VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWould you support the Gun Act?discuss.onlineimagemessage-square126linkfedilinkarrow-up1760arrow-down117
arrow-up1743arrow-down1imageWould you support the Gun Act?discuss.onlineVetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square126linkfedilink
minus-squareerin@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·2 months 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-up3·2 months agoDon’t forget it also targets trans folk.
minus-squareerin@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAs a trans woman, I certainly haven’t. I’m just glad I changed all my documents ages ago.
minus-squareEuroNutellaMan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months 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.
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