pika

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[–] pika@lemmy.today 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Eliminating all trans people is what he really wants. The genocide of trans people is already happening in the US. When trans people don't have access to trans-related medical care, they die at very high rates. When ~~trans~~ people are terrorized by their government and their neighbors, they lash out. When ~~trans~~ people are labeled as terrorists, there can be no peace.

The Mormons, Southern Baptists, and some Jewish groups just asked the Supreme Court to consider trans people exempt from equal protections clause of the 14th amendment.

The genocide of trans people and immigrants is happening. Now. Today.

Government shutdown is also what he really wants, because he wants unrest and violence to justify sending the military to cities to carry out his nazi terrorism, declare a national emergency, and hold a third term in office.

[–] pika@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago

This is great and all, but UCI has transphobic policies and doesn't allow trans female cyclists who transitioned after puberty to compete in their events, full stop. That's not a matter of fairness. Minimum fairness would at least allow trans athletes based on hormone levels and time transitioned. This is just straight up discrimination. From their rules:

female transgender athletes who have transitioned after (male) puberty will be prohibited from participating in women's events on the UCI International Calendar – in all categories – in the various disciplines.

Until people actually have enough integrity to not participate in groups that are actively transphobic, I am not going to celebrate their exclusionary wins and triumphs.

[–] pika@lemmy.today 45 points 4 days ago (2 children)

and the media just repeats it as if nothing of any note is going on.

Mainstream media at least. Thankfully, Arstechnica and The Verge have been shouting from the rooftops at how unconstitutional and fascist the trump regime is being.