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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Wow. So much for the lemmy community here.

The only opinion I'm giving is respect others regardless of how anyone feels on the matter. And that still stands. I'm not giving any opinion on lgbtq+.

But all these comments about "hitting others" and name calling is the complete opposite of respect. If someone has a view that you don't agree with then talk, or say OK and leave the conversation.

Don't read too deep and make assumptions with my comments. My intentions are true, I just want a global community of respect.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

he only opinion I’m giving is respect others regardless of how anyone feels on the matter.

And that opinion is the problem. What you're advocating for is to give equal respect to trans people and people who actively want to punish trans people for existing. Your opinion is inherently disgusting.

No one needs to 'read deep'. Your intentions are surface level. You are advocating for giving respect to those who hold the opinions that trans people should not exist and that it is a mental illness. The two are not similar and they are not deserving of respect.

However I am going to ban you from this community now for a week while leaving your comments up just to point out how idiotic this stance is, how dangerous it is to trans people, how tone deaf it is, how disrespectful it is, and exactly the type of shit you shouldn't say. Also that if you display this type of idiotic behavior that you deserve to be mocked and ridiculed endlessly for supporting those who do exactly that to people below them.

Sit down, shut up and think about what you said. Read the responses from those who are actually impacted and stop trying to equate hate with love.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What you’re advocating for is to give equal respect to trans people and people who actively want to punish trans people for existing.

Here's the question. I have absolutely nothing against trans people existing and reject any politics that do anything harmful to them, but I have some doubts about why people become trans and how all this works for children. Do you put me in the second group?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you're close to it but not over the line yet. That questioning is often used against trans folks. Provided you're being respectful and coming from a place of genuine ignorance due to false information from the bigots then I'm not sure it's an issue.

However I will bring said that the way it works for children is not remotely a threat. Kids do not undergo severe therapy. They get "gender affirming care". All that means is that they're called what they wanna be called. If they have questions then they ask. You wouldn't undergo any therapy that could not be undone. None of the therapy is harmful either with studies showing that there isn't any impact on the kids. Note that straight men under go gender affirming care too. That would be stopping hair loss and erectile dysfunction as an example. GAC is just about making the person not feel like shit. If the kid changes their mind then they change their mind. No harm, no foul.

As for doubts, they are irrelevant. They're people living their own lives and not hurting anyone. Someone's doubts don't get to override their life. They wanna be trans? Let 'em be trans. They're not hurting anyone, no matter what those 4 articles that get trotted out constantly say. A couple shit heads doesn't reflect across an entire community. People don't get to freak out about ACAB but then throw the same energy at the trans community.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago

Ladies and Gentlemens, the tolerance paradox hard at work.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

At what point can we stop both sidesing everything? Is it when trans people are banned from public spaces? Is it when they're rounded up and put into camps to be converted back? At what point are opinions no longer valid to you? Because clearly wiping out an entire sector of people isn't that line.

Go read some history about fascism and come back when you're educated.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago

I just want a global community of respect.

Some opinions are simply not worthy of respect. Like the opinion that there are two sides when it comes to someone's identity. Or that one race is superior to another.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago

So LGBT people should just let themselves be disrespected and not do anything about it? That's basically what you're saying here because the people they are disrespecting have already disrespected them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I too didn't get enough love from my parents so must say inflammatory things on Internet forums to get strangers to argue with me to fill the hole in my heart.