If those Colorado anti-trans initiatives are just statutory and don't amend the state constitution, couldn't the Democratic-controlled state legislature just repeal them next year if they pass?
Tbh, not if they clearly curtail human rights. If a majority of voters passed stripping Black people of voting rights, it should be reversed legislatively asap (in a world that doesn't go to the courts first).
I'm not sure you are comparing like with like. If these initiatives proposed to strip trans people of the right to vote, sure, I'd agree with you. These initiatives, or at least the first two, are fairly sensible. Children do not have an untrammeled right to surgery, and people to do not have a right to join an athletic category that is not for them.
Ah, yes...the No True Scotsman fallacy. Been awhile since I've seen that one.
You can call me a bigot, transphobic, blah blah, but the fact is your side is losing, and fast. You're like a dinosaur, claiming eternal lordship over the mammals two hours before the asteroid hits.
About those anti-trans ballot measures: I think many people who are not anti-trans support a ban on elective gender reassignment surgery for minors, even if they don't support a ban on trans athletes competing with others of the gender they consider themselves to be. I would seriously consider supporting such a measure, and I genuinely have trans friends and vehemently oppose discrimination against them. As for increasing the penalties for child trafficking, whether it's presented as part of an anti-trans package or not, is there anything wrong with the measure itself that warrants opposition to what sounds like a very popular idea, purely based on who's advancing the measure and in what context? I'd like to know, because Democrats do themselves political harm by opposing common sense-sounding measures if there's no really good reason to do so.
Everyone just needs to let trans people make their own decisions about their bodies, along with their doctors and counselors, and in the case of minors, with their parents. No one else's opinion is relevant at all. Nobody is going to perform surgery on a minor without parental consent. These bans are nothing more than motivation for a political base that is ignorant and hateful. What other aspects of healthcare are regulated like this, other than abortion, which is used in the exact same way (base motivation)?
One of the most difficult aspects of being trans is that puberty and its associated changes occur in the body before a human being is old enough to make their own healthcare decisions to stop that unwanted change. That is why trans kids are so desperate for care early in their life.
But this isn't about trans adults making decisions for themselves; the one measure is about children. It is completely reasonable to second-guess the decisions of children, and we do it all the time.
The other measure isn't about self-choice either; it's about people entering an athletic category that is not for them. That's impacting other people.
I'd suggest connecting with actual trans people and hearing their stories. Documentaries, something to educate yourself about their journeys.
None of these decisions are rushed. Trans kids do not just wake up one day and want to alter their bodies and change their mind the next day. These are measures taken after years and years of counseling and conversations before anything is done. In many cases, allowing trans kids to transition is literally life-saving.
I would like you to go tell your trans friends that you tried to persuade other liberals on the internet to support a ban on gender-affirming care for minors and see how they react.
You are dodging the issue, and you might want to consider that "no debate" hasn't worked out very well for trans rights. Right now, the other side is winning, and if you'd like to change that, you'd better try winning hearts and minds, instead of painting your detractors as bigots.
That article is interesting, but it does not account for the Cass Review, or the Skrmetti decision, or the HHS umbrella review, or the recent pullback of the ASPS and the AMA. These are all bad signs for trans activism.
Wow, you're saying the conservative Supreme court prejudiced against the trans community ruled against said community? And that the currently prejudiced HHS made an anti-trans report?? *shocked Pikachu face*
The way you're framing it is that it's pro-trans activism that is causing the prejudice, which is not how that works. That's been literally every single civil rights movement has been framed by the oppressors. "Well if the gays/blacks/women weren't so uppity, maybe things would be better for them!" Fuck off
EDIT: The poll is about the new CA-01 lines, not the special. So can ignore lol
That CA-01 special poll has Dems over 50% with just McGuire and Denney. I know it's a McGuire Salegui but would be a bombshell since it should still be using the 2024 configuration that had a Trump margin of 25.9% and LaMalfa won with a 30.7% margin. Would be an enormous swing if that holds up in the 8/4 runoff and puts McGuire in Congress early.
I feel like this headline & post is a way to signify that trans/anti-trans identity politics should be a (or even the) central issue for Democrats and Progressives to be paying attention to/working on/worried about, and messaging about going into the 2026 Midterm elections. I feel this prioritization of identity politics (and particularly this brand of identity politics) takes attention away from messaging about economic justice and fighting the billionaire oligarchy, and tends to signal to working class voters who hold any identity besides trans that they are less of a priority for Progressives than trans issues are. This is one of the main ways that the Trump coalition gains supporters among the working class, and Progressives lose them. As a result, I feel chagrin whenever I see such news prioritized in what I think of as Progressive media.
