That makes sense, but it also makes them look hypocritical and delusional. I know we aren’t supposed to use that word, and I’m not calling them actually delusional- I’m just saying that there’s no real evidence for them to use in support of their beliefs, it’s all feeling and identity based, the science is flawed, debunked, or pseudo. To me, saying that you don’t like gay people or poc because they are gay or poc and saying that women are only female due to biological reality are two drastically different things. You can be a racist and support trans people. You can be neither racist nor homophobic and still be labeled “transphobic”. Being gay doesn’t affect anyone else. Being a poc doesn’t either. Being trans and demanding society treat you as if you’re not your has consequences and places demands on everyone else, even if just in small ways. I will never get how that isn’t clear to tras.

It’s remarkable that they can’t understand the idea that they’re not going to convince the full 99% of the population to see things their way. I think what bothers me about that explanation (I agree with you, it’s just a frustrating truth lol) is that, if it’s not an ideology- then it’s fact. There should be no holes in their arguments, no contradictions, and it should be something that is clear and easy to explain to anyone. The rest of us should be able to be taught their beliefs and it should make complete sense on a factual, scientific, biological, and emotionless way. Even if we don’t like that it makes sense. And that’s just not the case at all.