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[–]turtleduck23 31 insightful - 2 fun31 insightful - 1 fun32 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

I remember when being gay or lesbian was like being at the loser table and some people even avoided talking to you because they didn't want people to think they were "that" way. Now, it's the most popular table and everyone wants in and is kicking the original members out.

[–]ArthnoldManacatsaman🇬🇧🌳🟦 23 insightful - 5 fun23 insightful - 4 fun24 insightful - 5 fun -  (0 children)

No, these people are definitely still the losers.

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I wonder what it's like for all of the lesbians, gays, and bisexuals to be trying to survive in deeply homophobic parts of the world and watching this misappropriation happen by these aggressively pathetic people.

[–]AugustiJade 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

My colleagues still dislike lesbians. These mental cases are masochists..

[–]OPPRESSED_REPTILIANIntersex male | GNC | Don't call me "a gay", "twink" or "queen" 18 insightful - 1 fun18 insightful - 0 fun19 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't give a shit if it hurts their feelings. Doesn't make it untrue, and if reality hurts you that bad, you have serious issues.

[–]MezozoicGayoldschool gay 16 insightful - 3 fun16 insightful - 2 fun17 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

"Group opression points" are going on personal level now?

[–]Q-Continuum-kin 13 insightful - 2 fun13 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I'm more annoyed at the person self describing as "intellectual" while being dumb a f.

[–]ImNOTRobertPaulson 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

No, you must not have seen their about me page. They scored over 1300 on the SATs when they were 16 or 17. They must be super brilliant. /s if it's needed

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

"People valuing formalities and technicalities over your comfort and safety" are there situations where formalities and technicalities are petty and harmful? Yes. Do any of the situations that trans people complain about fall under that category? No.

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

Well, if you scroll down somewhat you can see that this person thinks that "MOGAI" (read: attention seeking wannabes) and non-dysphoric trans people "don't harm the LGBT community". I'd argue otherwise.

First off, the MOGAI attention seekers absolutely can harm the LGBT community, especially the T. By people claiming to be 'stargender', or saying that their gender is "infinite and wondrous and impossible to embrace" and all that crap, they're actively mocking transgender/transsexual issues. It's a bit of a gap between "I feel uncomfortable in my own body" to "I want to be a fucking star". Now, the made-up sexualities could also cause some trouble for the LGB, but I feel like the concept of "I feel the same way about the same sex that you do about the opposite" is easier to consume for the average Joe than "I suffer from a condition called gender dysphoria" and all that. Chances are they'll conflate it with this attention-seeking bollocks, recognise it as such, and immediately assume that all trans people are attention seekers. This is a very long winded way of saying "it does cause harm to the LGBT community".

Now, non-dysphoric trans people are a bit similar to the "MOGAI" lot. Chances are they think that because they sometimes crossdress that they're trans, or something like that. So that could make people think that, when they find out that somebody is (legitimately) trans, "well they're probably just a very dedicated crossdresser" and therefore don't have to respect pronouns and all that, which can effect legitimate trans people with dysphoria.

Sorry if this isn't quite with the mood of the sub, but after reading it, i felt like it needs to be said.

[–]LasagnaRossa 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The last one is the most idiotic