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A Politician Actually Defended Trans People. It Shouldn't Be This Rare.

Many Democrats are treating trans people as politically toxic. NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani released a two-minute video proving there's another way.

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Parker Molloy
Oct 13, 2025
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New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani released the fourth episode of his “Until It’s Done” series on Saturday, and it’s about Sylvia Rivera. The whole thing. Two minutes dedicated entirely to a trans activist who died in 2002, her fight for queer liberation, and what New York City owes trans people today.

When’s the last time you saw that? A maj…

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