Katelyn Burns: Republicans are using their devastating bills to pit trans people and feminists against one another — thus clearing the path for their own power agenda.
, which pushes an exclusively anti-trans message while claiming to be a charity for lesbian and gay people, has popped up and even received charity status in the U.K. Several international branches of the LGB Alliance have also come into existence, including in the U.S. and Canada.
Looking at the big picture, it’s easy to see why conservatives would take this tactic. Their influence has waned in the U.S.; they no longer control popular culture and cling to political power through a bag of electoral and legislative tricks. So to win the argument around a fairly recent plank of the culture wars on trans rights, conservatives must divide and conquer.
If feminists, gays, lesbians and trans people all stick together in solidarity, the conservative agenda would surely be doomed. But if conservatives can pit these groups against each other, they can sit back and enjoy their rhetorical victory.gender-inclusive reproductive health language , it’s worth women and trans people looking at the bigger picture and taking note of the world conservatives are striving to create.
It’s a future in which personal liberty is a facade and cis women and trans people have no right to make the most personal decisions about their own bodies. The world conservatives are trying to create through minority political rule is not consistent with the values of liberty that the U.S. is supposed to stand for. It’s up to women and trans people to work together to ensure it doesn’t come to fruition.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Texas Passes Ban on Transgender Youth in SportsThe passage of the bill will make Texas the tenth U.S. state to restrict access to school athletics for trans children and teens, blocking them from participating on teams that are consistent with their gender identities. ⤵️
Read more »
Justice Department asks Supreme Court to temporarily block Texas law that bans abortions after 6 weeksCNBC's Julianna Tatelbaum chats with market analyst Susannah Streeter. They’ll be examining the outlook for the markets, discussing upcoming opportunities and revealing potential high-growth stocks on Susannah’s watchlist.\n\nSusannah Streeter is a Senior Investment and Markets Analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown. Join us on Monday, October 11th at 12pm BST \u002F 7pm SIN \u002F 7am ET.\n
Read more »
Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court To Block Texas Abortion LawThe conservative-leaning court has already ruled in favor of the law once.
Read more »
24 Attorneys General Ask Supreme Court To Block Texas Abortion Law In DOJ LawsuitThe Biden administration asked the Supreme Court Monday to overturn the law.
Read more »
38 Fantastic Gifts From Amazon That Any Mom Will LoveHey, if these gifts show up on Monday, we're sure your mom will still be grateful.
Read more »
Texas Abortion Ban Standing Would Mean States Could Essentially Override the Constitution, DOJ WarnsThe law should be suspended, the acting solicitor general argued, because it “enables Texas’s ongoing nullification of this Court’s precedents and its citizens’ constitutional rights”…
Read more »