Posted on 10/23/2020 12:06:04 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The stakes are high for transgender voters ahead of the 2020 presidential election, and one major problem looming is the difficulty of securing appropriate identification. A UCLA study estimates that more than 965,000 transgender people will be eligible to vote, but out of the 45 states that conduct elections strictly in person, 42% of eligible transgender voters don't have the correct identification.
Noah Grey Rosenzweig, a 22-year-old trans man from Washington, D.C., told CBS News that when he goes to the polls, he has to bring an ID, which has the wrong name and gender marker. "It's a day of a lot of anxiety," Rosenzweig said. "I'm really hoping that I don't have to go through any of that and the ID is enough, that I look hopefully similar enough to my 5, 6-year-old ID at this point, that I don't run into any issues."
Rosenzweig, however, said he feels prepared, citing the "Voting While Trans Checklist," a resource created by the National Center of Transgender Equality, which explains what to do if you're denied the ability to vote.
There are plenty of reasons a person might want to change their gender marker but getting an accurate marker on legal documents can be tricky in some places. Many states require a note from a doctor, court order, amended birth certificate or even proof of surgery: something that not all trans people can afford or even want.
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Though Schiff Freaks
Not everyone is going to be willing to play ‘make believe’ with a Trans person. We go by basic appearance, not by wishful thinking and levels of frustration.
Make eccentric decisions, have unusual (self-inflicted) problems.
Oh These people only make up .2% of the population. They don’t even make a dent in voting.
Oh, boo h oo!
This is silly. The only “barriers” to a gender confused individual voting are the barriers they foolishly erect themselves.
If you insist on voting in person, and your ID has last year’s sexual preference listed, act like an adult and show up looking like your ID photo. The world will not come crashing down around you. In fact, if you don’t whine about it, nobody will know or give a damn.
Society is under no obligation to humor your mental illness and immaturity.
Gee, I need 15 ids for all of my gender/personalities. Each is entitled to vote! It’s a HUMAN right
The mentally ill shouldn’t vote.
Sending out the waaaaambulance.
No, there's only one: they're mentally ill.
Stepping on their own d*cks?
so we’re to believe that in the space of 10 years, there are now almost a million transgenders? a creative way to marry the govt and claim social security disability I suppose.
“Transgender and non-binary voters face barriers ahead of the 2020 election”
Why? It’s not like there are separate “Boy Voter” and “Girl Voter” lines at the polls. So there’s no guesswork for them there. I guess there could be a Voter Line and a Cheese Line. (Am I dating myself?)
Is there a dress code for them to vote? Are they given Pap tests, or prostate exams before they can vote?
Transgenders: you CAN tell them to literally GFY!
Cue “Boo Hoo” girl!
If they don’t want to have problems casting their ballot, they could always request an absentee ballot. Or they could contact the board of elections, and make them aware of it. If they weren’t so sensitive, a note could be placed next to their name indicating their change, but then they’d bitch that they were being singled out. Voter photo I.D.’s would resolve the problem, until the morons decided they wanted to change their gender again, which would start the whole thing rolling all over again. They are the ones who threw a wrench in the works, and now they want special treatment for creating the problem.
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