return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agoTransgender woman is disqualified from Ohio House race for not using her former namewww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square127fedilinkarrow-up1424arrow-down170
arrow-up1354arrow-down1external-linkTransgender woman is disqualified from Ohio House race for not using her former namewww.nbcnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square127fedilink
minus-squareBeautifulMind ♾️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up62arrow-down15·8 months 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-down3·8 months 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-down1·8 months 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.