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They obviously don't call it hate themselves. It is the opinion of certain trans groups that the positions taken by the organisation are based on hate. Of cours
by singlow 4y ago
They obviously don't call it hate themselves. It is the opinion of certain trans groups that the positions taken by the organisation are based on hate. Of course hate in modern lingo just means disagreement, or failure to support the specific legislative agenda of a particular group.
LGB Alliance states that it believes many cases of transition are actually a form of therapy to remove gay-ness. That a gay person is led to believe they can be "straight" if they transition to the opposite sex. So in their view, transitioning is a form of homophobia, but in the view of trans groups, the LGB alliance is anti-trans. From the LGB Alliance webpage:
> Very many children, and quite possibly adults, enter the process of gender transition as a result of the homophobia of their parents, peer group, or their own internalised dislike of their sexual orientation. Young gay men or lesbians are being sold a myth that they can be straight, that lesbians are really straight men and that gay men are really straight women. This is homophobic conversion therapy.
- josteink 4y ago> Of course hate in modern lingo just means disagreement, or failure to support the specific legislative agenda of a particular group. Maybe that’s just me, but I think we should have higher expectations to the language used in discussions on HN. If we agree this is about a policy-disagreement, then let’s use those words. Don’t use the word “hate” when no actual hate is involved. It doesn’t help bring across any points, it doesn’t make you look better, it doesn’t seek constructive replies and it doesn’t help the conversation. Enough with the “hate” already.
- singlow 4y agoMy tone apparently didn't come across well. I was in fact criticizing the use of the word hate in this context.