You cannot negotiate with authoritarians. You cannot negotiate with fascists. They don't stop until everyone complies.

Remember all that talk of trans rights on the campaign trail?

Millions of dollars from Republican groups and figures are being poured into anti-transgender ads criticizing policies that support the trans community, despite these issues being among the least important concerns motivating voters heading into the 2024 election, according to a recent Gallup poll.

LGBTQ advocates fear the intensified campaign will sow fear and hate against a group that makes up less than 1% of the U.S. adult population, per an analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data -- and which already experiences high rates of discrimination and violence.

"After the election, trans Americans will have to deal with the dangerous fallout from the shameful lies and misinformation that far too many political candidates are intentionally spreading," GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a statement.

In the ads, former President Donald Trump's campaign has said he will end transgender care in prisons and jails, and restrict access to gender-affirming care and transgender participation in sports, and more.

In interviews, Vice President Kamala Harris -- who has been touted by some LGBTQ groups as being part of the most "pro-LGBTQ" administration -- has said she will follow the law when it comes to transgender care and has expressed support for the Equality Act, a bill that would protect LGBTQ Americans from discrimination.

Here's what we know about the issues and how each candidate expects to legislate transgender policies.

Harris has long been an outspoken advocate for same-sex marriage, officiating some of the nation's first same-sex marriage ceremonies as district attorney in San Francisco. As vice president, she supported the Respect for Marriage Act, a landmark piece of bipartisan legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages.

She's also expressed support for the Equality Act, a bill that would protect LGBTQ Americans from discrimination. The legislation would expand federal civil rights law to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in areas such as public facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system.

Harris has said the "freedom to love who you love openly and with pride" is at stake this election.

Really, kind of obvious?

Oh wait - it doesn’t say trans. So, maybe she’s seekritly against any progress for trans rights? Hmm. I see your point. Trump definitely should have won.

Harris has been virtually silent on trans rights, and her policies would disproportionately benefit well-off trans people.

See, I think that the campaign should have openly said we support LGBTQ+ issues. Well, I mean they did, but their ‘virtual silence’ on trans rights, or . . specifically not-well-off? Trans rights? . . Was apparently damning enough to let the fascists openly trash everything.

Are you kidding me? Half my objection is that we're apparently supposed to accept half measures (or no measures) now in the name of appeasement.

"The party that literally lost the election is trying to compromise with the party that won the election" should not be a fucking surprise to anyone who pays fucking attention to politics since the inception of parties or elections.

There are plenty of good ways to kick out Dems who are insufficient in opposition. Letting fascists win is not one of them.

Remember all that talk of trans rights on the campaign trail? Me neither. Remember all that talk of limiting Israel? Me neither.

What the fuck does that have to do with the opposition being literal fascists who should've been kept out of power?

Now, one of us is linking examples of his grievances which you are ignoring, and the other is using a lot of confrontational language but offering nothing but anger and personal attacks. I have to admit after seeing you around I expected better.

Your examples of grievances are... Dems infighting with progressives.

That justifies letting fucking fascists win?

That's what we're fucking discussing, here.

THAT'S not a vote I'll be making again though.

That's fucking you, right there, discussing casting a vote for a flawed neolib empty suit against a literal, open, fucking fascist.

Again, that strategy hurts you more than it leverages them. It's like burning down your house because it's the only leverage you have over your mortgage lender: they lose one asset in their portfolio of thousands(which will be largely reimbursed by insurance anyway), you become homeless.

The way to leverage your vote is in the primary.