Hey all. I'm from the U.S. and I'll just say, it's been quite a day. I haven't had a chance to post much or respond to people, but I wanted to get the ball rolling on a discussion about one particular circumstance relevant to the goals and values of our community: the victories of the Democratic party, which is pro- gender identity ideology, in both the Senate races in Georgia.
The U.S. Senate now is divided 50/50 between politicians from each of the two dominant factions, liberals and conservatives. (I'm generalizing here; there are a couple independent senators voting with the Democrats, etc.) However, the VP of the upcoming Democratic administration will cast the deciding vote in any event of ties-- so Democratic lawmakers will have an edge in pushing policy. I wanted to start a discussion about the implications of this development in context of the homophobic "transgender-rights" movement.
I guess some of the questions floating around in my head are:
Do we think significant legislature pushing gender identity ideology will now be easily passed through House/Senate and into law?
What types of homophobic legislature are most likely to be proposed or enacted? (e.g. about pronouns, re-definition of sexual orientation, laws around discrimination of the basis of "gender identity", funding for the transing of children)
What topics do you think will become most prevalent in the mainstream media and discussion, in the upcoming year or few years, surrounding transgenderism and LGB rights?
I realize this is a very American-centric post, and I'd love to hear views from people outside of America on our country's situation, as well as the views of other Americans. Unfortunately we are one of the world leaders in the cult-like movement of gender identity ideology... so this seems relevant to all of us who look to "drop the T" regardless of location.
Thoughts?
Got suggestions for phrasing or discussion questions? Let me know and I'll edit.
edit: wording
edit2: If you want to talk politics unrelated to LGB discrimination or gender identity ideology, please make your own post (or alternatively, you could DM people). I'm trying to keep the focus on these topics. Thanks.
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