return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTransgender woman is disqualified from Ohio House race for not using her former namewww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square129fedilinkarrow-up1421arrow-down169
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minus-squareBeautifulMind ♾️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up63arrow-down15·1 year agoLet’s call this what it is: erecting a humiliating barrier in front of someone to prevent them from running for office
minus-squareOldWoodFrame@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·1 year agoThat may be the effect but when was the law enacted? Unless it was the last 3 years I can’t imagine this was the intent, nobody made trans issues a big deal until the right was truly sure they couldn’t punch down on gay people anymore.
minus-squareFaresh@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoI was so confused for a moment, until I noticed the “race” in the title was referring to an election.
Let’s call this what it is: erecting a humiliating barrier in front of someone to prevent them from running for office
That may be the effect but when was the law enacted? Unless it was the last 3 years I can’t imagine this was the intent, nobody made trans issues a big deal until the right was truly sure they couldn’t punch down on gay people anymore.
I was so confused for a moment, until I noticed the “race” in the title was referring to an election.