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.

  • UmbraVivi [he/him, she/her]
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    4 years ago

    functionally nothing changes for anyone, but it's much better than the trump admin actively taking your rights away

    i think out of any marginalized group, the difference for LGBT people under dems and republicans is the biggest

        • kristina [she/her]
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          4 years ago

          idk. i dont feel a difference. every new victory just opens up a new way for them to fuck you over. get married now? lol youre blacklisted as soon as we find out

          • heqt1c [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            you're LGBT, but also a leftist most likely... domestic terrorism designation is still on the books until courts strike it down, just kind of..... sitting there ready to be used as justification for something.