Do you believe it got traction because a straight person got involved, or was it because TRAs were bullying a kid/teen which tipped people over or a combination of both or neither?

Both, I think. Someone on the sub mentioned that it starting on tiktok as a meme probably had something to do with it too. Memes are easily digestible, relatable, and readily shared. So this got massive traction because of that, and the fact that for many people frustration with TRAs was reaching critical mass. I know it was for me. It feels so good to be able to call out TRAs and genderspecials on the supersubs and have their comments downvoted to oblivion instead of mine. It's like a breath of fresh air to just be able to say 'no, I don't think transwomen are women' when a TRA tries to guilt me without the banhammer coming down 2 seconds later.

To be honest, as the B, I feel a bit left out lol. With straight, lesbian, and gay people, they, in a sense, have more in common for being monosexual. So it's easy for them to say "I'm straight, I'm not attracted to same sex" or "I'm gay/lesbian, I'm not attracted to opposite sex". Whenever we try to do the same, we get told "BUT YOU LIKE BOTH, YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE FOR NOT being attracted to trans people!!!"

S A M E. This is why when I was in the gender cult I struggled with a lot of guilt over not being into trans people for years. Their bullshit worked. I DID feel like a bigoted piece of shit and I hated that. I wanted to be better. And I tried. I really did. But the uncanny nature of most trans people's appearances was just very unsettling to me. I'm also not into fake genitals. Even for pre-hormone trans people, enbies, or trans people who never go on hormones or get surgery, I'm turned off by transmen's internalized misogyny. I'm turned off by transwomen's externalized misogyny. In either case I'm turned off by the homophobia, internalized or externalized. Nonbinaries' 'me me me' tendencies are a huge turn off. In all three situations I'd be deeply viscerally turned off by someone who thinks their hobbies, interests, fashion choices, thinking patterns, or behaviors makes them the opposite sex (or neither for agender/enbies).

The only caveat for me is detrans women. There are some really hot detrans lesbians out there that make me dizzy lol. But even then, detrans women aren't the same as TIFs. Kind of like how I could maybe date someone who used to be an alcoholic, provided they have it under control. But I could never start a relationship with someone with an active drinking problem, or stay in one if they developed a drinking problem.

Edit: Just like I could never stay in a relationship with someone who transitioned after we started dating. That's another one they like to use against us. They do it to everyone, but I feel like bisexuals get the worst of it because "you're bi, why should it matter if your partner transitions?" Well, in addition to the aforementioned reasons, I find different things attractive in men vs women. So no, it's not a given that I'm still going to find my partner hot if they transition.

I have yet to see a detrans man I find attractive. Mainly because it seems like TIMs generally don't detrans, and the ones that do usually detrans after having botched bottom surgery and uh, no thanks.

I'm glad you liked my analogy! I was extremely frustrated for a ton of reasons lol. I knew I was gonna see a question like that on any sub for superbis. And I was even more angry because it made sense. I also had the thought of 'wait, I AM bisexual, why ARENT i attracted to trans people?' When I couldn't force it I sat down to examine why (like the TRAs told me to), and what I came away with was not hatred, only the way I'm wired. I don't date people with children, or people who want children. I'm not bigoted or parent-phobic, it's just not something that's compatible with me.