1y ago

Joe Biden calls trans people “fabric of our nation” in Trans Day of Visibility proclamation

www.lgbtqnation.com

In commemoration of the upcoming Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), President Joe Biden issued a statement praising trans people’s contributions to society and describing actions his administration has taken to counter transphobic bullying and extremism. Additionally, many members of Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) also issued their own statements affirming that community health depends on supporting trans people too.

“Transgender Americans are part of the fabric of our Nation,” Biden wrote in his statement. “Whether serving their communities or in the military, raising families or running businesses, they help America thrive. They deserve, and are entitled to, the same rights and freedoms as every other American, including the most fundamental freedom to be their true selves.”

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Anyone telling you both sides same are either a bad actor or so incredibly privelleged that they can just not care about this kind of thing.
- problem is biden did SO MUCH fucked up things to so many lgbt that he could keep keep trying to overcompensate for the rest of his life and still not even budge the karma scale.
  What did he do?
- The problem isn't that they are the same. The problem is one side is so bad that the other can do whatever they want, because "at least I'm not the other guy and first-past-the-post means you better fall in line and vote for me in November".
  
  Which is why it's a shame that Biden said "trans people are disgusting and we really should execute all of them, but we won't because it's unconstitutional"
  Oh wait, what? He didn't say that? He made the greatest show of public support a President has ever made? Huh, curious. Anyway, let's talk more about how bad Joe Biden is.
- They are not the same but they are almost the same. Identical on most important issues such as genocide, police power, prisons, wealth inequality,etc.
  They just pick controversial topics that they know will divide people, so they can make us vote for them so the other side won't win, while both couldn't care less about anything but money in their pockets.
- You know, usually when I read "both sides are the same", it's a blue conservative like you trying to make people critical of the Democratic party seem unreasonable.
  Both sides are capitalist and conservative, but there are differences for sure. Dont you want more differences?
  If you wanna really shut up those people bitchhing from the sidelines, the best way to do so is to put them in the game! Force them to show us how to do things since it's so easy and they have it figured out.
  Switching away from first past the post voting allows people to vote for who represents them best while still counting their vote against those they dont want to win. Just search for videos on FPTP voting if you want an explanation on how and why the spoiler effect exists.
  Electoral reform is possible in each individual state (for now), we dont need federal reform! Maine and Alaska have already passed electoral reform.
  Republicans are moving to make alternative electoral systems illegal in their states. Republicans LOVE first past the post voting. Just sbsolutely adore it. Why would you want to use the same voting system republicans want?
  So what’s the hold up blue states?
  Consider starting a campaign to change how we vote in your own state! Force our representatives to compete with fresh outside ideas. We deserve the best representation, not excuses.
  
  HOW was this downvoted.
  every time I argue that we should vote third party to move the Democratic party left, people tell me that instead we should focus on electoral/voting reform. And then someone suggests it and gets downvotes.
  it's almost as if people don't really care 🤔
- both sides same
  Once side does some weak tea pandering in a Facebook post while the other disenfranchises 10,000 newly registered voters to rig a Constitutional Amendment vote.
  The solution, as always, is to vote harder. And if we catch you showing disappoint while on your way to the election booth, we reserve the right to blame you for our clown car of corporate flak losers falling flat in the latest round of gerrymandered and voter caged elections.
  
  Creating a national day of visibility = pandering on Facebook. It's an official act and statement by the president of the United States that acknowledges and shines a light on the struggle of what is currently one of our most oppressed and murdered social groups.
  These people really just can't let someone say "hey maybe Joe Biden is obviously the better option to vote for." It just really can't be left alone without someone making a comment like the one I'm replying to right now. I see it in every thread
  
  The solution, as always, is to vote harder.
  Yes. That's how democracy works.
  
  Comment of the day for me. Thanks.
- Bad actors usually work for the government and if there's anything the government is pressuring you to do is not voting for parties that aren't part of the government (red or blue). If there's anyone privileged here i would point my finger at americans, people getting bombed in gaza or in the middle east don't even get to decide if they can live the day or not. Let's not play the politicians game anyway, turning people against each others is one of their oldest trick in the book. If there's anyone actually privileged in this world it's them
- I'm a trans person and I don't appreciate my identity being used to justify voting for someone who literally TODAY sent more weapons to Israel to bomb Palestinians with.
  
  I'm a trans person and condemn anyone who won't vote to stop a fascist dictator that wants me dead from obtaining the nuclear codes
  
  Well I'm a trans person and I think you're a poo-poo head, a meanie even.
  
  I think it's sad that your idea can't stand on its own, and that you have to say you're trans to not get down voted.
  
  You have a right to your OPINIONS but please get the FACTS..
  
  Congratulations
- Like the privileged Palestinians getting genocided by your centrist idol biden? This is the same biden who said that we need the republican party, by the way. Interesting that someone saying such flowery words about trans people is so strong in his belief that we need a party that is intent on erasing them. You're complaining about "both sides"ism, but biden is "both sides" the candidate.
  
  Good that the genocide commited on Palestinians is used universally to bash whoever we dont like.
  Or derail any conversation.
  Truly a blessing. Sorry I meant disgusting.
  
  bad actor
- You're either a troll or blind AF
  
  I see it every day on socials.
  
  Here is you agreeing with a comment that includes the quote "How are they different from republicans? How is biden different than trump?" just yesterday
  https://kolektiva.social/users/bigMouthCommie/statuses/112181807694426359
  
  Hi. I see today is your first day on the Internet. Welcome!
  
  People have absolutely been doing that, I see it constantly here.
  
