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ABC (Anything But Class) leftists and ABI (Anything But Imperialism) leftists be like.

Trans people are statistically strongly affected by homelessness, poverty, unemployment due to discrimination, lack of access to healthcare etc. and most trans people live in the global south. So to ignore class and imperialism in your advocacy for trans rights means to effectively throw the majority of trans people under the bus.

Some relevant sources:

Homelessness and Housing Instability Among LGBTQ Youth https://www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Trevor-Project-Homelessness-Report.pdf

Discrimination and Barriers to Well-Being: The State of the LGBTQI+ Community in 2022 https://www.americanprogress.org/article/discrimination-and-barriers-to-well-being-the-state-of-the-lgbtqi-community-in-2022

Trans & Poverty Poverty and Economic Insecurity in Trans Communities in the EU https://tgeu.org/files/uploads/2025/09/TGEU-trans-poverty-report-2021-1.pdf

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[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Also, "Hamas kills trans people which is why we should let Israel kill everyone instead, including the trans people."