• cowboycrustation [he/him]
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    1 month ago

    On god the day that trans youth don’t have to go through what I went through in the US will be the day that I am happy

  • usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlOP
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    He talked both about how he sees us building progress and pushing back against any potential regression

    Walz discussed positive legislative actions, such as codifying hate crime laws and increasing education, while emphasizing the importance of using his platform to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. He then addressed the role of judges in safeguarding medical care for queer youth

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    He didn’t stop there. Instead, he directly pivoted to calling out national anti-transgender attack ads which have flooded the airwaves across the United States

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      Oh and Tim Walz was also a faculity advisor of a gay-straight alliance in the 90s during the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell era

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        That seems like a pretty solid indicator of who he really is. Not sure how well folks remember but the 90s were REAL mixed on support. Not a lot of people being performative about it, support felt a lot more like sticking your neck out.