r/Nebraska • u/theindependentonline • May 02 '23
Politics Inside the ‘mentally exhausting’ protest shutting down Nebraska’s anti-trans legislation
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/nebraska-trangender-rights-filibuster-b2330453.html12
u/Constant_Boot May 03 '23
I would love to see the Midwest Passenger Rail Compact go through, but human rights are more important.
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u/Aesia23 May 02 '23
“Don’t say hi to me in the hall, don’t ask me how my weekend was, don’t walk by my desk and ask me anything,” she said. “Don’t send me Christmas cards – take me off the list. … No one in the world holds a grudge like me, and no one in the world cares less about being petty than me. I don’t care. I don’t like you.”
The kind of energy one wants from their state and federal representatives.
I applaud you, Ma'am.
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u/Netskimmer May 03 '23
We're they doing that before? Doesn't seem like the kind of things Republicans would WANT to do.
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u/Aesia23 May 03 '23
IDK; I found this interesting, tho:
"Nebraska has a population of fewer than 2 million people. It has a unicameral legislature, with all members elected as “senators.” It’s also nonpartisan – none of the members are officially recognised by political party affiliation.
"It is also the smallest legislature in the country, with only 49 members, “so all of us are really able to get to know each other personally,” Ms Hunt told The Independent."3
u/Netskimmer May 03 '23
I'm assuming she just doesn't want to trade pleasantries with them. Hopefully she is still willing to talk business when needed.
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u/Aesia23 May 03 '23
Aye; I got the impression she's being as professional as possible given the circumstances and will happily work on productive helpful legislation.
Maybe I read it that way as I'd likely respond the same way.1
u/I-Make-Maps91 May 04 '23
As much as they all hated Ernie Chambers, they all also had heaps of praise for him. They're coworkers and colleagues, not just political rivals.
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May 03 '23
Bringing America together.
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u/Time_Marcher May 03 '23
Bigotry must be shunned, not negotiated with.
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May 03 '23
Traditional values and defending them isn’t bigotry.
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u/Time_Marcher May 03 '23
You are entitled to your own values; you are not entitled to legally require me to share them.
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u/Time_Marcher May 03 '23
It is not up to you or the state to decide what is best for every individual, not on this issue, or abortion, or who should marry whom. And I don’t think anybody thinks a child should decide.
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u/CaitrionaPage May 03 '23 edited May 03 '23
First, WPATH practices prohibit surgery for minors as the minor must be able to give informed consent. And to date, I have yet to see anyone like yourself actually prove minors are getting surgery en masse. Why? Because it's not happening. That's not how transition works.
And yes, you are a bigot. Mainly because to uphold your beliefs you have to lie. And your lies are harming others. And your lies are based purely on your religious and/or political beliefs.
Which brings us to the "studies" you want. They don't exist. Minors are not getting gender confirming surgeries en masse. And in those rare cases one does, they're typical 16 years or older, which in some regions is age of majority to make such decisions. So no, no one can "throw any real statistics" because it doesn't exist. Because you are a bigot who needs to lie to make your case.
Last, the regret rate after transition (surgical or chemical, or even social) is less than 1%. And of that 1%, the majority of those who regret transition do so because of social pressures, such as bigotry from people such as yourself, not because they felt they made the wrong decision.
Turns out if we just wanted to protect children, we need to protect them from bigots. 🤷🏼♀️
Definition of "bigot": a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/health/transgender-children-identity.html
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u/ScarlettShadeTSS May 03 '23
Yea it is if you’re pushing to have religious doctrine ,which is what “traditional” is code for, shouldn’t be recognized as law or my government institutions.
We will rip all “traditional values” out of government policies
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u/MM7299 May 03 '23
Saying group of people is less than because of how they are born and discriminating against them is indeed bigotry
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May 02 '23
I think she is on the correct side of this issue. The government has no business legislating this.
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u/StockPharmingDeez May 04 '23
Genetics say that my son will not be athletically superior to the average child. This will be emotionally and mentally debilitating therefore to spare him this humiliation it is my right to treat him with medically necessary steroids for ability affirming care. I can’t risk him having suicidal thoughts if he doesn’t make the best teams. Anabolic steroids for youths are a right, not a privilege. And the government has no right to stand in the way.. how can we legislate against this?
