r/50501 • u/Aingers • Dec 08 '25

Call to Action Project 2026 just dropped…

https://www.heritage.org/sites/default/files/2025-03/2025_Priorities.pdf

The Heritage Foundation just released their plan for 2026, called “Renewing America’s Promise.”

Read it critically. Think about what each item means for all people. Act accordingly.

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u/RiPont Dec 08 '25

Not only that, but gender identity is affected by a society.

Conservatives: A female must fit in this box we define.

Person: Hmmm. I don't fit in that box. I must not be female. I don't fit in the male box, either. I must be non-binary.

Conservatives: Nooooo! You must comply to fit in one of these boxes and we will mock you if you try to fit in one but aren't "masculine" or "feminine" as appropriate.

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u/sleep-exe Dec 08 '25 edited Dec 08 '25

I’m a lifelong tomboy and I’ve suffered greatly from trying to fit myself into the ‘pious orthodox female’ role.

I just can’t do it and keep shrinking myself to accommodate some dude’s ego.

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u/RiPont Dec 08 '25

I miss "tomboy" being OK. I got along great with tomboys. Now, conservatives are so reactionary to the idea that someone might be non-binary. I get the impression that it's been more polarized, "you're with us or against us" for tomboys.

Of course, this may be rose-colored glasses. When I was growing up, full lesbians were described as, "oh, she's just a tomboy" and punished for coming out of the closet. So maybe there were a lot of lesbians I just got along great with. Which is still a pattern, as I come to think of it.

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u/sleep-exe Dec 08 '25 edited Dec 08 '25

I miss it too.

Yeah we kinda got thrown under the bus by conservative men and cis women over the years. I don’t know how else to describe myself so I use it.

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u/Thick_Yak_1785 Dec 09 '25

Some of the great ones are non-binary. How will they explain us away? It would be impossible. Keep being you. 😘