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by sn9 3535 days ago
And what about the 'T' in 'LGBT'?

Surely you haven't already forgotten the rise in anti-trans discriminatory legislation in recent years? Do you think Trump and his supporters are the type to not support those? Which party is it that's been at the forefront of anti-discriminatory legislation and equal protection in general?

It sucks that the first past the post voting system of ours all but guarantees that we must choose between the lesser of two evils to avoid throwing our vote away, but what else are you going to do? A vote for a third party is a vote that increases the probability of a Trump presidency.

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Adding to this: Clinton was personally responsible for new regulations that allow trans people to easily change the gender markers on their passport and their social security records (and there's also been regulations that rendered the gender marker on social security irrelevant, though I don't remember if that was before or after Clinton left).

On top of this, Mike Pence has promised to roll back the Obama administration's use of the EEOC and Title IX to protect trans rights against discrimination.

I'm voting Democratic for my very survival.

"survival"? Do you honestly believe you'll be shot if Trump wins? If so, wow.
My friends were bracing for an all out race war if Obama won in 2008. Others were expecting Obama to go full Hugo Chavez on America.

Does anyone else remember that time?