Before he was famous he ran a karate studio in my hometown (Sherman Oaks CA), on Ventura Blvd. That is one less vote for Steve Hilton or Chad Bianco. See, I told you we won't have an all-CAGOP runoff for Gov... (LOL/RIP)
Many thanks for shining a light on these insidious, anti-trans initiatives in CO. These evil attacks on a vulnerable community by the GOP and its awful Christo-fascist ‘churches’ here will be met with a determined resistance and a successful fight to turn them all back. I’m so sick of these ‘crusaders’ trying to dictate who among us can live their lives openly and freely. Most of these people casting stones probably have more skeletons in their closet than the average person.
If those Colorado anti-trans initiatives are just statutory and don't amend the state constitution, couldn't the Democratic-controlled state legislature just repeal them next year if they pass?
Or amend them?
But shouldn't the legislature respect the will of the voters?
Tbh, not if they clearly curtail human rights. If a majority of voters passed stripping Black people of voting rights, it should be reversed legislatively asap (in a world that doesn't go to the courts first).
I'm not sure you are comparing like with like. If these initiatives proposed to strip trans people of the right to vote, sure, I'd agree with you. These initiatives, or at least the first two, are fairly sensible. Children do not have an untrammeled right to surgery, and people to do not have a right to join an athletic category that is not for them.
I've seen your internet history is largely dedicated to being anti-trans, and I'm not going to engage with a single-minded bigot tbh. Bye.
The fact that you claim to be "LGBTQ" (your quotes, not mine) while your entire existence is transphobic trolling...
The community would never claim you.
Ah, yes...the No True Scotsman fallacy. Been awhile since I've seen that one.
You can call me a bigot, transphobic, blah blah, but the fact is your side is losing, and fast. You're like a dinosaur, claiming eternal lordship over the mammals two hours before the asteroid hits.
About those anti-trans ballot measures: I think many people who are not anti-trans support a ban on elective gender reassignment surgery for minors, even if they don't support a ban on trans athletes competing with others of the gender they consider themselves to be. I would seriously consider supporting such a measure, and I genuinely have trans friends and vehemently oppose discrimination against them. As for increasing the penalties for child trafficking, whether it's presented as part of an anti-trans package or not, is there anything wrong with the measure itself that warrants opposition to what sounds like a very popular idea, purely based on who's advancing the measure and in what context? I'd like to know, because Democrats do themselves political harm by opposing common sense-sounding measures if there's no really good reason to do so.
Everyone just needs to let trans people make their own decisions about their bodies, along with their doctors and counselors, and in the case of minors, with their parents. No one else's opinion is relevant at all. Nobody is going to perform surgery on a minor without parental consent. These bans are nothing more than motivation for a political base that is ignorant and hateful. What other aspects of healthcare are regulated like this, other than abortion, which is used in the exact same way (base motivation)?
One of the most difficult aspects of being trans is that puberty and its associated changes occur in the body before a human being is old enough to make their own healthcare decisions to stop that unwanted change. That is why trans kids are so desperate for care early in their life.
But this isn't about trans adults making decisions for themselves; the one measure is about children. It is completely reasonable to second-guess the decisions of children, and we do it all the time.
The other measure isn't about self-choice either; it's about people entering an athletic category that is not for them. That's impacting other people.
"entering an athletic category that is not for them." 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
Very revealing comment.
I'd suggest connecting with actual trans people and hearing their stories. Documentaries, something to educate yourself about their journeys.
None of these decisions are rushed. Trans kids do not just wake up one day and want to alter their bodies and change their mind the next day. These are measures taken after years and years of counseling and conversations before anything is done. In many cases, allowing trans kids to transition is literally life-saving.
I have listened to Cory Cohn...he trans enough for you? Cohn supports measures like this.
I do not know or care who Cory Cohn is, because I think for myself. Googled and got nothing. Must be a very influential voice in the community!
Try Googling harder next time
https://quillette.com/2020/06/22/for-30-years-ive-tried-to-become-a-woman-heres-what-i-learned-along-the-way/
So...I have heard Cohn's story, and now so have you. Aren't we listening to a trans person?
I would like you to go tell your trans friends that you tried to persuade other liberals on the internet to support a ban on gender-affirming care for minors and see how they react.
Could you explain why minors should not receive gender reassignment surgery? You're being kind of vague.
