to decry intolerance when they're the victims, only to turn around and deliver intolerance to some other group of people. It's hypocritical, and it's counterpro

to decry intolerance when they're the victims, only to turn around and deliver intolerance to some other group of people. It's hypocritical, and it's counterproductive. These groups do not "decry intolerance in all forms", but instead decry intolerance against people of different gender & sexual identities. Many (all?) of these groups have no problem not tolerating people who don't tolerate gender & sexual minorities. There is nothing hypocritical here. Instead of banning the detractors, they should try welcoming them into the community, and maybe even try to understand them and their viewpoints better. "detractors"? Are we talking about the same thing? This isn't some technical mailing list where the discussion is whether the programme should have lots of defaults or have lots of options for power users. The "detractors" want to kill LGB people. The "detractors" think that trans people can be assaulted and killed if (for example) a straight cis man finds a trans woman attractive. These "detractors" do not come into the community to learn more. They aren't "detractors", they are haters. They come in with hatred, hostility with the goal to destroy the community. And you think things would be better if these haters were allowed to say whatever they want in these communities?!