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yeah guys you sure broke this case wide open, they’re trying to secretly get a list to kill trans people, makes so much sense when you’re dense
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US Politics 4d
Fucking called it
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The state is making a list of transgender Texans. It’s using driver's licenses to help.

www.kut.org

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Anonymous 4d

I’m sure that’s not the case, but wtf is the reason then? They are repurposing data that was not originally collected for this purpose. They should be transparent about what their plans are

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Anonymous 4d

In Texas, this list appears to have come about after a change in policy that affected how gender-marker change requests are handled. Rather than being created to single people out or target them, it was likely a way for the agency to keep track of requests that didn’t fit the new standard process or needed extra review as part of their normal paperwork system.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4d

if people would read the article they literally linked instead of just the title it says they have the list because the people on the list requested to have their gender chased on their DL and Texas won’t allow that and they’re waiting to see if something will pass for it to change

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4d

they have a list of 110 people, if you think there’s only 110 trans people in Texas you’re in for a big surprise

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4d

It literally says in the article that it’s unclear what the purpose of the list is

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4d

I think you’re just trying to rationalize irrational shit

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4d

Are we reading the same article? “Amassed” implies the list did not exist in that form already. The fact employees sent it to a “special email address” supports this conclusion

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 4d

It literally says in the article they’re there because they’re trying to change their gender on their DL?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4d

And why does that info need to be collected by a special email address?

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4d

They likely used a special email so those requests wouldn’t get lost, could be reviewed by the right people under the new rules, and kept in one place for record-keeping. It’s a basic way to manage unusual or sensitive cases, not automatically a sign of bad intent.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4d

Amassed’ doesn’t prove bad intent. It can just mean the state started collecting these requests in one place after the policy change. A special email and a list can exist for tracking and consistency, not targeting, and the article admits it’s unclear how the information is being used.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4d

How the fuck does it get lost, and why won’t the spokesperson just say that?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4d

I never said anything about bad intent. I’m coming at this from a data privacy and security perspective

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4d

It shouldn’t be unclear how the info is being used. They should be transparent about how it’s being used.

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