“As a trans man, I have the immense privilege of blending in. But these laws force me to choose between safety and obeying the law.”

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[–] 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Trying to find and point out logical gotchas to this hatred are a fools errand; the conservatives don’t care. Their base lacks empathy, so good luck appealing to any sense of decency that they [do not] have.

There needs not be any sort of train-of-thought, other than “Fuck the [derogatory words]”. They use words like “science”, “biology”, and “safety” to cloak their hatred in the appearance of law and order. It’s all a game for them, designed to erase us.

They will absolutely come for the rest of the LGBTQ+ community once we are gone. Obergefell will be next. And unless the establishment democrats grow a spine, or are replaced by progressives that will stand up for us, the steamrolling will continue.

That said, protests like these need to happen, and I commend those brave dudes.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    I believe the adage is 'you can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into.'

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  • [–] 9 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    also,

    It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.

    Upton Sinclair

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Nobody's salary depends on randomly oppressing trans people, though, except to the extent that it's a distraction tactic from grift elsewhere.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Nobody’s salary depends on randomly oppressing trans people, though

    counterpoint: the kansas police

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    Their salary depends on oppressing people, but there's no particular reason it has to be trans people. The choice of victim is entirely arbitrary and therefore that choice can't be motivated by money.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (2 children)

    They will absolutely come for the rest of the LGBTQ+ community once we are gone.

    Once you are gone? Is there some indication that your erasure is actually happening? I mean are there fewer trans people now than there were 5 years ago?

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