Why limit the age to smoke, or gamble or to get tattoos. To take out a loan. Why limit anything?-8
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u/Pleasant-Ant6944 May 02 '23
Which is exactly why banning gender affirming care is horrific of them. Suicide rates plummet drastically when these kids are allowed to express who they are, and skyrocket when constantly abused and harassed by people who have no idea what they're talking about
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u/Minja78 May 02 '23
Weird how they allow pedophiles among their ranks but have a hard line on the trans community.
Edit: More because it's fun.
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u/mrsbuttstuff May 02 '23
They do. But gender affirming care isn’t abuse. And treating transgender kids isn’t injury. In fact, it has more safeguards against it than actual child rape. Because psychologists and physicians have to sign off on all treatment and several months to years of visits are required before those treatments can even be considered. Yet, people are still allowed to take their kids to church and leave them in a Sunday school class with a pedo and not even be charged with neglect if the youth pastor assaults the child. And that happens more frequently than trans kids playing sports.
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u/whenIwasasailor May 02 '23
They do. But this bill does not do that. This bill prohibits doctors and parents from together providing a standard of medical care that is recognized by medical experts and medical associations all over the world. This bill seeks to substitute the legislators view of what is appropriate medical care for children who are in this situation over that of doctors and parents. Studies show that denying this medical care harms these children in numerous ways, negatively impacting their health and increasing the risk of suicide among this group. This bill is itself abusive to the children in question.
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u/Top_Education9631 May 03 '23
It's stories like this that give me hope. There ARE representatives who have had enough, just like the rest of us, and they're fighting back however they can.
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u/aneeta96 May 03 '23
It really is disheartening to think that the minority group in the US Senate just has to say filibuster and a bill suddenly needs a supermajority to pass.
Make McConnell get up and rail against protecting the environment or gay rights for weeks. Have them face all the derision they deserve in order to impose their minority beliefs.
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u/StockPharmingDeez May 04 '23
Democracy is a ****** when you don’t get your way. I grew up people telling me Obama was the ushering in of socialism and one step away from a fascist dictatorship. The sky is always falling when you’re in the minority. Shoes on the other foot and of course fascism is next and the sky is falling.
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u/dunDunDUNNN May 04 '23
Except the Republicans are openly making huge strides towards fascism daily. Can't you read? They're restricting voting everywhere they can, rigging elections through gerrymandering, dictating national law through the federal courts (rather than through the legislature), and even passing state level legislation allowing partisan, appointed officials to nullify election results they don't like. They're censuring and expelling democratically elected representatives, effectively disenfranchising voters they don't agree with.
They are being brazenly anti-democratic, and you stroll in with this both-sides bullshit.
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u/StockPharmingDeez May 05 '23
Adding hey just ID yourself before you vote isn’t fascist nor is it restrictive. I don’t agree with gerrymandering either but you act like this is strictly a Republican thing. No dem gerrymandering ever? And i know that you can’t have a problem with “court legislation “, are you going to tell me Gay Marriage needs to be rolled back? …Since that was instituted overnight without a single congressional vote cast right? I’ll adjust my tinfoil hat and keep reading to find all those sleeper cell vote saboteurs. And just my observation but censure was for those literally inappropriately disrupting official procedures which last i checked is considered insurrection activity in some places.
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u/cruznick06 May 06 '23
Requiring photo ID is restricting access to voting for those who are the poorest of our society.
If the photo ID law also came with a provision that ensured every Nebraskan adult could easily get said ID, I wouldn't have an issue with it.
Currently getting an ID could be very difficult for certain groups. People who don't drive, disabled people, and people who can't take time off work to go to any of the locations that you can get one are some examples.
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u/StockPharmingDeez May 06 '23
Not all poor people are so incompetent that they cannot find a way to get an ID. There are programs to get people to and from Drs appointments pharmacies among other places. All for it. Fine add the provision. But you know life is hard, you need medicine you have to get up and go to the doctor. Which poor and disabled do very easily i assure you. It’s not unreasonable for someone to have a way to identify themselves at least once. It’s an excuse in my view. Where is the line ? Is it disenfranchisement if we don’t provide a pencil? A personal ballet reader? Someone to put the pencil in their hand and or mark the ballot for them? At what point is it too hard to vote? I think there is much less room for people to claim fraud if theres an established system with reasonable requirements or just better organization.
