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Trump’s State Department mocks trans people in post about “deadnaming” Lake Ontario (www.lgbtqnation.com)
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Because of the State Department’s actions and the Trump administration’s relentless policies seeking to eradicate trans identity from all aspects of civic life, many have interpreted the State Department’s apology for deadnaming the lake as a sarcastic joke mocking trans people

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[–] RadiallyAxiomatic@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

They also seem to be claiming that the lake has chosen this name for itself. I wonder who in their administation is claiming to divine the desires of large bodies of waters - an important discovery if true!