A recently released Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) document titled “Domestic Terrorism Symbols Guide”* links common protest symbols to “terrorism” — another marker in a common theme of conflating militant protest for social justice with deadly terrorist violence within the United States. Groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Brennan Center have raised warnings about such documents, citing inadequate protections for people’s constitutional rights.

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    I’m trans. I was happy to view those on the right as “just people who I disagree with”…until they started pushing to eliminate people like me.

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      Eliminate? Like kill? Because I have talked to many Republicans about these issues and they have stated time and again it is either a god issue (which I don’t agree with) or it’s a mental health issue. Never have I spoken to one and they say we need a cleansing or something along those lines.

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          This reads as satire but knowing fanatics it probably isn’t. If this website is legitimate then some people are deluded. However, this one website does not speak for half a nation. It’s more of a sect of delusional people. Delusions of grandeur are still delusions.

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            Unfortunately trans people are in the early stages of being targeted with genocidal intent. Scary times for us.

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                Absolutely, though there tends to be a lot more visibility, and potential for harm. Not to understate the harm done during the aids crisis. I could maybe be scared back into the closet jk death before detransition, but transphobia harms cis women too. I shouldn’t know several people who have had to flee their home states due to Republican led legislation, but I do. I shouldn’t know people who lost access to their medication, some people who need it post GRS, but I do.

                There’s a LOT to be said about the subject. My existence shouldnt fall on party lines, but here we are.

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                  As I live with the belief no one should tell me how to live my life I believe I should not dictate others. I believe no one should have a say over someone else’s life because it’s not their life to live.

                  How does transphobia harm cis women? As I am married to a wonderful women I feel I should know.

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                    A lot of it stems from sexist views, and revolves around beauty standards. Bad faith arguments like “women’s spaces”/sports, may seem reasonable upfront even.

                    The end result ends up with cis women also under threat due to a multitude of factors. Deep voice, gender nonconformity, hormonal disorders, intersex people, the list goes on.

                    Cis children are being harassed in Canada, cis women have been harassed in bathrooms. “Transvestigators” love to spend their time trying to clock people.

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            This is quite literally the website that Trump is holding up as his plan if he wins in 2024. So while you’re right, it doesn’t speak for half the nation. It does speak for what could be the people running the country see as their goals though.

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          Interesting and why is that? What is your reasoning? How did you come to this conclusion?

          As a biracial man I feel I would not be accepted into such a bar.

          I would like to know your methods of deduction if there are any.

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        Yes. And I don’t care about how people who support Republicans justify their votes or why they’re voting that way. At the end of the day, the Republican Party is pushing to commit genocide against the trans community. It’s like saying “I don’t support murdering the Jews, but the Nazi party is so good for the economy”. It doesn’t matter WHY you support them.

        FWIW, the east way to find the genocide is to look for people who support banning gender-affirming care. It would be the equivalent of banning antidepressants for people diagnosed with depression.