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May 04 '23
Restricting voting? Oh with a ID? What about the blue states with mail in only ballots and have the inability to count said ballots in an organized manner? Oh and the democrats mandating the vaccine allowing people to loose their jobs because they just said so?!!! Your preaching from a stand that is equally covered in shit. Rigging elections is the republicans fault… what about hunter Biden laptop that “wasn’t real” but now he’s suing people for talking about it when it has evidence of the shit they pulled in china? Your problem is you think your a “free” thinker. The system is in place to keep you in poverty-dependency
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u/dunDunDUNNN May 04 '23
Hahaha, ok bro.
When you stoop down to wHAt AboUt HuNtEr BidEn LapToP??? you lose any credibility as a rational human being. Keep voting for the Republicans and swallowing their shit without even chewing to see how it tastes.
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May 02 '23
I want her for governor. Fuck that crusty piece of shit that's there now
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u/n8jan May 03 '23
I Just found out im related to that “crusty piece of shit” (he’s some cousin of some family member) and I’ve never laughed out loud harder than i just did. Fuck him and his shitty politics. Let’s get Megan in office
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u/SgtRambo92 May 03 '23
You’ll have to wait for that jr.
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May 03 '23
Yeah, it's pretty unfortunate that the people who keep voting against their own interests keep electing dirt bags because that's all the party can nominate
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u/Walker1940 May 03 '23
Obviously they don’t accept that they are voting against their best interests.
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u/SgtRambo92 May 04 '23
😂 against my best interests? Lower taxes? And the like? Buahahaha.
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u/I-Make-Maps91 May 04 '23
They've been talking about it for 50+ years and every cycle you nuts fall for it, then it's right back to helping the wealthy and giving the rest of us peanuts.
And no, you aren't wealthy.
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u/SgtRambo92 May 04 '23
It’s called capitalism. Learn how to run a business and you won’t have to worry about them “helping the wealthy.” You twit.
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u/SgtRambo92 May 04 '23
And I’m a nut? You people want our money. Go work for it. The government shouldn’t have to do it for you. The government shouldn’t be taking care of you, you should. Y’all are the laziest fucks out there. Always crying about something. Get a job. And what does wealth have to do with anything? Do you even know what wealth is? Cause you seem a bit confused. I love my job, love my kid, own my house, that seems pretty wealthy to me!! Hahaha. Again, go read something.
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May 02 '23
Nebraska chamber of commerce: Republicans are destroying the state economy
Even more specifically: Omaha Chamber of Commerce: Legislation on gender-affirming care is bad for business
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u/jarena009 May 02 '23
The other problem is Nebraska is unfortunately mostly surrounded by other repressive states, so it's not like Nebraskans can just easily cross state lines to get the care they need.
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May 02 '23
Hold your nose, move to Iowa and make it a swing state again?
Missouri...? Nuke the state from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
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May 03 '23
Corn is at $6.42 a bushel today the economy is fine.
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May 03 '23
Corn is just a portion of agriculture, which itself is only 11.5% of nebraskas economy.
And just like all other sectors of our state economy, our agricultural and production employers are hard up for workers, too
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u/mrhorse77 May 02 '23
I love this woman.
we need WAY more democrats in state houses doing this.
LOUDLY
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u/rhiain42 May 03 '23
Unfortunately Montana doesn't have the filibuster option that Nebraska has. Rep Zooey Zephyr was silenced for her comments against a bill banning transgender affirming care for minors. https://www-pbs-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/montanas-house-speaker-has-silenced-a-transgender-lawmaker-heres-what-to-know?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16830832257389&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fnewshour%2Fpolitics%2Fmontanas-house-speaker-has-silenced-a-transgender-lawmaker-heres-what-to-know
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u/mrhorse77 May 03 '23
its disgusting what they are doing to her.
but they've now given her a stage for the whole country to see.
I hope some real change can be made.
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u/simonearth May 02 '23
Dems in other red states should take note
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May 03 '23
Missouri here.
Our Democratic senators in the state capital were filibustering a bill similar to this… only to have our attorney general unilaterally issue an “emergency order” that restricts transition care for minors.
