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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    7 months ago

    attaboy, Joe… set the example that makes this Nation great… i’m proud i voted for you…

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      You are going a bit too far with being proud, since he openly sidestepped congress to fund genocide in Gaza.

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        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

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          You should never be proud of voting for someone, they are all crooks.

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                exactly… an ignorant slave, and you don’t even realize it… you don’t know what it means to be proud of your vote, so you also don’t know what it means to take responsibility for your vote… if you have no responsibility for your vote, you are a slave…

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                  Sorry mister educated high-class. Shame the poor slaves that are too stupid to fight for their rights. You as an educated high class society man should tell us poor slaves how we should vote for some rich morons that have only their rich pockets in interests. We, ignorant slaves, shouldn’t even be allowed to vote, if we can’t even be proud for voting for some idiot high-class fascist such as you.

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                    you’re a slave because you’re so reactionary… i’m just a citizen, and you don’t even qualify for that…

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      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?

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        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.

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          I think this guy theodewere perfectly shows the classic liberal mindset in his insults towards me in the comments here and disdain for the poor and uneducated he has for no reason but to shame them. This is shows the true values of the liberals that pretend to care about the weak and being so highly upvoted it is clear that many agree, but don’t really want to be that open about it.

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        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…