cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/17202407

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced a bill this week to legally erase transgender people, entitled the “Defining Male and Female Act of 2024.” He claimed that the bill will stop what he called the Biden administration’s attempt to “replace biological sex with dangerous radical gender ideology.”

The bill is a long list of terms and definitions, where words like “father” and “girl” are defined with the words “male” and “female.” Those two words are then defined as “an individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a congenital anomaly or intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports and utilizes [sperm or eggs for male or female, respectively] for fertilization.”

  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    20 days ago

    However I should caveat: these are two small town local races

    Allred was running for US Senate. Gonzalez was running to represent TX-34 in the US House of Representatives. I gave you their names and you can use google.

    I understand the Dnc is a big party tent.

    Yeah, big enough for anti-trans hate and not one but two Cheneys. But fuck progressives.

    In an ideal world I’d love to see a true progressive party take hold in America.

    And an ideal world is your prerequisite since it means shutting out progressives until that happens.

    • TheFonz@lemmy.world
      2·
      20 days ago

      I personally didn’t shut down progressives. When I say ideal world I’m just stating my preference. As in I’d really like to see a progressive party. Non the other way around.

        • TheFonz@lemmy.world
          1·
          20 days ago

          I already called them despicable. Do you want me to suck your dick too? I’m pretty done with the Dems too. I dgaf any more

          • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
            02·
            20 days ago

            I already called them despicable.

            After trying to pretend that they were running in backwater races of no consequence.

              • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
                11·
                20 days ago

                So the cowardly betrayal of trans people exists at a higher level in the party than your lies indicate.

                • TheFonz@lemmy.world
                  1·
                  20 days ago

                  You seem to be under the false impression that I am here to defend the Democratic party. Let me dispel any notion of that: I am not. Two things can be true at the same time: the democrats can suck and the Republicans want to drag us to hell. I dont know what the answer is tbh. My goal is to minimize harm in a FPTP system. I only have so many options in front of me. Not participating is also a moral choice, but a moral choice that carries serious consequences. It doesn’t matter anyway. Democracy is way past us at this point if the next four years are what I expect.

                  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    1·
                    20 days ago

                    You seem to be under the false impression that I am here to defend the Democratic party.

                    Lying to minimize the betrayal of trans people does point in that direction, yes.