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First, let me say that I fully support one’s right to take steps that allow them to feel more comfortable in their own skin. I can’t pretend to understand every

First, let me say that I fully support one’s right to take steps that allow them to feel more comfortable in their own skin. I can’t pretend to understand everything transgender people are going through, but as a man who also identifies as bi, (something that took me 20 years to acknowledge) I could not be more supportive. With that said, I worry about how far the pendulum has swung for issues like this. Too many topics now fall into this category that “if you’re not 100% embracing every aspect of the thing and throwing all other viewpoints away, you’re against that thing and should not be listened to”. This is wrong and dangerous. It’s generally accepted that teenagers are not fully mature, and some activities are disallowed (drinking, smoking, driving, sex) until a certain age. But for some reason, on this topic, people lose their minds. I don’t know what the right answer is. But we need to be having more open conversations about these things, not censoring “dissenting” views altogether.

disown 6y ago
> But for some reason, on this topic, people lose their minds. Not people. A section of the elites. Even with nearly a total propaganda war against the people, most people are not buying what they are selling. It's why they are so desperate to censor. > I don’t know what the right answer is Free speech. Buy the book if you can or donate it to the library. I know many libraries accept "banned books"/"persecuted authors" and even have "banned book" promotions. As far as I know, public libraries haven't gotten as flaky as news/big tech/etc. > But we need to be having more open conversations about these things, not censoring “dissenting” views altogether. Yeah, but you'd be banned from almost every social media platform if you try to have a discussion. All authoritarians love to ban "hate" speech - the chinese authoritarians, islamic fundamentalists, nazis, etc.

disown 6y ago

> But for some reason, on this topic, people lose their minds. Not people. A section of the elites. Even with nearly a total propaganda war against the people, most people are not buying what they are selling. It's why they are so desperate to censor. > I don’t know what the right answer is Free speech. Buy the book if you can or donate it to the library. I know many libraries accept "banned books"/"persecuted authors" and even have "banned book" promotions. As far as I know, public libraries haven't gotten as flaky as news/big tech/etc. > But we need to be having more open conversations about these things, not censoring “dissenting” views altogether. Yeah, but you'd be banned from almost every social media platform if you try to have a discussion. All authoritarians love to ban "hate" speech - the chinese authoritarians, islamic fundamentalists, nazis, etc.