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   Jae (considermycat@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jun-2024 21:05:42 JST Jae

   Honestly what with Tony Blair, Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting all sharing their _aperçus_ on the subject of trans rights – short version, trans people don’t exist, should be shunted into “side rooms” in hospitals – I’m swinging very firmly back towards voting Green. They have their own terf wing, sure, but they seem to have largely locked them away for the duration of the campaign – rather than free-associating the abolition of trans rights on LBC, say

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     Jae (considermycat@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jun-2024 21:05:40 JST Jae

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     Whereas the Green Party are promising things like self-ID for trans and nonbinary people, X markers in passports, and allowing schools to continue teaching about LGBTQ+ identities, rights and experiences. Oh, and not setting the planet on fire for 0.2% extra GDP growth. Sure, words are cheap, and they're not going to get anywhere remotely near power any time soon, but still. When I look back at the 2024 election, who will I *want* to have voted for?

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     Jae (considermycat@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jun-2024 21:05:41 JST Jae

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     I really had thought that Labour would at least not make things *worse* for trans people, even if they did nothing to make things *better*. But they seem intent on locking in even the horrendous stuff the Tories forced through in the dying days of government – and the logic of their position will force them to go further still

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