Open Letter to Tulsi Gabbard
*Trigger Warning* Transphobia, misogyny, anti-Blackness, Hinduphobia
Dear Tulsi:
At any point in the last few years you could have reached out to the trans community to learn more about their concerns and struggles and figure out how to be a better ally to them. You could even have just done a simple internet search to better understand them, particularly regarding the science of trans women competing in sports.
So why did you put out uninformed and unjust legislation that bans trans women and girls from women’s sports and that too, with only three weeks to go in your last term as a Congresswoman? I’m stunned, horrified, and truly disappointed.
I don’t follow politicians. I’m on record for regularly stating that no one should trust politicians even if they call themselves progressives. I’ve also been following your career since the middle of last year because I saw the Hinduphobia you were subjected to as a Samoan Hindu woman and how that reflected on the wider Hindu-American community, particularly Hindu youth. It’s been a rough year and I felt deeply for you but I was at least glad to see that despite all the unfair attacks leveled at you, you maintained your anti-imperialist stance, your strong record on the environment and climate, your support for universal healthcare and civil liberties, your strong support for…
