• @[email protected]
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    11 day ago

    Of course they exist. You can literally see them. And they have the same rights as I do, assuming they are a legal citizen of the USA.

    • Flying Squid
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      11 day ago

      And they have the same rights as I do, assuming they are a legal citizen of the USA.

      No. No they don’t. Trump has ensured that.

      This is from 19 days ago and he has done a lot more since.

      https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/6-ways-trumps-executive-orders-are-targeting-transgender-people

      In just one example- A cisgender person will have no trouble getting things like testosterone or estrogen if their doctor says they need it. Trans people are losing that right.

      • @[email protected]
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        11 day ago

        I doubt there is a federal, state, or local law, or in the constitution that states you have a right to getting testosterone or estrogen.

        • Flying Squid
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          116 hours ago

          Sorry… you think medical care isn’t a right?

          And if not, don’t you think maybe it should be?

          • @[email protected]
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            17 hours ago

            This is not debatable. In the US, the constitution does not guarantee a right to healthcare. No federal or state laws guarantee a right to healthcare. Even though the federal government offer several healthcare related program (medicare, medicad, etc…) but they are not required under any federal law to do so.

            To answer your question, yes, I do believe legal citizens should have a right to healthcare. A person should not go bankrupt because they contracted cancer.

            So, when you make a statement saying T people are being denied a right to healthcare, you’re spreading misinformation. They have the same rights as myself and every other legal citizen.

            I would be equally outraged if the government decided a specific racial group, for example, was told they don’t have the right to an attorney when being prosecuted. Because that would be being denied an actual right that everyone else enjoys.