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.”

  • S_204@lemm.ee
    155·
    8 months ago

    That word is being abused lately. Trans people aren’t being packed into trains and sent to gas chambers.

    What’s happening to them isn’t ok and laws need to protect their rights like everyone elses, make no mistake about it but conflating it with the Holocaust, doesn’t help the victims make progress. We need to use accurate language to combat the inflammatory language being used by the bigots trying to limit Trans rights IMO.

    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
      112·
      8 months ago

      That word is being abused lately. Trans people aren’t being packed into trains and sent to gas chambers.

      Just cause we’re not there yet doesnt mean we’re not heading there

      • S_204@lemm.ee
        13·
        8 months ago

        You’re not wrong but we should still use the correct language so that when we actually get somewhere nasty, the language isn’t diminished beyond the point of usefulness.

      • S_204@lemm.ee
        57·
        8 months ago

        Ya, still losing it’s meaning with the overuse and weaponization of the word.

        • The Snark Urge@lemmy.worldEnglish
          73·
          8 months ago

          What it means is “the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group”. The GOP is definitely trying to create a world without trans people by any means necessary, so unless your quibble is that trans isn’t an ethnic group, I don’t see how I’m misusing that word.

          • S_204@lemm.ee
            12·
            8 months ago

            Are you claiming that not providing the medical care to transition is akin to deliberate killing?

            Cuz even the most Liberal courts are going to struggle with that one…