I am trans. Do not use our name to justify genocide. Trans people are one of the single most pro-Palestinian demographics in the country. And if you’re so morally bankrupt that you’ll support genocide, you’ll throw trans people under the bus when it’s politically convenient.

You don’t realize what the moral test of genocide represents. It’s not just about Palestine. It’s a test of someone’s moral convictions. Trans people need politicians who actually believe in our rights. We’re a demonized minority group, and it’s always going to be politically convenient to give in to bigots and compromise our rights away one by one. The exact same centrist Democrats that supported Palestinian genocide are now the ones moving to the right on trans issues.

It was a test of character. A test of whether someone is willing to do the right thing, even if it’s politically inconvenient. Any politician that isn’t willing to do the morally right but unpopular thing is no ally of trans people.