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[–]winterwillow 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Referring to the whole 'people wanting bio children' reason for not dating trans people like the comic does, is dishonest. It feels like a situation that would occur mostly maybe 20-30 years ago, when the majority of transwomen were homosexual, and a reason why they couldn't find a long term relationship was because the (closeted?) men they were dating eventually wanted a family and biological children, something a trans woman, no matter how well they pass, can offer.

However, it's not passing homosexual transexuals writing these types of comics, and it's not straight men they're targeting, it's lgb men and women. It's basically a strawman argument, no gay person is turning down straight sex because 'no biological children', it doesn't make sense. It's just to make them seem more targeted/oppressed than they are.

[–]julesburm1891 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Exactly. And it ignores the fact that straight people turning down trans people for this reason is just politeness. They don’t want to date a member of the same sex, but saying “I just really want kids” is nicer than, “fuck off. I’m not gay.”

But, when do TRAs ever take a hint or make a coherent argument?