The only federal democrat running for POTUS to throw a bone to trans people was Hillary Clinton. Biden did nothing while he was in power, but many of the reforms Clinton did did in fact help trans people. As SoS, she verified that trans people could change gender on their passports and use them to get jobs. This was huge because it bypassed many terrible state guidelines that made it impossible for trans people to get a job without outing themselves. It has likely saved some people's lives.

Compare this to Biden's track record. He supported DOMA. He increased police presence, which naturally impacts trans people poorly. I've had a cop reach for his gun on me once, he was surprised when he checked my ID and realized I was trans / lying about my identity. I was just eating food in a fucking park minding my own business.

I voted for Hillary because she did something tangible for the trans community. Biden is a nod to the right-wing Southern Democrat part of the party, whereas Hillary at least tried to make a show on domestic policy. Both obviously suck ass on foreign politics, and that combined with domestic policy is why I'm voting Green.

  • kristina [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    you might also find it amusing that there is a joke from our town and it is that the closer you get to the poles the more communist you feel

    • Nakoichi [they/them]
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      4 years ago

      "This is why we recognize the essential truths of Marxism as part of humanity’s body of cultural and scientific knowledge. We accept it with the naturalness of something that requires no further argument"

      -Che Guevara

      • kristina [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        the joke is more that the poles do not like communists, vehemently so

        this is coming from a town where the chief of police is a communist, and so are the majority of councilpeople

        • Dear_Occupant [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Sounds wonderful. Does the "closer to the Poles" joke have the same double entendre in Czech? Poles = polls, I mean.

          • kristina [she/her]
            hexagon
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            4 years ago

            kinda, not really though. polak is pole in czech. pol is pole.