will face animosity from others There is a difference between "animosity from others" and outright hatred, violence and oppression. There is a difference betwe

will face animosity from others There is a difference between "animosity from others" and outright hatred, violence and oppression. There is a difference between "animoisity" and being denied many of your rights and being locked up in a mental institution ( 11 yr old trans girl institutionalised: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/01/31/german-trans-girl-to-be-institutionalised/ http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/01/31/german-trans-girl-to-be... ). Banning people they disagree with from a rather public forum like a subreddit, for example, only hurts their cause and their reputation. I disagree. I think there is empirical evidence that the LGBT or Trans rights groups have benefited from having safe spaces. Trans rights and LGB rights & politics have increased over the last two decades, in part I think due to more trans & LGB people coming out because they have safe spaces to explore themselves.