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[–]OrangeFirefly 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The entire 'I know a transperson and they are lovely' is the weakest argument in the world!!

I've known a couple of transpeople too, and actually they're part of the reason why I'm very sceptical about the whole 'woman's brain in a man's body' narrative, and wouldn't be comfortable with either of them in women's spaces.

My personal experience doesn't negate anyone else's; it's just that 'I know a transperson and they are really nice' is not a sufficient basis for re-defining the word woman or for changing laws. It needs to be based on a dispassionate look at the facts and grounded in reality.

[–]BEB 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Exactly!

In the US, we have super-"Liberal" Democratic congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, who stood in front of the House Judiciary Committee crying with joy because if the Equality Act (an act that guts women's rights/ safety/privacy/sports) passes, her son could finally wear a dress in public!

And the rounds of applause for Jayapal and her poor, cross-dressing son from "Progressives" across the US! Brave! Stunning!

So yeah, Jayapal's personal love for her son is not, or rather, SHOULD NOT be a "sufficient basis for re-defining the word woman or for changing laws. It needs to be based on a dispassionate look at the facts and grounded in reality."

But in the topsy-turvy world of trans activism and the "liberals" who love them, it is.