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๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—•๐—œ๐—ง๐—จ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐——๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—. ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—จ๐— ๐—ฃ

๐—œ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—๐—ถ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—–๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐˜€

https://patricemersault.substack.com/p/the-obituary-of-donald-j-trump

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Gรฉrard Mclean's avatar

From the front row in Ohio, the onslaught of political ads was relentless. I knew the political winds had changed when a friend who I knew as progressive said, unprompted, while a Bernie Moreno scare ad was playing, โ€œIโ€™m sorry, but a woman who was born a man is just physically stronger and shouldnโ€™t be playing on a womanโ€™s team.โ€ And there was no discussing the issue because she knew she was right. Anyway, I lost a friend โ€ฆ or rather, she lost me after that.

I will never understand why human rights are ever up for a vote! Weโ€™re all here through the luck and accident of our birth, nobody did anything to make that an โ€œaccomplishmentโ€ deserving of any reward or deprivation of human rights.

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Lena-Rose Orlando's avatar

Thank you Jared for shining a light on this issue. I have several trans friends and worry about their safety in this harsh Trumpian world. I also am concerned for my gay friends as there is also a lack of tolerance shown to them at this time. All I ask is for us to accept differences and love one another.

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Maria Welych's avatar

My grief over the election is not just for me. It's for my two sons, my cousin and her life partner, for everyone who feels wrong in their skin and is not the "normal" that the Repugnants lie that they are fighting for. Christians my ass. trump=666

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Amy Doonan Cronin's avatar

Thanks for this, Jared. I worry greatly about my trans friends and all trans people.

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Amy Doonan Cronin's avatar

Also to Robin - thank you for your thought-provoking and informative piece. I'm happy to have discovered you! (Thanks, Jared.)

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Mark Strong's avatar

If you need folks to help publicly shame people for being transphobic bigots you know how to find me.

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Jared Paventi's avatar

I know youโ€™re there.

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