I think it’s more that people wanted a trans speaker or for people to speak about it directly. People are more interested in speeches than reading through the platform. Which I think is crazy since it very clearly outlines their intentions to defend us trans folk. But in the days of social media and sound clips, if you don’t have a speaker mentioning it directly, it doesn’t exist.
A platform may be empty words, but you can also look at what actions have been taken. It’s hard to feel satisfied by the Democrats, but to be fair they don’t have control of the House or Senate.
So, we’re just going to ignore the specific mentions in their platform?
I think it’s more that people wanted a trans speaker or for people to speak about it directly. People are more interested in speeches than reading through the platform. Which I think is crazy since it very clearly outlines their intentions to defend us trans folk. But in the days of social media and sound clips, if you don’t have a speaker mentioning it directly, it doesn’t exist.
Platforms are meanless, it’s an outlet for activist that politicians can & do completely ignore.
A timeline of the Biden administration’s pro-LGBTQ+ actions: https://www.hrc.org/resources/president-bidens-pro-lgbtq-timeline
A platform may be empty words, but you can also look at what actions have been taken. It’s hard to feel satisfied by the Democrats, but to be fair they don’t have control of the House or Senate.