Democrats abandoning trans rights as an issue is a losing strategy. They keep going further and further to the right, and can't figure out why they're losing. They need to stop courting for votes from Republicans and get back to courting votes from decent human beings.
Julia makes an interesting comparison to the environmental movement of the 1999s. Sort of a choice for people to make between militant and reasonable approaches, an IRA vs Sinn Féin situation. However the victory against Measure 9 in 1990s Oregon was a result of intensive organizing and cultivation of cis het allies. We need to get back to that. I live in a red corner of a blue state, and I plan to remain here, living openly as a friendly trans neighbor. The haters can’t pretend that I don’t exist. I believe that visibility is another key element of our resistance to this ignorant assault on our rights. I appreciate the way people like Kestrel and Joanne Wittstock challenge and educate Quora posters who make ignorant statements about trans people. It’s also important to be correcting misinformation. I know it’s getting harder for us, but I never expected it to be easy. Also I think I’ll pass on blowing up buildings and shooting CEOs for now. Just saying. The medium is the message.
It's reminds me of something I first said 19 years ago on a different topic - but in a much more clever way than I did:
"Slicing away your friends and supporters *will not help you!* Spending time and energy going 'oh, no, no, no, I'm not one of them' only narrows your base, reduces your potential support, and *will not* satisfy your attackers."
Democrats abandoning trans rights as an issue is a losing strategy. They keep going further and further to the right, and can't figure out why they're losing. They need to stop courting for votes from Republicans and get back to courting votes from decent human beings.
Julia makes an interesting comparison to the environmental movement of the 1999s. Sort of a choice for people to make between militant and reasonable approaches, an IRA vs Sinn Féin situation. However the victory against Measure 9 in 1990s Oregon was a result of intensive organizing and cultivation of cis het allies. We need to get back to that. I live in a red corner of a blue state, and I plan to remain here, living openly as a friendly trans neighbor. The haters can’t pretend that I don’t exist. I believe that visibility is another key element of our resistance to this ignorant assault on our rights. I appreciate the way people like Kestrel and Joanne Wittstock challenge and educate Quora posters who make ignorant statements about trans people. It’s also important to be correcting misinformation. I know it’s getting harder for us, but I never expected it to be easy. Also I think I’ll pass on blowing up buildings and shooting CEOs for now. Just saying. The medium is the message.
LOL - we accidentally used the same comic! O.o
Great minds think alike :D
I mean, it's one of the most succinct responses to the whole LGB alliance bullshit that anyone's ever written. It deserves some love.
Yes, yes it does - and it really does make it plain and clear, doesn't it?
It's reminds me of something I first said 19 years ago on a different topic - but in a much more clever way than I did:
"Slicing away your friends and supporters *will not help you!* Spending time and energy going 'oh, no, no, no, I'm not one of them' only narrows your base, reduces your potential support, and *will not* satisfy your attackers."