  With the benefit of the doubt, this statement is just incredibly ignorant. More likely it's a straight-up lie though
  
  You yourself do that, constantly. But such lies are your kind's bread and butter.
  
  I see it plenty of times from Republicans. They either love trump or are saying that both sides are equally corrupted (typically when trump does something indefensible)
  
  Is this your first day on Lemmy? Have you ever been on a lefty subreddit in your life?
  
  Username checks out
  
  You're right, @lemmywinks@discuss.online insists Trump is better
  
  They are exactly the same.
  (bear with me folks, I just wanna see how the troll's algorithm handles it)
All of the Fox News crowd are getting bent out of shape because it falls on the same day as Easter this year......can't make this up.
- Day of the eggs hatching? Seems appropriate.
  
  Because their sense of identity is as frail as an egg?
  Gottem.
- Why are we celebrating men with two X chromosomes when we should be celebrating a man who was born to a virgin mother? He obviously wasn’t lgbt, he just convinced a bunch of men to ditch their wives and live in a traveling commune with him and no women.
  But for real, they’re the ones whose day’s date changes.
- You mean those people working on the Lords day?
- If their religious holiday is incompatible with recognizing marginalized and vulnerable people in our society, then it's a fucking shit religion.
I am a lover of both words and deeds. This issue needs a lot of bad laws rolled back, but it also needs to have this kind of thing being said at every level of society.
- Just tiresome to read "Joe Biden becomes first president to wave a trans flag from the stairs of Air Force One" and then turn the page and read "Florida legislature passes the 'Install Land Mines In Women's Restrooms Act' and funds it to the tune of $40M"
  
  It's more than tiresome, it's a fucking holocaust in motion. I'm just taking the Ws where I can.
  
  Absolutely, but that's not something the president has powers over. We need Congress to pass a law that allows the federal government to crack down hard on states doing this. And we need a Congress to bitch slap the Supreme Court back into actually following the Constitution and not being a right wing mouthpiece.
- Messaging and signaling are both important. We just have to be wary of when people are disingenuous. There's value in introducing progressive legislation like how Sanders and AOC do even if it isn't going to pass, just like there's value here in affirming that trans people are people who matter.
  
  Put it on the record. Make them write down what's happening. Keep those receipts.
If there was a Joe Biden bingo card, "fabric of our nation" would be on it.
- It's a thing with political messaging to keep the messages similar. Honestly it works pretty well with "fabric." You can only have so many backbones, but you can weave new threads into fabric to make something beautiful, etc
"part of the fabric" not "the fabric"
I'm an ally, but at the end of the day let's not over conflate statements. It doesn't serve anyone a favor.
Over stating gives poor intentioned people room and also means that supporters relent.
"The fabric" should never apply to any group tbh.
- Or apply to all groups, but I agree, not to any one group.
attaboy, Joe.. set the example that makes this Nation great.. i'm proud i voted for you..
- You are going a bit too far with being proud, since he openly sidestepped congress to fund genocide in Gaza.
  
  if you voted for anyone else, you don't know what it means to be proud of your vote, so your opinion doesn't mean shit
- I am glad you got to vote for the person that best represents you. Why not the rest of us as well?
  Doing away with first past the post voting will allow people to vote third party with no spoiler effect. More people voting = more democratic votes.
  Can someone explain why blue states are still using FPTP voting?
  
  Can someone explain why blue states are still using FPTP voting?
  Because if only blue states get rid if FPTP and no red states, Republicans will gain a lot more power in government. They'd have a lock on the Presidency forever and possibly a permanent majority in both houses of Congress.
  If all states did it, Democrats (and the new leftist coalition in general) would gain more power, but probably only a constitutional convention could force the red states to abandon FPTP.
  
  i got to vote for an honest man, who cares about his fellow Americans, and who makes friends all over the world.. and he makes all our enemies whine like little bitches..
So generous of Biden to give Fox News something to cry 24/7 around the clock about.
- That is part of the strategy of both parties for decades now, to talk about controversial issues that don't affect our lives as much as wars and economy, so that we get busy arguing about these things instead of seeing that we have very important common goals as people vs the politicians. A classic divide and conquer strategy.
- There is one less bomb...so both sides are not equal.
  Said ironically and factually.
- That's really weird because neither of these planes detail that indisputable fact that one party is currently and has been trying to install a dictator for about 6 years now.
Statistically incorrect but he's got the correct attitude.
EDIT: Just a bad headline, no surprise.
lol
I wish democrat politicians would stop with their propaganda on lemmy. Like it is anything new that some politician lies and pretends to care about minorities while funding the actual genocide. There classic liberal distraction tricks from more urgent issues don't work on anyone who thinks for themselves.
...fabric is a thing. Is he Calling them things!?
It's just words
- Words matter
  
  Politician's words are worthless
- Please just STFU and let us (trnas people) have a brief distraction from all the hatred.
  
  I'm not sure how much solace we should take from inauthentic political posturing, but we should certainly try to use being a political football to our advantage (since we can't help that we've been victimized this way, but we can try to make something of the national spotlight being put on us).
  To that end I think it's beneficial for us to raise our standards and demand more than just words from politicians claiming to be supportive allies. Biden wants to be seen as supporting trans folks? Well, we demand the VA cover gender affirming surgeries. That's a specific transphobic VA policy that needs to be overturned, and Biden can show he's an ally by doing something about it.
- But it’s words that not saying indicates that he’s not willing to keep fighting for us. And he has done things for us.
Just like when he SAID he supports Human Rights in Palestine!
- Why are people downvoting you when you are 100% right.
Hahaha what the fuck
- literally what I said lmao

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