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These 11 LGBTQ federal judges are making history - and are all appointed by Joe Biden
(www.lgbtqnation.com)
Glad it’s 11, wish it was more.
this post was submitted on 26 May 2024
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Same. But that's out of 200 total so 5.5%. As of 2022 a poll concluded that approximately 7.1% of adult Americans identified as LGBT (source: https://news.gallup.com/poll/389792/lgbt-identification-ticks-up.aspx)
When looking at it that way it's actually a pretty impressive accomplishment. Yes it's not exactly in-line with the population but that would be damn near impossible to do given the various demographics across the entire US.
It shouldn’t be compared to national statistics, but the distribution of the source pool.
In 2021, the NALP Survey of 849 law offices across the country found that 3,653 lawyers (3.7%) identified as LGBTQ.
He’s seated well above the percent of LGBTQ+ attorneys available for him to choose from.
I think there should be more than a representative number of federal judges who are queer. Queer people are the most at risk from the law, so they should have the biggest say in the law. Same for racial minorities, women, and disabled people.
Yes. But the overall percentage isn’t there I’m sure. Patience I know. 6 months left to course correct the previous “regime”
Yet, progressives are contemplating not voting because Biden is "not doing enough." Guess they'd rather see what Trump has in store for them.
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throwing a few scraps out to the desperate starved masses does not make Biden an LGBTQ advocate making history
Biden says his positions are deeply influenced by Catholic social teaching.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
Biden is not progressive he a right leaning religious conservative with a prosecutor as a vice president and they have spent their careers putting citizens in their proper places
Being progressive and making history would be the democrats upping the minimum wage to $20 or more, protecting women's rights, protecting voting rights, setting up a national healthcare system, getting the police under control
Everything that the Democrats already promise every election just to get elected
Perfect is the enemy of good. Are you a member of the LGBTQ community?
And good is way better than Trump/Republican/conservative's bad.
I get it Americans, Biden sucks but Trump is horrific, no contest.
Yes and do not expect perfect leaders but at least have them align more with what the citizens want
remember going to the mall when was younger with a same sex partner and getting the nasty looks and comments when we would hold hands or show any affection especially from the older conservative looking types
the world does not seem much different than back then some ways less progressive now if that is even possible
and it should be fucking different now know not the only one
I am also really sick of hearing this crap from Biden supporters. “Oh, so you’re just going to let Trump win?” MF my life has gotten worse under Biden because Democrats didn’t do anything when they held the Senate, House, and Presidency all at the same time.
So now my state’s Republicans have proceeded to take away rights of queer folks and women with almost no resistance. Now when Republicans pushed through a school voucher program, tons of resistance. Emails, organizing, etc. But the NEA has money, and queer folks don’t.
As someone that is gay, fuck Biden. Our rights are no more protected under a Democrat as they are under a Republican. I'm not talking bullshit social shit like marriage or adoption. Until they address things like wages, housing, education, and healthcare we have no rights. Democrats don't care what bathroom a trans person uses and also don't care if they are living on the streets doing it.
Refusal to address wages, housing, healthcare and education is social murder and violence.
The motherfuckers also gave our marriages to the states where we would have fewer rights.
This is an asshole statement.
I am a member of the queer community, and this is the kind of garbage that distances me even more from Biden.
FWIW, I did vote for Biden, and it was the first time I had voted for a non-third party for president, but I won’t be voting for him again.
What’s it called when people do this?
Trying to shut down reasonable voices by attacking and then saying that type of comment is going to affect how they vote ?
This feels fake as hell and I see it constantly now.
Am I the only one who thinks statements like this are just attempts at keeping reasonable people from speaking up?
Smart. If you check historical presidential races, all of them had a third party very close to winning, so that's a good thing to use your vote on. You'll get 'em this year. And even if you don't, the consequences are fine, not as if the only other option is an insurrectionist promising to be a dictator and do whatever the oil billionaires ask. Not as if Repubs have been appointing treasonous theocrats to SCOTUS or anything that would hurt vulnerable groups.
Yup, I’ve always voted third party because they’ve always had a chance at winning. Because perfect is the enemy of good.