ftm and conservatives

[kendanis]

Hey i was just wondering if there was anyone is conservative/republican or would be if they were LGBT-friendly and/or if you didn't fall under LGBT umbrella thats defined by them

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[tinamou]

But the rights of other people who are transgender wouldn't concern you?

[daddysambiguity]

:)

[tinamou]

Specifically, I meant that if trans issues are keeping the OP from voting Republican this go-round (presumably because he feels McCain would favor policies that would harm trans people), why would he support McCain if those issues didn't affect him personally?

I see that as somewhat different from feeling that McCain would be a good president for trans people, or feeling that his other advantages outweigh any potential harm he might do to trans people. While I don't agree with either of those latter stances, I can see where they come from, and make a lot more sense than just saying that if anti-trans government policies wouldn't hurt you personally, you'd be fine with them.

[daddysambiguity]

sadly.

[kendanis]

Well it's not so much that I think McCain has an anti-trans agenda as much I don't really see him (or more specifically his running mate) as gay-friendly as Obama/Biden. What I meant by "if i wasn't transgendered" thing was that before I realized I was trans, I was a pretty big homophobe/racist person and I'm not sure if I just grew out of it or I became a smaller minority (I'm black as well)

My stance with McCain was a very shallow one (i'm still on the fence). I'm drawn to his history as a solider, experience, and education policies.