I Really Mean It
Veteran
so, i’d like to first preface this by saying that i’m fully supportive of the trans community, finding the recent movement targeting them to be appalling. trans rights are human rights.
now, with that said, i’m warming to the idea that most people who’re regarded as “transphobic” aren’t.
there’s no denying that there’s significant demographic overlap when it comes to what’s arguably transphobic: republicans and democrats, whites and blacks, rich and poor, etc.
i believe the fundamental reason that transphobia is becoming a mainstream, almost publicly acceptable, form of “hate” is because the trans community takes respect of their identity and defense of their human right to life a step further than the cis community is willing to go.
most cis people, imo, especially those on the left, don’t hate trans people or wish them any harm. in fact, most, although probably ignorant and confused about what it means to be trans, want to understand this new phenomenon (yes, i understand trans people have always existed, but they are only now becoming part of the zeitgeist).
what i think divides the majority of cis people, particularly cisgender males, from the trans community is the latter’s insistence that they be viewed in the same light as their cisgender counterparts.
and, most cisgender men simply aren’t willing to do that. nor, imo, should they have to. and because of that disconnect, cisgender people who would otherwise be strong allies are being painted as “transphobic,” an unfair charge that is creating animosity towards the trans community.
if trans people would stop arguing that they must occupy the same space as their cisgender counterparts in the sphere of dating, their community would face far less transphobia.
now, with that said, i’m warming to the idea that most people who’re regarded as “transphobic” aren’t.
there’s no denying that there’s significant demographic overlap when it comes to what’s arguably transphobic: republicans and democrats, whites and blacks, rich and poor, etc.
i believe the fundamental reason that transphobia is becoming a mainstream, almost publicly acceptable, form of “hate” is because the trans community takes respect of their identity and defense of their human right to life a step further than the cis community is willing to go.
most cis people, imo, especially those on the left, don’t hate trans people or wish them any harm. in fact, most, although probably ignorant and confused about what it means to be trans, want to understand this new phenomenon (yes, i understand trans people have always existed, but they are only now becoming part of the zeitgeist).
what i think divides the majority of cis people, particularly cisgender males, from the trans community is the latter’s insistence that they be viewed in the same light as their cisgender counterparts.
and, most cisgender men simply aren’t willing to do that. nor, imo, should they have to. and because of that disconnect, cisgender people who would otherwise be strong allies are being painted as “transphobic,” an unfair charge that is creating animosity towards the trans community.
if trans people would stop arguing that they must occupy the same space as their cisgender counterparts in the sphere of dating, their community would face far less transphobia.
The huge issue in the room isn't them, it's that anyone who isn't white, cis, straight basically not normal, treated like terribly. All this erasure talk is funny. How does someone being trans erase or harm you? It's very reminsicent of the current ongoing white panic, that minorities will overrun them and they will be subjected.
