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BlackSkimmer

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16. Much of what you say is true, and I certainly cannot argue with your anecdotal neighbor story.

Reply to Zambero (Reply #14)

Sun Apr 16, 2023, 01:32 PM

Apr 2023

But that doesn't change what I said, which is that MOST people will not know a trans person as they might know a gay person.

I wasn't aware we were discussing persecution in general, Tennessee lawmakers specifically, or any of the rest of what you said.

But you knew that.

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