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[–]tuesday 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I have tried asking people to explain how they feel on these issues and why and it's almost always shut down

Try a different tactic. Wait until they're in a thoughtful mood and then say, "wondering if you could help? I'm dealing with some people at work (or school or whatever) who keep asking awkward questions and i never know how to respond. I don't think just telling them that I am unable to address or refute their questions is helpful in the long run. I need to be able to explain why something is wrong with this article but I just can't figure it out. Can you read it and then tell me what to say which will answer their questions?"

And then give them this:
https://medium.com/@genderdetective/an-open-letter-to-the-guy-on-twitter-who-wonders-if-biological-sex-is-real-58d2cb4403f5

Do NOT be fobbed off if they try to send you away to read yet another piece of protrans word salad gibberish. Say you need to hear the response in their own words.

[–]tuesday 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"What does it mean to you to believe in Jesus Christ?" There isn't anywhere for debate to go because it's not something they consider debatable.

exactly. It hurts me not at all when someone believes in their own personal bearded sky fairy friend, so stop asking those type of questions. "Why should Karen White be put in a woman's prison?" and "Why should Danielle Moscato be in a women's refuge?" make better questions because first of all, they're less personal questions and secondly, they focus on concepts which we actually do object to. Why should penises be in spaces where women are disrobing? "Do you really mean that with a population of 8 billion people and thousands of men convicted of sexual crimes against women, do you really mean that NO man would ever lie in order to get access to women and girls?" "How do you reconcile the idea that some men do enjoy violating the sexual boundaries of women and girls with the idea that NO MAN EVER would lie about being trans to access women and girls?" Those kind of questions.