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ShazzieB

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3. "We [i.e. the trans community] may be among their first targets..."

Reply to TommyT139 (Original post)

Wed Jun 4, 2025, 02:19 PM

Jun 4

"...but when anyone's fundamental rights are called into question, we are all at risk."

I really, really wish more people understood that.

It's all too easy for people to shrug off a threat to a group that THEY are not part of, because they don't realize how these things work. Oppressors always start with the most vulnerable when it comes to stripping away people's rights, but it never stops there.

We are ALL human, and the rights of ALL humans are precious.

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Thank you for posting this. Shambala Jun 3 #1

You're welcome TommyT139 Jun 3 #2

"We [i.e. the trans community] may be among their first targets..." ShazzieB Jun 4 #3