/ot/ - Off-topic

>Be me.
>Be poor and trans in America.
>Read rabid and dumb anti-Cuba propaganda from 2009 that is supposed to be an intelligent smear of Castro's pro-LGBT daughter's intentions.

>"Yet it’s difficult to point to any tangible benefits that Espín’s activism has accrued, other than a decision last year by the Cuban government to dispense free sex-reassignment surgeries."

>Free?!
>I'm sitting here knowing my government won't pay for my SRS so I'll never afford to get one, but at least Cuba is doing one thing right. I keep reading…

>"This is a policy of dubious merit that affects an infinitesimally small number of people, and is better understood as a propaganda tool rather than a genuine sign of concern for the plight of gays."

I feel my rage boiling over. I dropped my phone and laughed out loud at that out of touch U.S. loving writer who thought it's ok to downplaying trans issues as only affecting a few people while claiming moral superiority over Cuba. Laugh with me because it's the only therapy I can get.

https://www.advocate.com/politics/commentary/2009/09/28/castro-espin-gay-friendly-communist