These 11 LGBTQ federal judges are making history - and are all appointed by Joe Biden
These 11 LGBTQ federal judges are making history - and are all appointed by Joe Biden
They include judges from across the country.
Glad it’s 11, wish it was more.
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.
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
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.
Look: We are loads of people that agree that more can be done. Don't use that as an argument to say that this isn't good. He's doing good things, and if we keep voting in candidates that are more progressive than the previous candidate, we'll see progress. Biden is better than trump, next time let's get someone better than Biden.
Stops trying to take attention from the genocide he's actively supporting with our tax dollars.
let’s only talk about the negative things Biden has done. We can’t talk about the good things!!
Okay... so we should vote for the guy who thinks Israel is right and needs to "finish the job."
“I don’t know why they released wartime shots like that. I guess it makes them look tough. But to me, it doesn’t make them look tough,” Trump continued. “They’re losing the PR war. They’re losing it big. But they’ve got to finish what they started, and they’ve got to finish it fast, and we have to get on with life.”
You can vote for the guy who isn't doing enough to stop the atrocities in Gaza, or you can vote for the guy who just wants Israel to hurry up. There is no other option.
Other people responding are being too nice imho.
Since other users are providing solid arguments to convince and challenge you I'll speak bluntly: You're an idiot and should not have any attention paid to you. Not because you condemn the situation in Gaza, because you do so at the absolute disregard for other issues that are plaguing us. If you're younger: Learn. If you're older: Wake up.
You can condemn one thing while supporting a necessary other because there will be a need for people like you after Biden is put into office. Just like there will be a desperate need if Trump wins instead. That second situation? I sincerely hope you won't disappear out of fear of retribution, because there will be retaliation then at a scale I hesitate to try and guess at should people stand.
Trump just announced he will “crush” pro-Palestinian protesters in the US.
Regardless of your opinion of Biden, he does not have an anti-free-speech position.
If you continue to focus on destroying Biden before an election, you will get Trump—who is going to be worse.
To get to your destination, you have to carefully navigate the boat through rough waters. If you let go of the wheel to scream at the rapids, you will lose control entirely.
Then vote third party, and keep complaining that Biden didn't do enough if Trump gets elected again.
What else do you want? Your system is rigged against progressives. The electoral college gives more weight to smaller states, which are predominantly Republicans.
That's fucked up, but people have to vote in a few months. So you either vote for someone that enables the genocide, someone that will make the genocide worse and a third party which will effectively do nothing.
Stop pretending you care about Gaza. If you did, you’d see that the other choice this November would be catastrophically worse.
Just come out and say who you’d vote for. Stop virtue signaling.
My tax dollars not yours