Opinion | Why a Republican Trans Candidate Is Good for Trans People

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Opinion: The collective effort to dismiss Caitlyn Jenner because she has politics at odds with the more outspoken activists in the LGBTQ community does no favors for getting others to recognize trans people’s contradictions and diversity

she initially judged his election as “fertile ground for change" in the Republican party but had turned out to be “wrong.”

Both Caitlyn and I transitioned late in life. I was 63 when I transitioned, and Caitlyn was 65. When you transition that late in life, most of your core beliefs and values have become ingrained. It is easy to trade in one hat for another. But it is not so easy to trade in a lifetime accumulation of beliefs and values for those you are told you should have by some members of the new community you have suddenly become a part of.

I have lost friends both in person and online. I am a huge fan of jazz, and during the recent presidential campaign, a jazz musician friend posted on Facebook that a person could not support Trump and be a fan of jazz at the same time, and anybody who felt that way should unfriend him immediately. I complied with his request.

 

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I don’t support Republicans, no matter whom they are, or whatever office they seek!

'At odds' is doing a whole helluva lot of work guys. I guess we shouldn't expect much but I certainly expected more than this hot nonsense.

How about dismissing her cause she has no gd experience in government? 🤦🏻‍♂️

She has terrible politics.

Bruce was a horrible man. Caitlyn is a horrible woman. Yours is a horrible publication.

She doesn’t have an actual platform. Just vibes I guess 🤦🏽‍♀️

Nothing to do with Jenner being trans. She is a grifter from the Kardashian grifter klan who is using money from outside of CA to try and change business policies the right have problems with. YOU should be offended that they are using trans status to push this bullshit.

I think she's dismissed for having no experience, no policies, and very little knowledge of what she speaks about.

It's not because she is trans, it's because she's an asshole.

'The collective effort to dismiss {person promoting bigotry against a group of people, while being a part of that group} because they have politics at odds with anti-bigotry does no favors for getting bigots to recognize the oppressed people's contradicting and diversity'

Its funny the coalescence around name recognition, where are the actual quality candidates?

she ran good 50 years ago and then did nothing

Caitlyn is a trans woman trapped inside the mind of a conservative cis white male...complete with all the selfishness, bias and patriarchy we've come to know and loathe. The MINUTE she realizes those two positions are diametrically opposed, is the minute folks will cut her slack

Ms. Jenner is unqualified and out of touch. She has supported anti-trans rights politicians and policies. She is a turncoat to her community not a good representative of it.

She fucking killed someone in and nothing happened

Not when diversity clashes with woke .

this is so lazy, try again

She has already proven herself to be a liar.

Her 'policies' don't seem good for people in general. Nor can she answer a damn question.

How about because she has politics at odds with most Californians. I wish to god you guys could get off this identity kick long enough to look at the policies of the candidates. Caitlyn’s are what you’d expect from a spoiled, wealthy entitled septuagenarian - trans or cis.

This is a ridiculous article. Jenner is a person who promoted exploiting her family for fame and money, and who is dismissive of those less fortunate. How is that good for a LGBTQ community still encountering hostility in the real world?

I wouldn't vote for Bruce Jenner for dog catcher so I certainly won't vote for Caitlin Jenner for governor

Its good because it creates a contradiction with their ridiculous obsession with pronouns. But that contradiction only comes into play if they have to support her. They don't have to, so culture hawk republicans won't.

She wants to ban trans women from women's sports but she competes in women's golf tournaments. She's a fraud

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