I really feel this. Obviously they deserve respect, human rights, decent treatment, etc but what gets me is that transgenderism as a concept is very difficult to separate from narcissism. There are some trans people I don't mind listening to like Debbie Hayton or Buck Angel, but I have to listen to them from a distance. Knowing them personally would be like being friends with someone I know is anorexic and is slowly killing themselves. They may know they're sick, they know what they're doing is harmful and self destructive, but they have no intention of stopping because starvation is the only way they feel comfortable enough to exist in the world. That's not something I can look at in a positive light.

The same applies to people with such severe dysphoria that transitioning is their "only" option. Even if they acknowledge their birth sex, they know they will never be the opposite sex and they know transitioning is a means to feel comfortable in their bodies, I personally can't look at someone like that in a good light. That kind of negative outlook on life where you have to undergo extensive, elective surgery and hormone treatment just to be able to get up every morning is toxic to me.

And those are the "good" trans people. The ones we discuss here are self centered, only talk about trans stuff, seek out conflict to feed on, are emotional leeches, are homophobic and sexist as hell, force others to walk on eggshells all the time, throw slurs at anyone who even slightly disagrees with them. Those trans people can choke on rusty nails.