VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 19 days agoWould you support the Gun Act?discuss.onlineimagemessage-square124linkfedilinkarrow-up1757arrow-down117
arrow-up1740arrow-down1imageWould you support the Gun Act?discuss.onlineVetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 19 days agomessage-square124linkfedilink
minus-squareerin@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·19 days agoBecause women’s names change with marriage, and will no longer match their original documents. As written, the act would discriminate against anyone who has had a name change, but the vast majority of those are married women.
minus-squareDoc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 days agoDon’t forget it also targets trans folk for this very reason as well
minus-squareerin@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoAs a trans woman, I certainly haven’t. I’m just glad I changed all my documents ages ago.
minus-squareEuroNutellaMan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·18 days agoNow that’s some serious fucking bullshit holy shit
Because women’s names change with marriage, and will no longer match their original documents. As written, the act would discriminate against anyone who has had a name change, but the vast majority of those are married women.
Don’t forget it also targets trans folk for this very reason as well
As a trans woman, I certainly haven’t. I’m just glad I changed all my documents ages ago.
Now that’s some serious fucking bullshit holy shit