The Trump administration is proposing sweeping changes to the rules governing the 2030 US Census, including a requirement that could make questions about biological sex mandatory for respondents, a change critics say could effectively force transgender people to disclose their trans status to the federal government.

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    Oh we’re close enough to the election that they gotta bully trans people for votes… will it work again?

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    If it just says ‘biological sex’ without defining it then I’m marking male, because anatomy and hormones are both a part of your biological sex 🤷‍♂️

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      Anatomy and hormones you produce, yes. Injecting yourself with massive amounts of synthetic testosterone or estrogen isn’t part of your biological sex. Just mark whatever the hell you want, it’s a stupid survey. If you need it to validate yourself you have a lot bigger problems.

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    The only thing that matters is who wins the 2028 election. This can all be reversed and census is not until 2030

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      There are still people who believe there is gonna be another election? Cute

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        Yea i mean im voting in November. Hopefully you are too? There was a primary, there’s volunteers, we’re having an election in november??

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      They make a comparison with your birth certificate, then remove your right to vote because your documents are fake or whatever.

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          the government does not get free access to census responses, either. it’s protected data. the census bureau produces statistics and numbers, it is not a surveillance arm for the feds. it has to be that way, otherwise half the country or more would either lie or not respond at all.

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      He’s making a list, he’s checking it twice, Obergruppenführer Strauss is coming to town