cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/54506028

cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/c/politics/p/1270828/iowa-dem-josh-turek-releases-anti-trans-ad-calling-for-a-federal-funding-ban-on-trans-care

On Saturday, Oct. 24, Josh Turek, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Iowa, released a new ad targeting transgender people—perhaps the worst anti-transgender ad of the entire election cycle to come from a Democrat. The ad begins with Turek talking about his disability and the importance of not discriminating, before immediately turning to adopt discriminatory policies toward transgender people. One such policy is a sports ban, a position sadly becoming increasingly common among high-profile Democrats in competitive races, and one that alone would have made this yet another newsworthy anti-trans ad. But Turek then goes further, advocating for a new policy: a proposal to ban federally funded gender-affirming care in the United States, one that would impact a substantial number of transgender people and make their care difficult to impossible to receive.

  • edible_funk
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    9 hours ago

    Oh go fuck yourself accelerationist. Go back to ml ya fuckin cartoon.

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      8 hours ago

      Bro I just want to turn the car around. You’re the one arguing for the cliff.

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        7 hours ago

        Vote in the fuckin primaries you asshats. But you don’t fuckin vote. Goddamn tankies on this shit platform.

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          7 hours ago

          I have voted in every election I have been eligible to vote in for the last 24 years. Including multiple primaries, caucuses, and every general, midterm, and special election.

          The fuck are you smoking?

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            7 hours ago

            Explain how your solution doesn’t just give power to the republicans.