In commemoration of the upcoming Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), President Joe Biden issued a statement praising trans peopleā€™s contributions to society and describing actions his administration has taken to counter transphobic bullying and extremism. Additionally, many members of Bidenā€™s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) also issued their own statements affirming that community health depends on supporting trans people too.

ā€œTransgender Americans are part of the fabric of our Nation,ā€ Biden wrote in his statement. ā€œWhether serving their communities or in the military, raising families or running businesses, they help America thrive. They deserve, and are entitled to, the same rights and freedoms as every other American, including the most fundamental freedom to be their true selves.ā€

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    8 months ago

    the first two certainly appear to be doing it, but without context, it is hard to say. the third explicitly said one is worse

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      8 months ago

      The context is that it was a thread where people were debating whether people ever say that both sides are the same, which devolved into a debate over whether both sides are the same in some places. Iā€™m not sure how saying theyā€™re like Sarumon vs Sauron is explicitly saying one is worse in the third one, considering this was in response to a meme comparing them to Sarumon vs Gandalf. Aragorn in this comparison is their equivalent of a third party.

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          8 months ago

          Well Iā€™m trying to avoid sending anyone after the commenters en mass hence why I censored them but if you look in my comment history you can find the thread about a month back.