Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has earned praise for her response to a question on trans rights during a town hall hosted by the progressive campus group More Perfect University.

At the organization’s Students vs. Billionaires town hall in Maine on Thursday, a trans student from the University of Southern Maine asked for Ocasio-Cortez’s response to the fact that “a lot of trans people in America feel that we have been abandoned by the Democratic Party, that we are a losing issue, that it’s not worth defending us.”

The woman was referring to the fact that many trans advocates feel some Democrats have missed the mark on trans issues, or in some cases have actively made decisions that hurt the trans community in an attempt to defend themselves against Republican attacks. Since the 2024 election, Democrats have disagreed on the effect of the GOP’s anti-trans ads, with some suggesting the need to throw trans people under the bus in order to win future elections.

Without hesitation, Ocasio-Cortez responded, “They’re wrong.”

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[–] -2 points 8 hours ago (1 child)

Communal showers are weird yes.

Labeling common sense as dog whistle now will work against you. Society doesn't have the resources to adhere to every complicated person's needs and wants. Bringing those trans topics into the focus while a family struggles to care for their baby makes the family vote someone else. It's a niche topic, really.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 hours ago*

    I'm not running for office. I'm just a guy trying to highlight inconsistency.

    You don't get to decide what is a dog whistle sadly. It already is one.

    It really is a niche thing, so why is it such a big deal if they get treated no different than anyone else? You yourself said that they should be treated equally. It costs society NOTHING to treat them the same.

    I believe there are a TON of other articles about affordability right now, you CHOSE to talk about the one highlighting Trans issues.

    Edit: what is the "family" vote? Everyone has a family. Trans people have families. I have a family. My wife and I always vote in favor of Trans Rights. They are Human Rights.

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