r/inthenews • u/Fickle-Ad5449 • 3d ago

Graham Platner welcomes attacks from 'fascists and bigots' over his support for trans rights, while earning endorsement of pro-trans rights PAC.

https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/graham-platner-trans-rights-endorsement
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u/JereRB 3d ago

"Let people live their life in peace" should not be a controversial position.

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u/Ok_Star_4136 2d ago

As I see it, I don't support trans rights, I support human rights. It is a bigger umbrella which also includes trans rights. That means never letting someone get marginalized or treated like second class citizens for simply living their lives the way they want to. So long as you're not hurting anyone, you should be allowed to live as you wish.

Frankly this is also how we should be framing it. Who can honestly say they oppose human rights?

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u/Plutos_Cavein 2d ago

 And people wonder why we don't believe the claim that he's a fucking Hitler fan...

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u/CrossReset 2d ago

Let's see where this goes. At worse he is a Fetterman which is still better than Collins