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Paul Cantrell

I want to underscore this:

It’s a lot easier to be bigoted against an abstract, imaginary person. When a real human being stands up and shows their real humanity with passion and eloquence, it can peel off the hangers-on from the hard-core bigots. It can change people. Sometimes enough to change a vote.

The way to protect trans people — or any marginalized group — is therefore to •elevate• them, get them into positions of •visibility• and •power•, and let them speak their truth.

Not to hide them. Not to hide from them. Raise them up and have their back. That’s my message to on my call to my congressfolk today. fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app

Bluesky Social · Evan Urquhart (@evanurquhart.bsky.social)Rep. Zooey Zephyr is a great example of the kind of steadfast moral clarity that can allow trans people to lead the nation away from the cliff's edge of autocracy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]
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Paul Cantrell

Oh, and, BTW, little thing: this is also how we defeat fascism. It needs a faceless invisible Other for people to fear and to hate. That is the fuel to the fire. Remove the fuel and you starve the fire.

Elevating trans trans voices doesn’t just protect trans people; it protects democracy. It protects us all.

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