I don’t know why I was born transgender, but I have no secret agenda. I want my child to live in a world where they are safe and free to be exactly who they are.
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Fewer than 1 in 3 people report personally knowing someone who is transgender. Yet the American public is saturated with viral social media videos and political news stories, largely generated by a well-funded coalition of organizations long dedicated to making it as difficult as possible for LGBTQ+ people to go about their daily lives.
These organizations proudly advocate for the abuse of LGBTQ+ young people through the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion therapy, and they have celebrated their role in influencing Texas to “investigate” parents who’re doing their level best to support their transgender kids.
They’ve succeeded in generating national debates about excluding transgender kids from school sports, banning medically necessary health care and even prohibiting restroom usage – all under a guise of “protecting young people.” But these debates are largely missing the point.
Transgender people are our friends, family members and neighbors. They work in the cubicle next to us at the office, and they pray next to us in our houses of worship.
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And we’re not threatening to kill you, so I guess we’re good
Who’s we? I’ve met plenty of bigots that have voiced that exact threat.
Verbally, to your face you mean?
Yes verbally. It wasn’t directed at me but I was present when it was said with sincerity.
Yikes. Where were you? What kind of crowd and situation was this?
“hey i might be racist, but at least i don’t lynch people” is not a great look either.
Speaking on the topic, i find the concept of “being anti trans” to be a rather fundamentally obtuse topic. It’s like being anti lion.
Just asking them to live a lie for your convenience?
Speaking as a trans person, it’s great that you’re not, but some people definitely are. That said, yes, it sounds like we’re good :)