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Transgender issues largely absent from the DNC
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The 94-page Democratic Party platform that was voted on and passed on the first day of the DNC can be read here: https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
Jump to page 56 for references to LGBTQIA+ issues, including specific callouts about the challenges of transgender people, as well as committing to pass the Equality Act (which sought to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation and gender identity in a variety of contexts).
I've learned to not rely on politicians to push for my civil liberties. Politics will not bring about our societal acceptance; it's the other way around. It's up to us and our allies to change the minds of the public at large, and then, as like magic, the will for politicians to grant us legal protections will appear.