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[-] Wander@yiffit.net 44 points 2 years ago

As a non US person, it's baffling to me that there's this whole background of being "the land of the free", but half the country would want to turn it into Saudi Arabia 2.0, Christian Boogaloo.

That said, anyone of you over there who are opposing these changes, keep up the fight. When one country gets more conservative others will follow. There's no country in earth immune to this.

[-] Plus_a_Grain_of_Salt@beehaw.org 35 points 2 years ago

It's terrifying to witness active dehumanization in a nation that supposedly wants you to live your best life. They'll try to convince the whole nation that trans folk aren't people, aren't human, we can't let them. Once they're not human, they can get away with anything they do to them. If you see these efforts to dehumanize any group, no matter where you are, try to be brave because you never know when you're next.

[-] edgerunneralexis@dataterm.digital 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

As a trans woman it's really fun getting to be the minority that it's totally okay to just openly hate and dehumanize, the right's newest whipping girl ;-;

[-] Plus_a_Grain_of_Salt@beehaw.org 11 points 2 years ago

Stay strong girl! You have every right to exist in your most comfortable form, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Identity is an innate human right, you deserve the freedom of expressing that identity like everyone else!

[-] kokoapadoa@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Especially when so many pedojacket us which in turn causes trans folks to infight.

[-] raccoona_nongrata@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It doesn't help either that legit pedophiles have constantly been looking for inroads into the lgbt community since the 70s as well. The amount of lolicon/infantilized maid stuff on "trans" subreddits was disturbing to say the least.

[-] TQuid@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

I remember in my university's then-Gay and Lesbian Association (getting the "B" added was a whole thing) we got leafletted by the North American Man/Boy """Love""" Association (spit). Had to make a motion to reject them entirely, which is gross it even needed to happen. Happily it was unanimous.

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