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If you are fighting for your ability to exist, you show up.

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Yeah, this makes sense

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5 points

Bigfoot’s downfall was due to him not voting.

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Nah Bigfoot has some other skeletons in the closet. He knows what he fucking did.

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A large group of people overtly plotting to prevent you from being who you are - up to and potentially including concentration camps at some point in the future - does tend to focus the mind.

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41 points

You think barriers stop trans people?

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Yeah, I get that. Good

To my trans brothren and sistren, all my best wishes as I vote with them. May your voting be prolific and safe!

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Yeah because we’re super fucked if things continue to get worse. Many of us are out there voting and more like our lives depend on it, because our lives literally depend on it. There is no “I could probably coast through the bad” privilege for us

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I know a ton of fellow trans folk in my red state, both directly and tangentially. All except 1 understand what’s at stake and are going to vote (the 1 understands what’s at stake, just isn’t registered to vote despite everyone in her life pushing her to get registered and vote). We get that if we don’t vote, we will be put in prison. And we all fucking hate when people try to say we shouldn’t be scared of Republicans being in power and project 2025 cause “they wouldn’t actually make you illegal and put you in camps.” Us trans folk are fucked if trump wins. Voting for Harris is our only option to be able to remain ourselves and free and alive.

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