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> Did the library carry any anti-trans books I disagree with the notion that both sides are equal, deserve equal treatment and a compromise needs to be found.
by sofixa 4y ago
> Did the library carry any anti-trans books
I disagree with the notion that both sides are equal, deserve equal treatment and a compromise needs to be found. That's almost never the case with social questions.
Take the trans and anti-trans, jews and anti-semites, blacks and KKK-style racists, suffragettes and anti-woman rights people. Both positions are not equal - one desires equal rights and protection, the other goes between harassment and denying the right of existence of a group of people due to their characteristics. Anyone being "neutral" and "both siding" is usually only reinforcing the status quo. And what would a compromise look like here? Kill only some jews/trans people?
Just because the American political system is broken and it has only two sides doesn't mean everything has two equal sides. A flat earther is not a valid side worth listening to, and neither are anti-vaxxers, anti-trans etc activists.
- dvfjsdhgfv 4y agoWhile I partly agree, the trans issue is somewhat more nuanced. More specifically, there is an ongoing controversy over transwomen using safe spaces reserved for women and participating in sports with women. Many see it as unfair to women, simply put. You can't just brush it off as conservative. And even though some are truing hard to find a good compromise (unisex safe spaces), some activists won't budge and insist on completely ignoring the difference.
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