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Originally Posted by Trollheart
Is this even possible, or is it just more stupid braindead rhetoric to play to his base? I mean, how could he make trans people illegal? The governments of the 40/50/60s couldn't even make black people illegal, even though I'm sure a lot of them would have liked to. What precedent exists? "All men are created equal"? They gonna try to say well trans aren't men so they aren't covered?
Hell, come to Ireland: we've got a decent trans scene going here, and were the first country IN THE WORLD to approve official same-sex marriage. Also, we have the odd drink from time to time.
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Trans people generally take active steps to present as and transition into our true gender. If those steps (hormones, surgery, heck even male-assigned people wearing women's clothing) are banned by the government, our existence will be erased. It's entirely possible that my breasts will be removed and I will be forcibly detransitioned and made to live as a man.
That's the worst case scenario, and so far most laws focus solely on minors, but I don't trust that will remain the case. You give republicans an inch, they'll take a mile.