The Biden administration announced a new rule Friday expanding safeguards against potential discrimination of gay and transgender Americans seeking medical care, in a reversal of Trump-era limitations that nixed federal health protections for members of the LGBTQ+ community.
strange how after inauguration trans folks were basically told to pipe down and wait our turn, and anything of consequence can somehow only happen during election season, meanwhile the fashier states are turning up the heat to where many of us have had to flee our homes. that’s a terrible look, especially to people who are accustomed to being treated in backhanded ways on the daily, do you agree?
Can you provide some links so we can have a shared understanding? The red states bit is pretty clear, but I’d like to learn more about the first part that you’re referring to
And also, given that there’s evidence that this has been in the works for a while, why do you think it’s pandering? Links for context here would also be great.
how dare we recognize when we’re being insincerely pandered to
This article says the administration announced the intent to do this in 2021, progress was made in 2022. Government things typically just take time.
As far as I can tell this isn’t a last minute pandering effort, do you agree?
strange how after inauguration trans folks were basically told to pipe down and wait our turn, and anything of consequence can somehow only happen during election season, meanwhile the fashier states are turning up the heat to where many of us have had to flee our homes. that’s a terrible look, especially to people who are accustomed to being treated in backhanded ways on the daily, do you agree?
Can you provide some links so we can have a shared understanding? The red states bit is pretty clear, but I’d like to learn more about the first part that you’re referring to
And also, given that there’s evidence that this has been in the works for a while, why do you think it’s pandering? Links for context here would also be great.