BroadwaybabytoPeople often ask me why I’m outspoken about trans rights. I’m not trans so “why do you care?”
The Ogre nailed it. I care because what the government is doing to trans people is wrong. I care because we are being conditioned to accept atrocities. Conditioned to allow our fellow human being to be treated in discriminatory, dangerous and appalling ways. Conditioned to look away from the suffering of others.
It seems plainly obvious to me. They’re creating a villain where one doesn’t exist. Whipping people into a frenzy over perceived dangers like trans women in bathrooms and sports… instead of dealing with the very real dangers that are facing us (pandemics, climate change, the fall of democracy and capitalism).
They’re starting with trans people because they’re an easy mark. They’re a small percentage of the population, many people don’t think they know any trans people and therefore they don’t see it as a “big issue”.
Stripping people of their dignity and rights will always be a big issue. Just because it’s not happening to a group you care about doesn’t mean you shouldn’t speak out against it.
The trans community need allies. They need people to see how wrong this is and say “enough is enough”. They are not a threat and they don’t deserve to be treated as one.
Lastly… this type of hateful rhetoric doesn’t stop with one group of people.
It doesn’t stop at all.
They will keep coming for your rights. The rights of LGBTQ+ communities. The rights of immigrants and marginalized individuals. The rights of the unhoused. The rights of women.
They will keep coming.
If you wait to speak up, before you know it, it’ll be too late.
Speak up now. Ask the tough questions. Get to know a trans person. Support them. We are stronger together.
#lgbtq #transrights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #discrimination #uspol
