It's easy to say "you should leave politics out of D&D" for people whose very existence hasn't been forcibly politicized. Even if I didn't play trans PCs, as a trans woman my very presence at the table is political. 1/4
The poster claimed to have "strong feelings" but apparently not strong enough to keep them from hanging out with a Republican regularly for a year. I couldn't feel comfortable doing that for 5 minutes because Republicans want people like me dead. 2/4
When you break bread with bigots, you show them that there are no social consequences for their bigotry. And you show marginalized people that you can't be trusted, because you care more about your social bonds with bigots than you do about the victims of that bigotry. 3/4
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