First, I wasn’t aware he was running for anything. Second, if you had to hold your nose to vote for a great candidate, then I truly wish you well in the future because it’s going to be tough. I happily voted for her and not simply because she was running against a rapist clownish madman Nazi.
It is far too early to throw up our hands and accept the least bad candidate. There are people who were on the short list for VP who have been consistently trans supportive, as well as being great in other areas.
I’m not throwing up my hands. We had a choice (do I wish we had more? Doesn’t matter) and I voted for a good human being with integrity and a positive view of America 🇺🇸 and the future. She lost to a madman. And she would have been worlds better for trans people. And most everyone else.
Accepting that our choices are Pete or Gavin without considering anyone else is throwing up our hands and conceding trans rights. And I voted for Kamala, too. Today I am moving my trans kid into a student residence in Canada because it’s not safe to be a trans science teacher in the USA now.
🙏🏻 I am sorry, but also excited for you
I feel like I’m having multiple conversations at once. Who said Pete and Gavin are the choices. And if they are, I absolutely will support them. But … getting way ahead. And I’ll suggest gently that you likely wouldn’t be moving your child if the smart black Indian woman were in the WH.
If you don’t see that endorsing a candidate who is making statements conceding trans equality NOW and saying he’s great (and the same was true about Kamala-some of her prior acts were very worrisome, although having Walz as a running mate was definitely reassuring)
Is something that trans people and those who love them are uncomfortable doing, that’s a problem. We’re not a large voting bloc, but we are a bloc that voted over 90% for Harris-only to be betrayed within the first few WEEKS by elected democrats. Once burned, twice shy.
It doesn’t mean that were in favor of the fiery pits of hell-but we would prefer to vote for fhe fire fighter, not the one that says “a little flame is OK, actually”.
I know what is happening to trans people (and FAR more people) now. I know none of it would be happening if Kamala were elected. Period. I get the far left has decided that Pete is some horrible person because of what he said about trans kids in sports (not a black and white issue, sorry) 1/…
Trans kids in sports is a “nose of the camel” issue. In states like mine, it started as “concern” and has quickly turned into health care bans and efforts to criminalize being trans at all. (while Biden was still in the WH, so there was federal pushback. It’s accelerated now).
To hear it come into states with sanctuary laws, and from prominent democrats says one thing-trans people aren’t safe under democrats either. Because it never stops with sports.
Sports is actually a legit issue. I understand it’s been used as a gateway excuse to go after trans people, but two things can be true. But I’m done. I am a supporter of most of what you want and there’s really nothing left to say.
…but I think he’d make a great president and I’d support him. But if you want to focus your energy on him, instead of say the monster and his MAGA mob, go right ahead. You are leading yourself into a very dark place and the people you are advocating for will be the first ones to be eliminated 2/…
I’m saying give us someone who has been an advocate for ALL the threatened populations, not just some of them. Not say “oh, we can throw trans kids (or trans women in prison) under the bus because it’s less important. Look at states like Maine, Minnesota..heck, even Kentucky and tell me that
Supporting trans people Has hurt their governors politically. Wanting a trans advocate to run for president does NOT equal supporting Trump. And you are literally trying to shut down Harris voters who were concerned about her advocacy of programs which hard trans women, but voted for her anyway.
I’m not trying to do anything, but not go back and forth with a trans advocate who I agree with probably 75% of the way, but will never be where she is or wants me to be. And these conversations attract crazies (there was one in here late last night) and I am not playing far left Twitter.
I’m all for that. But I don’t view Pete as throwing anyone under the bus for his view on trans kids in sports. I was a sports journalist once. I won an award for a series on Title IX. It is not simply “just let them play” … and I’m sorry, but my energy is on stopping Nazis. Not complaining 1/…
…that those people who would do so aren’t supportive enough for my group. Again, would things be better, much better, for all people if the election had gone sanely? Of course. 2/2
…the reality is if you want a trans advocate (not a supporter) in the WH, you’re never going to be happy because America isn’t where you are. And trying to force it there has only pushed people in the other direction. That other direction could very well to get us all killed. 3/3
I’ve been a teacher for over 30 years. Even 10 years ago in TN, if a parent came to us and said “my kid is trans, their doctor feels affirmation is the best option, so please call them X name and recognize that they’re a girl”, we could say OK. No big deal.
In high school, we’d arrange a safe place for the kid to change for PE to avoid them being uncomfortable, but they’d take girl’s gym. If they wanted to try out for cheerleading, they could try out for cheerleading. No big deal.
I suspect we are at a fundamental impasse.
Probably. Like I said, I wish you well because you’re not gonna get the kind of candidate you want for decades (if we’re not all dead first!) if at all.
I am bouyed by the success of Zohran Mamdani and the groundswell of support for Kat Abugazaleh, and I think that we could get that sort of candidate much earlier. I think the sort of candidate I want could win easily in 2028, if we are only brave enough to try.
He hasn’t won anything. And is running against a hated establishment candidate. Also, NYC is not the USA. I like what I see of him. But he absolutely would be crushed in a national election. No matter how much people want the country to be far left, the vast majority are in the middle or right.
Pete ran for president after being mayor of South Bend, Indiana. 🤣