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Would you want a lawyer who disagrees with your very existence? I wouldn’t.

• olliej 3y ago
  Imagine you’re a gay person arrested for being gay in a republican county and all the public defenders get to refuse to defend you because you’re gay. Which is of course is the goal: lgbt people are not allowed to exist (as we already see in those states currently making it illegal to be trans)
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        • kmos17 3y ago
          The usual “protect the children” trope is once again a lie. This is just being used as a cynical ploy by politicians to excite their base, and will cause suffering and oppress people who just want to live their life. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/health/floridas-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-minors-also-limits-access-for-trans-adults https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/health/floridas-ban-on-gend...
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  • cassonmars 3y ago
    There’s a distinction — see incidents where a state employee refuses to issue a marriage license, and that gets the employee fired. Public defenders do not get the same leeway a non-state provided lawyer has in representing a client.