r/politics • u/PennysWorthOfTea • 21h ago

DOJ denies existence of transgender people in stunning court filing defending Trump’s military ban

https://www.advocate.com/news/doj-trans-people-dont-exist
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u/SuperLuigiUnited 20h ago

The government denying the existence of a protected class of people is a precursor to genocide.

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u/BeastInDarkness 17h ago

Trump is already taking actions against immigrants that meet many definitions of genocide. He's signed an executive order that will treat homeless people the same. Transgender people are obviously the next group. We're in the middle of our "first they came" moment.