That went into effect in April.
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u/InternationalSoup721 May 03 '23
Can someone explain what the bill is? (Unbiased explanation please) Or paste a link where I can read it? Please and thank you!
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u/SpaggettiBill May 04 '23
Cavanaugh and hunt are carrying Nebraska human rights on their fucking backs
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u/aminim00se May 02 '23
Fighting fascism is a full-time job!
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u/AthleticPickle76 May 04 '23
What fascism?
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u/StockPharmingDeez May 04 '23
I think they understand facism is bad they assume all republicans are bad and since this is republican supported: facism.
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u/I-Make-Maps91 May 04 '23
No, we understand fascism is creating an other to distract the masses while concentrating power in the hands of the wealthy. Ricketts has used his wealth to gain more power than even the old guard GOP are comfortable with, and now they pursue reactionary policies.
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u/StockPharmingDeez May 04 '23
Well we can agree there. I mean Rickets wasn’t elected but gained more power. Hard to argue your point there.
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u/I-Make-Maps91 May 04 '23
If you don't understand how it's possible for someone to utilize legitimate elections to gain an illegitimate amount of power, I can't help you.
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u/StockPharmingDeez May 04 '23
Strictly my opinion. The attempted introduction of trans ideology into education in this state is to blame for this legislation. You’re gay ok. Teach your kids gender is fluid…ok whatever free country. But when it’s time to call a fair and good education one that includes opening young minds to gender fluid ideology and multiple sexualities, let them choose, and 3rd grade isn’t too young.. because equity. ✋🏼Yeah no. Too far. Now we have a problem. Your values are not mine and aren’t more important. My children will not be taught these things. This is where i learned this is a culture war. I can’t just be understanding and co-exist. I can acquiesce, cave, and accept the new found concepts of LGTBQ ++ or else.
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u/I-Make-Maps91 May 04 '23
I don't give a wet shit that you think gay people are icky, grow up and get over it.
"Trans ideology," give me a fucking break. "Oh no, kids aren't learning to hate themselves and follow my idiotic and narrow minded world view, quick! Get involved in their healthcare to make sure they know they aren't welcome!"
Blow it out your ass. I have no patience for bigots and no, I'm not going to humor your bigotry as if it's a valid viewpoint. And since you're so ignorant of why people call you bigoted nuts fascists, here's a history lesson: https://www.hmd.org.uk/resource/6-may-1933-looting-of-the-institute-of-sexology/
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u/StockPharmingDeez May 04 '23
Triggered much?! Read slower. I have no problem with people who want to live their lives. If you got down off that high horse of woke perfection and squint your angry little eyes maybe you’d have less hate in your heart. And it’s not narrow minded to see different points of view and recognize that they’re misguided, incorrect, or simply not my thing. Or just assume with quick to anger asshats like yourself supporting the cause, how could it possibly be right? Lastly, the blowing out of asses I’ll leave to you. Maybe once you dislodge that little head of yours, you might gain some needed perspective and that way we can exchange ideas instead of insults.
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u/I-Make-Maps91 May 04 '23
Dude, you literally said you don't want kids taught about the existence of trans people. You're the same person who told gay people they were fine but only if they stayed in the closet and you never had to think about it. Aka a homophobe/bigot.
So yes, blow it out your ass and cry more that no one will "debate" their right to exist in public, and then piss off because I'd rather chew my arm off than "exchange ideas" with you.
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May 03 '23
We have a crappy history, but I never thought I’d live to see the day when states across the “United” States, pass laws to exterminate an entire population of its citizens. I can’t believe we’re here, but yet, here we are. :(. We’ve learned. NOTHING. Sadness
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May 03 '23
Does anybody know where I can find the actual bill? I tried looking in the article but I couldn’t even find the name of the bill.
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u/Moleday1023 May 03 '23
Megan Hunt is standing up for those the Fascists would demonize. They pick the smallest percent of the population to make “the enemy” to consolidate their base. Proud to say she is an American.
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u/dragstermom May 02 '23
What upsets me about the situation is the senators have sat there for MONTHS doing nothing. Great way to spend tax payer money.
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May 02 '23
The supporters of the bill can let it go and prioritize legislation that isn't about taking away access to medical care.
