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> Everyday on the internet I see trans people threatened, disrespected, or legislated out of existence... Granted that there is an overreaction happening but t
by listless 4y ago
> Everyday on the internet I see trans people threatened, disrespected, or legislated out of existence...
Granted that there is an overreaction happening but that seems largely in response to a rather hostile approach from that community. “If you deadname me I’ll have you banned”. “If you refuse to use my pronouns I’ll have you fired.” “If you say that there are only two genders I’ll drag you”.
This is no way to solve problems in a free society. Let’s trans people be trans. And let people who think there are only two genders think that. Forcing a set of beliefs or values on people is exactly what we should be trying to avoid.
- disembiggen 4y ago>If you say that there are only two genders I’ll drag you is my drag not free speech too? If one insults me (or says something to me I consider insulting), I should be allowed to insult them right back, right?
- listless 4y agoYes. I’m just pointing out that what I see as the backlash against trans (which is often unhinged) is simply a response to trans activism, which is likewise unhinged. And that, suppressing the speech of either of those groups is a bad idea.