Bad things are happening for trans people in the U.S.

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Unconstitutional

We have a very strong form of government with checks and balances.

The South Dakota law will not stand a constitutional battle.

Jill

Angela Rasch (Jill M I)

but will it?

with the USSC dominated by 'friends' of the POTUS?
That is my worry.
Samantha

Same-sex marriage was a narrow 5 to 4 victory at the SCOTUS

The four most conservative judges voted against Same-sex marriage, and each wrote a separate opinion saying why Same-sex marriage should not be allowed. Kennedy was the winning swing vote and rumor has it that he may retire this summer. If Trump is able to get another ultra conservative on the court they will have a solid majority and I hate to think of the amount of damage that will occur to the rights of LGBTQ persons at the federal level.

Kennedy Will Hang in There

Both of my parents died in their 83rd year from heart disease. I take fourteen pills a day and have survived one episode so at 70 I'm on schedule to check out in 2031. Given the state of the environment and the unthinkable changes taking place in Washington -- thirteen more years might be just about right. I raised my children to be outspoken and clear-thinking. It's my grandchildren that I worry about. The news out of DC has been a roller-coaster ride for the last three decades. Remember when Clinton ran on allowing gays to serve openly in the military and then stabbed us in the back with DADT. Remember that S.O.B. Barney Frank throwing us under the bus, etc. etc.

The pols play their games which are mainly based in how it impacts their re-election chances and "campaign" contributions. (I wish they'd quit using the phrase "campaign contributions" and call all contributions "legal bribes." If they didn't get to take home everything they don't use during their careers -- it might rightly be called a "campaign" contribution, But under the current format it's a bribe -- pure and simple.)

Unfortunately, some of my dystopian tales read as scary today as when I first wrote them:

https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/3374/amy039s-sanctity

https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/10075/anticipation

Jill

Angela Rasch (Jill M I)

They know that they will lose

eventually.
As Gandhi said.
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win"

By passing this law, they are opening themselves up to lose in the long run.
Sadly it won't happen with the current Administration.

Historical lessons.

Monique S's picture

You know, when Hitler took over, the Jews in Germany simply did no want to believe what he had written in Mein Kampf would actually be possible in Germany. They were wrong and were killed by the tens of thousands. It didn't even take seven years to start. (1933 to 1939)

Don't believe the Americans will resist trump & Co. If you do you are probably not going to survive. The only solution is to pull up the tent stakes and leave ... this time toward the east: Europe. As the US saved a lot of Jews in WWII this time Europe may save the Transgender and Rainbow people.

Monique S

Consider the source

Despite wrapping themselves in Christianity and the flag, the Family Research Council has been classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Council.

Family Research Council=Hate Group

And more from the Human Rights Campaign:

HRC on FRC

This is cold comfort when the jackboots are in the streets and there's the knock at your door ...

Karin

Except

The orange tyrant invited them to a summit to discuss how to handle us. He's already got a plan, he's been systematically removing the rights of trans people across the country and at a federal level. If you haven't been paying attention to politics NOWS THE TIME. We are getting closer and closer to cultural genocide, the repubs have made their stance known, a conservative America is a Christian Cisgender, Heterosexual WHITE america.

I know who I am, I am me, and I like me ^^
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