As most of you are aware, since Kamala Harris’s election loss (which trans people were not in charge of nor responsible for), Democratic politicians and pundits have been signaling that they plan to throw trans people under the bus. Sadly, this came to fruition last week, when Republican congressperson Nancy Mace pressed house speaker Mike Johnson to
  •  neuracnu   ( @neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English
    28•4 months ago

    Cutting to the chase:

    I propose that on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024 (the first day that both the House and Senate are back in session), all of us who are invested in this issue and have a platform (whether it be a blog, newsletter, column, podcast, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, etc.) publish a piece with the shared title: “LGBTQ+ People Are Not Going Back.” Yes, I know, it’s a cheesy title, but it holds Democrats accountable to their own talking points and makes it clear that backsliding on LGBTQ+ rights is nonnegotiable for us.

    So… a blog post and social media campaign.

    No fucking wonder we aren’t getting anywhere. This is some tragically weak-ass protest action.

    We need to get creative and we need to get into people’s faces.

    We need to set goals and consider sidelining a few issues that we’re getting beat on.

    We need to show our allies how they can help. Hitting ‘like’ on a social media post doesn’t count.