Shut it down, pussy.
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Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned
(www.thepinknews.com)
How dreadful! For many trans people it'll endanger their lives.
It all reminds me of what was happening in Russia over the decades, just smashed into an impossible timeline. Small steps lead to irrevocable disasters.
Go for it, you first.
Also, dems should demand epstein files be released to prevent a shutdown.
Do it. Shut the government down. I don't think you got the guts to give away your power in protest, you orange bum
Why so fragile
Fuck this ridiculous man and his supporters. We should offer asylum in Europe for the people he's basically persecuting and denying basic rights to.
Great that we in Europe also like to piss on the rights of trans people. Just take a look at terf island or Hungary. If I remember right Poland also introduced some shit regulations on trans people, but dont count me on that.
And no I dont want to say, that the situation across Europe is the same as in the USA, but we better be careful, that the same shit doesn't happen here too.
I fear the US is just ahead of the curve. This trend is slowly getting everywhere.
The Bell Riots were apparently a decade or so off.
lets refuse to fund his magic bed
Do it, fash.
Do it you fucking orange, do it.
But don’t be surprised when half your population moves to a better country.
I can't take this headline at face value due to the source and their propensity to lie by omission.
"All trans health care" sounds like it's not really all trans health care, but it's something transpeople don't want to lose so they're going to lie and make it seem like more than it is.
Proposed legislation behind the impending US government shutdown contains provisions that would ban federal funding for transgender adults, as well as youngsters.
Yeah, that's not the same as "banning all trans health care."
These people hurt themselves more when they do this. Be honest and sincere in journalism; not some influencer trying to drum up hype.
This is bad enough without journalists lying about it.
You do realize that almost all hospitals in the U.S. receive federal funds in the form of medicare and medicaid reimbursements, right? And the feds are threatening to pull all federal funding from hospitals that treat trans people, thereby creating a chilling effect. So while the headline is slightly misleading, it's really not far off the mark.
If passed, this would effectively ban trans healthcare. It would cut funding to any hospital or medical facility that provides gender affirming care. That means only private practices would be able to offer gender affirming care, and most of them would probably have to stop providing it. If they continued to, they would be ineligible to receive payment from medicare or medicaid for any other patients they see, not just the trans ones. The administration is talking about labeling all trans people as terrorists, why would you think they wouldn't ban trans healthcare with a smile on their shitty faces?
If im for this, how can I say that without getting banned?