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[–]msteacherlady 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Hannah Gadsby broke my heart.

[–]anonymale 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Oh god dammit! “...someone who is scared for no reason.” Come on!

[–]buttbuttinator 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I'm particularly upset with her for bringing up autism in that letter she wrote. Making a connection between trans and autism was really foul. Because again, they're two groups of people who can speak for themselves, and she's not allowing them to.

JK Rowling didn't make the connection, every single study on the subject made the connection.

[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I've seen SO much gatekeeping regarding JK Rowling and talking about trans issues. First it was "she's not allowed to speak for the trans community!", and then "doesn't she know the black lives matter protests are happening? Why is she speaking about THAT at a time like THIS?", and now "autistic people can speak for themselves!"

Is nobody allowed to talk about anything??? I guess only if they're on the pre-approved topics. But (like Douglas Murray said) trans issues and policies affect EVERYBODY.

(sorry for the caps, I'm worked up and haven't had coffee yet)

[–]anonymale 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"autistic people can speak for themselves!"

I am once again saying, as an autistic person, that gender is bullshit.