Can we please elect our representatives based on merit and not headlines pointing toward them being in a minority?
RTFA, she is a vice-chair of the House finance committee (and she might eventually have become chair if she weren’t term-limited):
Titone was first elected to the legislature in 2018, becoming the first transgender member of the Colorado General Assembly. She is term-limited in the Colorado House, where she is vice chair of the House Finance Committee and chair of the Joint Technology Committee.
she also serves on the appropriations committee. a lot of her political involvement revolves around the handling of money currently, so i would say she has pretty “merit” case for being Treasurer
Sounds to me like you think she has no merit.
Can’t help but wonder on what basis you might’ve made that assumption.
I never stated they had no merit. What I did state was that they should be endorsed based on their merit and not a headline pushing them because of their transition.
I’d be willing to bet that most trans would rather be known by their merit and not clouted in a headline based on their transition.
What I did state was that they should be endorsed based on their merit and not a headline pushing them because of their transition.
this is just chickenshit “I don’t see color!” rhetoric but applied to trans people—if you come back with this an additional time i will ban you.
as an aside: irrespective of whatever nonsense idea of “merit” you have, it’s actually incredibly significant to be a visible, high-profile trans person of any kind, and most trans people embrace the role of being publicly trans. you can also be the most clearly “qualified” trans person ever and it just won’t matter, because existing as a trans person opens you to vitriol, hate, cries that you’re a degenerate diversity hire and grooming children, unprosecuted calls for your violent murder, and and increasingly state-sponsored misgendering and denial of your gender identity.
