Thank you! This is precisely the type of information that Buttigieg is referring to in the last paragraph of that transcript… Bringing people together to honestly talk about concerns will lead to better outcomes. Your ability to calmly respond to parental Qs would be invaluable.
People have been answering this type of question for years now and the attacks on trans rights have just gotten worse.
Right but does he use the opportunity to follow up with the correct info? That there shouldn't be concern? That's the huge part that's missing. Agreeing with the concern without providing unequivocal support for us is deeply unnerving. Starmer's Labour is worse than many red states re:trans rights
I can’t tell you what he’ll do in the future, but can only judge him by past efforts to support the community. If you haven’t read his statement on LBGTQ+ rights and efforts, here’s a link to his archived campaign policies. Pay particular attention to the videos. web.archive.org/web/20200206...
Plenty of politicians throwing us under the bus have histories of supporting us. Biden called trans rights the civil rights issue of our time. Our rights still continued to be stripped throughout his presidency.