• Moose@moose.best
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    “They chose to ignore five trans youth. But they didn’t choose to ignore the chair and glue I spilled on it," Lantz continued. “I remember what I endured as a closeted teen in the 1970s. I don’t want to see another LGBTQ kid die by suicide. Our kids are suffering — physically, mentally and emotionally. And I did what I felt I had to do.”

    Legend.

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    And he’s going to die soon anyway so hopefully he just strings them along and never pays the fee. Fuck the government that cares more about furniture than it does about kids and the courts that enforce the nonsense rules

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        People with stage 4 cancer usually don’t have estates once they pass. It’s fucking expensive to die in this country.

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          Even if he did all he needs to do is “sell” physical assets to family before any liens are placed.

          Cash is a bit more difficult, but large one time gifts have special tax rules

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    When they keep trying to force punishments on people who have nothing to loose they are only fostering the next Luigi.

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    They fined him with stage 4 cancer? That must be some sort of cruel and unusual punishment, right?

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    Does it matter he’s a gay grandpa?