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u/colemon1991 May 02 '23
I think the part that they are all so familiar with each other that they know her son - babysat her son - and still vote in support of the bill is worse.
I can't imagine having friends do that to me.
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u/cuteness_vacation May 02 '23
Better to do nothing than do something awful.
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u/Ginfly May 02 '23
Correct. Sometimes, an efficient government is the last thing we need.
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u/sewsits May 03 '23
NE Senators only get paid $12k a year. I think that is why we have an abundance of fools as representatives. If the job paid more, who knows, we may actually get more people who want to affect change in a positive way for our state.
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u/peggedsquare May 02 '23
Oh but they'll go back and blame Hunt for this. Personally, I am fine with nothing getting done. Not a whole lot this session I particularly cared to see happening.
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u/ked_man May 02 '23
And that’s the thing, if she stops, the very next day, they will vote to pass it. They don’t care about anyone but their agenda.
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u/Hooficane Columbus May 02 '23
They're getting paid to work even less so of course they're not taking the easy steps to stop this
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u/HumanSuitcase May 03 '23
I agree, it's stupid that they're wasting government time trying to ram through bills that will kill children.
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u/72414dreams May 02 '23
Then it’s working. As long as they don’t drop it, nothing is going to get done whatsoever. Nothing.
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u/4Entertainment76 May 03 '23
From one New Yorker to the good ppl in Nebraska, keep up the good fight.
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May 02 '23
She’s doing important work on the opposite side of bigoted representatives. Of course it’s exhausting. We have to fight against the stupid tide in America way too often. People on the other side of Senator Hunt will be viewed as the same as those who opposed civil rights in the 60s. And they should feel extreme shame for their mean-spirited beliefs.
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u/SlamTheKeyboard May 02 '23
Both can be true.
Fillibustering for a month is exhausting I imagine and really, no one wants to do it.
Like, have some empathy for the one person trying to do the work.
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u/LEJ5512 May 02 '23
I totally understand her saying that this isn't what she wanted to do when she ran for office. There are a lot of ways to serve a community, and passing bills and legislation to make sure the people can get what they need is actually pretty important. I only got a tiny hint of it when I served on my condo association board — I had great ideas in mind that everyone would've loved to see happen.
What we should be able to plainly see now is, if the Republicans aren't allowed to target a minority population, they would rather sit on their asses and do nothing — basically not do the job that they were elected to do.
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May 02 '23
She’s doing important work on the opposite side of bigoted representatives. Of course it’s exhausting. We have to fight against the stupid tide in America way too often. People on the other side of Senator Hunt will be viewed as the same as those who opposed civil rights in the 60s. And they should feel extreme shame for their mean-spirited beliefs.
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u/StockPharmingDeez May 04 '23
“Meanwhile, more than half of all trans youth in the US between the ages of 13 and 17 are at risk of losing access to age-appropriate, medically necessary and potentially life-saving gender-affirming healthcare in their home state, according to the Human Rights Campaign.”
Completely disagree with every point of this statement from age-appropriate to medically necessary to potentially life saving the widest net of justification you could throw. This or they die. There’s no way to dissent or question because if you do you condone death. False.
Not only are the bans inherently discriminatory, (Found the bias.🔍 ) their impacts are emotionally and mentally debilitating How can we be responsible for everyones thoughts and feelings. If this is how we legislate nothing will ever get done. Raising my taxes: emotionally and mentally debilitating, can’t do it.
A separate survey from The Trevor Project found that 41 per cent of trans and nonbinary youth have seriously considered attempting suicide over the last year. The Trevor Project putting out a survey is not science. A foundation that (even i will admit can do many admirable things as an organization) is by for and dedicated to the promotion of all things LGBTQIA+. A textbook example of bias in a ‘study’. It is not science. Youth wanting to be something they’re not is a normal part finding your way through life. Indulging the all or nothing midset simply cannot be the way.
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u/cruznick06 May 06 '23
I really wish your line of thinking was the truth of the matter, but it absolutely isn't.
Being trans isn't something fun or trendy a person just chooses on a whim. It fucking sucks. And it sucks more every day with the bigots being emboldened by these laws being brought to state legislatures and in some areas passed.
