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Oneironaut

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8. But trans people were also being left to bleed out by laughing EMTs, and, were unhirable.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 02:11 PM

Mar 2025

Sports is one thing. Conditions for trans people were horrible up until very recent years, unless you somehow were able to avoid people knowing. You would be fired or worse.

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