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> It's admirable that Cook consistently avoid making things about himself, but I think you ought to draw the line at collaborating with politicians who questio
by docdeek 7y ago
> It's admirable that Cook consistently avoid making things about himself, but I think you ought to draw the line at collaborating with politicians who question one's very right to exist.
Does Trump really question the right of gay men like Cook to exist?
- microtherion 7y agoMaybe not "exist" in a narrow sense, as long as that existence does not include being employed, getting sheltered, adopting, receiving health care, or using a bathroom: https://transequality.org/the-discrimination-administration https://transequality.org/the-discrimination-administration https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/03/trump-attack-lgbt-rights-supreme-court https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/03/trump-attack-l...
- docdeek 7y agoI guess my question was around gay Americans (like Cook) and not transgender Americans. I couldn’t recall too much that had changed for gay people under Trump and it seems like most of the impact in the articles you linked is on transgender people. Thanks for the links.
- microtherion 7y agoAs far as I can tell, only bathroom discrimination among the policies I listed affects solely transgender people. And there are good reasons for mutual solidarity among LGBT people: At the moment, the transgendered are singled out because they are the least numerous among these populations, and often one of the more visible ones. But those who would discriminate against them are unlikely to stop with them.