It's election day in South Australia; for us the polls will close in the early morning hours on Saturday. The last poll has Labor at 40%, One Nation at 22%, and the Liberals at 16%. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-20/one-nation-remains-ahead-of-liberals-in-sa-election-newspoll/106476832
Just want to highlight one of the stories from this election, the headline: Election campaigning in an ankle bracelet, Nick McBride wants a third term in MacKillop. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-15/battle-for-mackillop-at-2026-sa-state-election/106449774
The MP from the story above is a former Liberal who switched and is now an Independent.
I'm just a Canadian, standing in front of an Australian, asking him to please get their right wing party to change their name.
So as Democrats what are we hoping for in this SA election ?
Labor
The first two ballot initiatives are completely reasonable, and I say this as a member of the "LGBTQ" community.
Your likes and posts are nothing but anti-trans schlock. I doubt you have anything meaningful add to this discussion.
Also, quotes around LGBTQ is a major red flag.
You are dodging the issue, and you might want to consider that "no debate" hasn't worked out very well for trans rights. Right now, the other side is winning, and if you'd like to change that, you'd better try winning hearts and minds, instead of painting your detractors as bigots.
Or you can continue to lose. Up to you.
Look buddy, normally I wouldn't fall for such obvious bait but if you wanna come for me, so be it. I posted a whole thesis on how "the other side is winning" is bullshit with evidence. Here it is: https://substack.com/profile/219681650-alex-hupp/note/c-227307482?r=3msjg2&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web. Feel free to read if you like. Or you can continue to lose yourself in the anti-trans echochamber that is your Substack likes & follows. Up to you.
That article is interesting, but it does not account for the Cass Review, or the Skrmetti decision, or the HHS umbrella review, or the recent pullback of the ASPS and the AMA. These are all bad signs for trans activism.
Wow, you're saying the conservative Supreme court prejudiced against the trans community ruled against said community? And that the currently prejudiced HHS made an anti-trans report?? *shocked Pikachu face*
The way you're framing it is that it's pro-trans activism that is causing the prejudice, which is not how that works. That's been literally every single civil rights movement has been framed by the oppressors. "Well if the gays/blacks/women weren't so uppity, maybe things would be better for them!" Fuck off
She's a complete troll. Just let her do her thing and she'll go away eventually.
(Yes I'm intentionally misgendering her.)
EDIT: The poll is about the new CA-01 lines, not the special. So can ignore lol
That CA-01 special poll has Dems over 50% with just McGuire and Denney. I know it's a McGuire Salegui but would be a bombshell since it should still be using the 2024 configuration that had a Trump margin of 25.9% and LaMalfa won with a 30.7% margin. Would be an enormous swing if that holds up in the 8/4 runoff and puts McGuire in Congress early.
The memo talks about a June primary and November general, so presumably it's under the new lines.
Oh this is about the new CA-01 lines, not the special. That's my bad.
I feel like this headline & post is a way to signify that trans/anti-trans identity politics should be a (or even the) central issue for Democrats and Progressives to be paying attention to/working on/worried about, and messaging about going into the 2026 Midterm elections. I feel this prioritization of identity politics (and particularly this brand of identity politics) takes attention away from messaging about economic justice and fighting the billionaire oligarchy, and tends to signal to working class voters who hold any identity besides trans that they are less of a priority for Progressives than trans issues are. This is one of the main ways that the Trump coalition gains supporters among the working class, and Progressives lose them. As a result, I feel chagrin whenever I see such news prioritized in what I think of as Progressive media.
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/chuck-norris-dead-walker-texas-ranger-dies-1236694953/
Obituaries: Prolific conservative action star Chuck Norris has not died, but has merely decided to nap infinitely.
That’s a good closer/addendum on Chuck Norris jokes
He was a bigot and a warmongerer, and a bad actor lol.
Before he was famous he ran a karate studio in my hometown (Sherman Oaks CA), on Ventura Blvd. That is one less vote for Steve Hilton or Chad Bianco. See, I told you we won't have an all-CAGOP runoff for Gov... (LOL/RIP)
Many thanks for shining a light on these insidious, anti-trans initiatives in CO. These evil attacks on a vulnerable community by the GOP and its awful Christo-fascist ‘churches’ here will be met with a determined resistance and a successful fight to turn them all back. I’m so sick of these ‘crusaders’ trying to dictate who among us can live their lives openly and freely. Most of these people casting stones probably have more skeletons in their closet than the average person.