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The ruling will have enormous impacts for transgender residents in the state.

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[-] LordMayor@piefed.social 59 points 2 weeks ago

Some of those sparsely populated states have strong personal liberty biases and strong anti-government biases. This makes for seemingly contradictory—at least to liberals—policies.

They might protect trans rights while also advocating for unregulated slaughter houses, unfettered drilling and letting any random rancher use public lands for their herds.

It’s consistent when viewed from the rugged individualist/keep the government outta my business viewpoint.

[-] baines@piefed.social 38 points 2 weeks ago

it’s nice to see personal freedom used not as a dog whistle for misogyny or racial attacks

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 2 weeks ago

Oh no, they still do that too

[-] baines@piefed.social 13 points 2 weeks ago

oh awesome, good to know my faith in humanity is still accurate

[-] deacon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

It’s a sad state, but at the very least we can all try to be the kind of human that restores someone else’s faith in humanity.

[-] protist@retrofed.com 28 points 2 weeks ago

Montana in particular has a surprisingly progressive constitution. It was only enacted in 1972, largely in response to rampant corruption in the state. Montanans have the "right to a clean and healthy environment," included because of the abuses of the mining industry, for example.

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