At a certain point, we have to accept that liberal elites see anti-trans pushback as something we reasonably need to “hear out” is because they also think our existence is something up for debate. Because it also makes them uncomfortable! They see anti trans attacks as “effective” because they agree

if a project with multiple fronts is working, someone smarter than me will get to a solution other than “here’s how to tread water in a hurricane” + who gets us there.

pretty please: if you have democratic reps, call often. use sticks & carrots. you’re also fighting consultants & press narratives.

“they’ll eventually cave.”

who cares. every day someone who needs an abortion can get one is a win. every day an immigrant lives in peace is a win. every day a trans person can get meds or play field hockey or pee in public is a win. every kid whose library still has books on civil rights is a win.

“call your reps” is not enough for the moment.

*but*

if you give a shit about anyone at risk—immigrants, people of color, trans people, cis women—they need every vestige of institutional support left to hold up as long as possible. you sustain that through electeds not letting it be dismantled.

You have utterly fallen for right-wing propaganda.

Liberals, tell me: If this is a real problem, if trans women athletes are dominating sports, easily winning first all the time and steamrolling cis women, can you name three of them?

last guess was that there are ~4 million trans people in the US. there should be more. there aren’t more because a lot of trans people are dead.

there will be many more dead trans people before this is over unless a lot of cis folks quit saying “this is a distraction” & decide to stand with us.

wait, there’s more.

“a man's assertion that he is a woman, & his requirement that others honor this falsehood, is not consistent with…humility & selflessness.”

1 bathroom ban cost $400m & a governorship.

“all trans people are inherently deceitful & criminal” costs nothing now.

the national conversation the rigjt is having in 2025 isn’t far off that TX bill.

“adoption of a gender identity inconsistent with an individual's sex conflicts with a soldier's commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one's personal life.”

it matters that the TX bill probably won’t pass. that’s good!

it also matters that this is being pitched & it won’t cost anyone anything. that’s real real bad!

it was never about sports or peeing. this is normal conversation now. look at what one bathroom bill cost them then.