▲ 638 ▼ Police Called on Trans Men Using Women's Restroom As Required By Kansas Law (www.erininthemorning.com) submitted 1 week ago by TRAHR@sh.itjust.works to c/news@lemmy.world 115 comments fedilink hide all child comments “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.”
[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago (2 children) A slight rewrite can fix that “ unless you wish to identify as was/were, you’d best respect my trans homies” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* -furiously scribbles notes- See, this is why protest signs need to be crowd-sourced. How about "Respect trans people or you'll identify as was/were." permalink fedilink source parent [–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago I think it hits better if you put the demand first to set up the context and the "or else" second to deliver the punch. "Respect my trans homies, unless you wanna be a was/were" ends on the implication to wonder about. Putting it first might distract them from the second half of the message. Not quite happy with my versuon either, though I'm not sure why. Might need more workshopping still. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* -furiously scribbles notes- See, this is why protest signs need to be crowd-sourced. How about "Respect trans people or you'll identify as was/were." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago I think it hits better if you put the demand first to set up the context and the "or else" second to deliver the punch. "Respect my trans homies, unless you wanna be a was/were" ends on the implication to wonder about. Putting it first might distract them from the second half of the message. Not quite happy with my versuon either, though I'm not sure why. Might need more workshopping still. permalink fedilink source parent