“all we have to do is abandon issue X, and the bigots will finally join forces with us!”
i get the temptation, but if progress on healthcare means throwing trans people under the bus, then it’s not actually progress.
(and i do see “keep your intentions to yourself” which isn’t the same as “throwing under the bus” – but there’s room for both clear advocacy and quiet agreement, and asking the open advocates to be quiet seems like friendly fire/counterproductive.)
“all we have to do is abandon issue X, and the bigots will finally join forces with us!”
i get the temptation, but if progress on healthcare means throwing trans people under the bus, then it’s not actually progress.
(and i do see “keep your intentions to yourself” which isn’t the same as “throwing under the bus” – but there’s room for both clear advocacy and quiet agreement, and asking the open advocates to be quiet seems like friendly fire/counterproductive.)