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It'd probably be best to give an example of an issue you're talking about. I thought you were saying to concede trans topics altogether.
by sillysaurusx 19d ago
It'd probably be best to give an example of an issue you're talking about. I thought you were saying to concede trans topics altogether.
- ToValueFunfetti 19d agoHmm, yes, I see that and that the person I was responding to is getting read the same way, but not clear why that's the case. We're both in this conversation under [1]. The sports issue is the one that's 90/10 [2], while the bathroom one is maybe in the neighborhood of 60/40 [3]- I do think there is a chance of winning ground on the latter and should have been more specific. But nobody is saying there's 90/10 in favor of transphobia- a substantial majority views trans people favorably[3]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49712333 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49712333 [2] https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/11/most-americans-are-uncomfortable-with-transgender-athletes-on-sports-teams-that-dont-match-their-birth-sex/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/11/most-amer... [3] https://prri.org/press-release/new-survey-finds-strong-majorities-of-americans-including-nearly-all-major-religious-groups-support-nondiscrimination-protections-for-lgbtq-people/ https://prri.org/press-release/new-survey-finds-strong-major...