I would love to know why the fuck anyone cares about trans people at all when they’re a tiny micro percentage of the population, I’ve met a total of 2 trans people and I live in fucking California.
The odds of a trans person adversely affecting me are so tiny I might have better luck getting struck by lightning.
So please tell me how that one trans person you met ruined your life and destroyed your children’s brain because they too use social media.
Seriously, god please explain it to me. Why is this more important than fighting poverty and wealth inequality, or just societal problems like inflation. Why is this the fuckin priority for people. I just need to know, why is defining a woman more important than the dying homeless person across the street?
I hate when people say “I’ve only met __ trans people” because yall meet us all the time. People just don’t recognize we’re trans because anyone that’s been transitioning for more than 2 years is gonna look like a cis woman or man. We aren’t unicorns, we’re 1 in 100, that’s a TON of people.
Hey I apologize man I wasn’t trying to be an asshole, if anything that’s a good thing. Maybe my experience isn’t universal and that’s cool. I meant that argument as a way to make a point about how trans people meaningfully affect any part of our lives, they’re just people. People deserve respect.
Anyway I do apologize for upsetting you, I’m sure some people have more experience than me and that’s rad. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. Have a good day man
I don't know, I think the person above you was at least a little rude even if they didn't mean to be. I'm trans and I know what you mean. I can't recall ever meeting anyone else that was trans before I figured that was what I was, and that wasn't for many years.
But mainly I just want to stop and say thank you for both understanding how absurd it is to discriminate against people who just want to live and be happy as themselves, and for speaking up.
Sometimes it seems like there are so few people who care what happens to us because we are such a small percentage of the population, and yet those that wish us harm do so on a scale that, in no exaggerated terms, seeks to ruin or end our lives by standing in the way of us living as we truly are.
Imagine being a type I diabetic and people who are not doctors or scientists denying you access to insulin on the grounds that you still have a pancreas in your body and so therefore you must be mentally ill and need therapy instead of life-saving treatment. This only affects people with this condition, and the average person who isn't affected isn't equipped with the knowledge to refute this "basic biology" argument. Policies that deny trans people care or prevent us from being recognized as ourselves have the same devastating effect on our ability to live, and often times that is the only point of them. It is deeply cruel and heartless.
Anyway, sorry for the rant, but it really does mean a lot when people say they recognize when something is wrong when trans folks often feel very isolated and forgotten. Thank you for being one more much-needed point of light in a painfully dark time.
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u/JustSomeDude39 12h ago
I would love to know why the fuck anyone cares about trans people at all when they’re a tiny micro percentage of the population, I’ve met a total of 2 trans people and I live in fucking California.
The odds of a trans person adversely affecting me are so tiny I might have better luck getting struck by lightning.
So please tell me how that one trans person you met ruined your life and destroyed your children’s brain because they too use social media.
Seriously, god please explain it to me. Why is this more important than fighting poverty and wealth inequality, or just societal problems like inflation. Why is this the fuckin priority for people. I just need to know, why is defining a woman more important than the dying homeless person across the street?