I think redirecting peoples attention is probably necessary. Perhaps pointing out how unimportant transgender issues are to me is not the best way to do that. B

I think redirecting peoples attention is probably necessary. Perhaps pointing out how unimportant transgender issues are to me is not the best way to do that. But really, I'm just commenting about my thoughts on this (frankly, off-topic for this site) article because HN is my backyard. I'm not heading off to LGBTQ+ forums to harass people or searching for Transgender articles elsewhere on the net, so I don't feel that I'm actively opposing your issue. You and I are actually on the same side. We both wish people didn't care very much if anyone switched genders. Beyond that, I think we all want to live in peace. In my opinion though, our common enemy are the very rude, petty and unintelligent people on both sides who turn social issues into a circus and present extreme narratives that make people fight and go to more extremes. That makes things hard for everybody on both sides, right? This article does not do that, but the reason it was posted (i.e. I feel a constant battle going on over the perception of the Transgender issue) does annoy me a tad bit and I talk a lot. I once read that travelling helps people to be more accepting of foreign cultures. Too bad the Internet couldn't have done that instead.