Trump's War on Gay, Lesbian, and Trans People

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3. Is it """centrists""" saying that -- or Bernie Sanders?

Bernie Sanders criticised for saying ‘identity politics’ prevents debate on important issues

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The veteran Vermont senator accused the “liberal elite” in America of using the inclusion of marginalised communities, such as Black or LGBTQ+ people, as a way to make issues seem difficult to understand.

“We get to this thing called ‘identity politics’, you’re Black, you’re tremendous, you’re wonderful. You’re gay, you’re the greatest thing on Earth, rather than say: what do you stand for?” the former Democrat, who now sits as an independent, said.

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“Is every gay person brilliant or wonderful or great? No, of course not, everyone’s a human being. The issue is: what do you stand for? And that gets you back to the issue we discussed earlier: class politics.“

Sanders said discussion of these topics, especially among Democrats, helped ignore the real question, which is: which side are you on?

“Are you going to stand with working families?” he asked. “Are you going to raise the minimum wage to a living wage? Are you going to fight to guarantee healthcare for all people, or not? Are you going to demand that the wealthiest people [pay] their fair share of taxes, or not?

“Those are the issues. No one cares what colour you are or what your gender is.”

Taken from: https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/22/bernie-sanders-podcast-identity-politics/