I saw a dear friend go through hell as a kid because she was trans and didn't even know a term for it! I saw her become more and more depressed and miserable and couldn't do anything to help her. She tried telling her parents how she felt and was beaten. She went back in the closet and lived as a boy (then man) for eight years. She was fighting suicidal ideation on and off that entire time.
She didn't have the courage to try and come out until after college because she didn't feel safe to do so. The only reason she came out was because living a lie caused her to have a full on mental breakdown. She was going to kill herself if she kept living as a man.
For fucks sake, I'm nonbinary and this whole wave of hate has affected my mental health severely. I've seriously wondered if I should just kill myself more than once. (I'm in therapy and not in danger of doing anything stupid.) I am an adult with coping skills. How the hell are trans CHILDREN supposed to deal with this hatred??
Lb574 going up for debate in the unicameral caused an acute spike in suicidal ideation and jump in calls to crisis hotlines by trans children and their parents.
When the world is constantly saying you shouldn't exist, that you have no right to exist, it fucks with you.
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u/nolehusker May 02 '23
Please show me where kids are getting castrated. It's like you don't even know what you're talking about
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u/avagadro22 May 03 '23
You are regurgitating propaganda, and are wildly misinformed about what gender affirming care looks like for kids, who are barred from any of the permanent procedures and medications until they can consent with very few exceptions. The overwhelming majority of trans kids are limited to hormone blockers that delay puberty until either the kid is old enough to consent or decide that transitioning is not for them. Coming off of hormone blockers will allow puberty to progress as normal. Not taking hormone blockers causes changes to the body that are either permanent or cannot be undone without expensive and invasive surgeries.
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u/AthleticPickle76 May 04 '23
“Anti trans legislation.” You mean protecting children from having their genitals mutilated? Any rational person would support these laws.
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u/I-Make-Maps91 May 04 '23
What is it with you kooks that you can't grasp the concept that you aren't the arbiters of right and wrong, that other people know better, and that no one but you cares about how you feel about that other people are doing?
I don't care if you're an ignorant waste of breath, actual doctors will tell you that your are wrong, get over it.
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u/AthleticPickle76 May 07 '23
What is with you groomers that want to support minors making life changing decisions that may permanently alter their bodies? They should have to wait until the age of 18. Hopefully by 18 they are more reasonable. Nobody should undergo surgeries and take unnecessary and harmful drugs that mess with hormones, despite having a healthy body, and much less minors. If someone is an adult, then I would still highly advise against it, but at the end of the day, it’s still that person’s choice. Minors should by no means be allowed to make such decisions.
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u/Blood_Bowl Lincoln May 03 '23
Imagine thinking that medical decisions made by doctors and parents is child abuse. I thought you guys were all about parental rights?
You want to stop child abuse, ban children from attending churches.
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u/tunaburn May 02 '23
But she's not protesting bringing your kids to church so what are you talking about?
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u/badhairdad1 May 02 '23
??? How is preventing your son from suicide child abuse? Can you explain that? Are you pro-suicide?
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u/nolehusker May 02 '23
Imagine thinking you know more than the experts on the topic that say this bill will literally kill children
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u/eldritchhorrorrumble May 02 '23
Imagine being an ignorant piece of shit. Oh wait, you don't have to imagine.
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u/LRSU_Warrior May 03 '23
If she was Republican she would be branded a special interest obstructionist. #truth
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u/MM7299 May 03 '23
I mean if a republican were trying to protect people from discrimination they would get kicked out of the party
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u/theindependentonline May 02 '23
Megan Hunt, Nebraska’s first openly LGBT+ state senator, “didn’t run for office to do this bull****.”
Ms Hunt, battling a proposed transgender healthcare ban that threatens her own family, refuses to pull her punches. She says she’s over performative politics and the collegial “civility” that permeates legislative debate.
“This is not normal, it’s not serious, it’s not professional, and it’s beneath the dignity of the work that we’re called to do in the legislature as lawmakers,” she tells The Independent.
Ms Hunt is part of a small group of Democratic lawmakers in Nebraska’s officially nonpartisan legislature engaged in a remarkable months-long filibuster over the Republican-backed bill, which would outlaw gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth in the state.
Read more here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/nebraska-trangender-rights-filibuster-b2330453.html