There are certainly plenty of small and vocal activist groups on both sides of the political spectrum that annoy me, including in academia, which is where I wor

There are certainly plenty of small and vocal activist groups on both sides of the political spectrum that annoy me, including in academia, which is where I work. But the weird thing is that I have never really felt my colleagues or any task force volunteers being intolerant to my opinion, even if they (incorrectly) perceive my opinion as transphobic. Sure, ridiculous situations like the one in the article happen, but usually, in my experience, it is pretty easy to have a conversation and figure out where civilized disagreement and/or miscommunication lies. Hence, I am always perplexed when someone says that they feel it is becoming difficult to dissent.