Darren du Nord on Nostr: I have long family history in #[0], and there's much beauty and kindness in the ...
I have long family history in npub19ku3e4jfjaj0rwpd03fupawtt3psc0cu3xfctsm8hrnuf3sdyulqy4nryj (npub19ku…nryj), and there's much beauty and kindness in the state. But ND is a national leader in low voter turn out, and that has lead to npub1qc07sjmutyghqeqwzv30gvfvd5cn3hy7w5mfe2gts9e0tc3lpmcsl3gt8a (npub1qc0…gt8a) gerrymandering npub1djcyeet5wqv9fwu7vspcz2dq3rsd9yxneqc8t9jxnhsfremnmq6s7md8x0 (npub1djc…d8x0) out of existence in the state house, paving the way for the unrestrained cruel, hysterical culture war politics we see today.
One of the reasons the R's get away with it is because a huge percentage of North Dakotans live within an hour of the npub18dt02qe6uh35u7694mhhmr07vek4q8kc0yv0x59rralsxmgc3l8q7wkr35 (npub18dt…kr35) border. When ND forced the state's only npub17e5ps9z0wnwnlmtyzl6hr34mqa5kampjqcr762jafywehcsk60as5r48ec (npub17e5…48ec) clinic out of npub1h5slsusymxjmvfwc06lr7l4rrm5rjft9fl0dskjhhtfgmkkk5ztq5kkhda (npub1h5s…khda), it just moved a couple of miles to npub1l4l3qgwl3q6tp0fkudwjtpxuh486mppcujykd9mpl2a5dkn746wqj9qgs4 (npub1l4l…qgs4). Meh... whats the big deal, right, just cross the river to Minnesota.
ND wants to be seen as business friendly. But attacks on LGBTQ people, indigenous peoples voting, the environment, health care, women, books and libraries.... it takes a toll on your reputation. npub1r5nj9tvl93nc70pyegv7qh9emkh75avr0l7kuus3vkztsjfthh4qgw6cxx (npub1r5n…6cxx) and npub1lu0pzsq9grqjzj9u46826qh07vad5vxt9n400qrp5qvj2yxfqutsr4hurz (npub1lu0…hurz), major growth engines and population importers for the state, risk being seen as places to avoid.
Gender reassignment surgery is now illegal, even though its never been performed in ND. And I suppose ND kids needing puberty blockers can just travel to Minnesota for the care they need, and once again North Dakotan's can wave off the hate and sit out the next election.
I agree with Cody Schuler, of ACLU ND: “This ban won’t stop North Dakotans from being trans, but it will deny them critical support that helps struggling transgender youth grow up to become thriving transgender adults.”
But eventually, this cruelty is going to lead to a less prosperous North Dakota. Maybe thats what it will take to prove to North Dakotans that voting has consequences.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/north-dakota-governor-signs-law-limiting-transgender-care-minors-rcna80736
One of the reasons the R's get away with it is because a huge percentage of North Dakotans live within an hour of the npub18dt02qe6uh35u7694mhhmr07vek4q8kc0yv0x59rralsxmgc3l8q7wkr35 (npub18dt…kr35) border. When ND forced the state's only npub17e5ps9z0wnwnlmtyzl6hr34mqa5kampjqcr762jafywehcsk60as5r48ec (npub17e5…48ec) clinic out of npub1h5slsusymxjmvfwc06lr7l4rrm5rjft9fl0dskjhhtfgmkkk5ztq5kkhda (npub1h5s…khda), it just moved a couple of miles to npub1l4l3qgwl3q6tp0fkudwjtpxuh486mppcujykd9mpl2a5dkn746wqj9qgs4 (npub1l4l…qgs4). Meh... whats the big deal, right, just cross the river to Minnesota.
ND wants to be seen as business friendly. But attacks on LGBTQ people, indigenous peoples voting, the environment, health care, women, books and libraries.... it takes a toll on your reputation. npub1r5nj9tvl93nc70pyegv7qh9emkh75avr0l7kuus3vkztsjfthh4qgw6cxx (npub1r5n…6cxx) and npub1lu0pzsq9grqjzj9u46826qh07vad5vxt9n400qrp5qvj2yxfqutsr4hurz (npub1lu0…hurz), major growth engines and population importers for the state, risk being seen as places to avoid.
Gender reassignment surgery is now illegal, even though its never been performed in ND. And I suppose ND kids needing puberty blockers can just travel to Minnesota for the care they need, and once again North Dakotan's can wave off the hate and sit out the next election.
I agree with Cody Schuler, of ACLU ND: “This ban won’t stop North Dakotans from being trans, but it will deny them critical support that helps struggling transgender youth grow up to become thriving transgender adults.”
But eventually, this cruelty is going to lead to a less prosperous North Dakota. Maybe thats what it will take to prove to North Dakotans that voting has consequences.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/north-dakota-governor-signs-law-limiting-transgender-care-minors-rcna80736