Monday, February 19, 2018

Fight For The Next Generation.


That is what I am fighting for, the next generation of trans children coming out.

Let us all work to make their lives easier that what we have now.
Even as gay rights battles are won, transgender people continue to face obstacles
Los Angles Times
By Jaclyn Cosgrove
February 19, 2018

In post-marriage-equality America, where same-sex couples live openly and increasingly are embraced in their communities, those on the conservative right who once pushed back against gay rights now appear to have shifted their focus to the transgender community.

So far this year, 10 states have introduced a flurry of bills that would make life tougher for transgender people, especially students who try to use campus restrooms that match their gender identity. And earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education confirmed that it will no longer investigate civil rights complaints from transgender students who say they were barred from using restrooms that align with their gender identity.

"We're seeing proposals around the country that would make it harder for trans people to go to work, go to school, participate in public life, or even do things as simple as go to the store or go to a restaurant with their family," said Jay Wu, communications manager at the National Center for Transgender Equality. "If laws like this pass, they can send a message to transgender people and their families that they are not as worthy as their peers and that they don't deserve to have the same rights as everyone else."
We are in an era of right-wing backlash to the advances we have made in the past few years; they have circled the wagons and have used hate, lies, and fear to win control of the government. They have used people’s fear and hatred of “Big Government” to win elections but people are now realizing that they were only lies, smoke and mirrors to divert the attention of the voters to their real agenda and that is making us a third world country.

We will survive…

The pendulum will swing back but the question is what will the damage be?

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