally even far more narrow than that: it was basically xtian cishet land-owning white men. Thank goodness there is a framework for changing that, though.
"Trans people are gonna get murdered anyway, just be patient and wait until that's illegal"
I'll get right on that when there's someone to vote for in my area with trans positive views. Not like they'll be voted in given the right wing community in the local area to the point that we need anti-xenophobic counter protests whenever they march downtown.
All my problems are solved, thanks
Edit: Just for reference, I live in the UK, a place that's just out a ban on places having exclusively gender neutral toilets
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Hm. OK
You're one of those people who think the Jews were foolish for not having fought back against the Nazis, aren't you?
If this was how everyone thought it would be illegal for me to vote or own property or get a divorce....
I'm sorry but genuinely fucking stupid post