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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 2

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  1. [4]
    DefinitelyNotAFae
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    Debated dropping this in LGBT but decided not to Chase Strangio: The first openly trans attorney to argue in front of the Supreme Court against the youth trans health care ban

    Debated dropping this in LGBT but decided not to

    Chase Strangio: The first openly trans attorney to argue in front of the Supreme Court against the youth trans health care ban

    Strangio grew up outside of Boston and came out as trans when he was in law school. Now 42, he’s an American Civil Liberties Union attorney whose legal career has included representing former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, challenging a ban on transgender people serving in the military and helping win an LGBTQ+ worker-discrimination case at the Supreme Court. He’s also the father of a 12-year-old, the son of a father who supports Trump, and has a close relationship with his Army-veteran brother.

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    1. [3]
      updawg
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      Because I found the title confusing--Chase Strangio will become the first openly trans attorney to argue in front of the Supreme Court when he argues against the youth trans health care ban. So...

      Because I found the title confusing--Chase Strangio will become the first openly trans attorney to argue in front of the Supreme Court when he argues against the youth trans health care ban.

      So everything in the above quote was before he came out.

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      1. [2]
        DefinitelyNotAFae
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        I rewrote it like, a dozen times trying to get it to be clear 😩

        I rewrote it like, a dozen times trying to get it to be clear 😩

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        1. updawg
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          It's okay--it was definitely a lot of information to fit into a short headline--and you did admirably--but sometimes we just need to use sentences.

          It's okay--it was definitely a lot of information to fit into a short headline--and you did admirably--but sometimes we just need to use sentences.

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  2. [3]
    boxer_dogs_dance
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    Trump nominee Kash Patel has an enemies list that includes disloyal republicans and former trump supporters

    Trump nominee Kash Patel has an enemies list that includes disloyal republicans and former trump supporters

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