In commemoration of the upcoming Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), President Joe Biden issued a statement praising trans peopleās contributions to society and describing actions his administration has taken to counter transphobic bullying and extremism. Additionally, many members of Bidenās Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) also issued their own statements affirming that community health depends on supporting trans people too.
āTransgender Americans are part of the fabric of our Nation,ā Biden wrote in his statement. āWhether serving their communities or in the military, raising families or running businesses, they help America thrive. They deserve, and are entitled to, the same rights and freedoms as every other American, including the most fundamental freedom to be their true selves.ā
it takes less than 30 seconds on google to find bidenās record, so iām hoping youāre not a sealioning.
tldr: biden is a 2-faced politician that goes with whatever is popular atm. this meant that he was anti-lgbt when it was okay and is now suddenly pro-lgbt since that itāll get him votes nowadays.
voted against gay marriage
voted against gays in the military
affirmed his stance on anti-gay marriage in 2006
supported banning lgbt in federal service like executive order 10450
Itās not a great track record, for sure.
Sadly this bit is just redundant.
That said, when going with āwhatās popularā happens to align with whatās right, thatās gotta be worth something.
Iām a 90s kid, so I grew up calling my friends all sorts of homophonic slurs. Iāve told some racist jokes in my day, thinking I was edgy.
None of this affected public policy, but Iāll say for sure my views have changed a lot over the last few decades.
Can we say for sure that bidens not just a āfair weather ally?ā No I suppose not, but a fair weather ally is still an ally.
Whatās popular? Thatās literally what I want from a politician and nothing else. That is democracy defined.