These people live in a state that usually votes 40-45% Democrat and have never had to accept that those neighbors are full human beings. Itโs going to be a difficult period of adjustment.
Since when is a violently queerphobic father who spent your formative years incarcerated & hires SWs to SA you & your brothers as minors to โmake sure you arenโt gayโ a good life?
In San Francisco, you can't just watch a new movie.
Youโre invited to a VC funded screening.
You wait to see if you get off the waitlist.
You text your friends to see if they're going to the same one and no, not that other one that everyone else went to.
You thank the startup (ty @ExtendHQ!) for hosting.
You post online that You Saw Everything to humble brag that you went a watch party.
As turnout in Texas nears 3 million votes, Hispanic turnout is now exceeding presidential levels. More Hispanics have voted than did at this point in the 2024 presidential election. What's driving this huge increase? Young voters.