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Oh, I was just linking to the overall thread, but thank you! :)

I agree with you about the subtle homophobia in this.

I'm relieved to hear that lol. I worry a lot that in our eagerness to escape one group of oppressors, TRAs, we're running headlong into the arms of another. I know our sub is focused on a bigger threat than radical feminism currently poses to LGB people, but homophobia is homophobia, and it needs to be called out. And I agree with your assessment of radfems' different objectives regarding gay marriage and surrogacy.

I see a lot of LGB detransitioners dive into GC/radfem groups after they detransition... and it makes me really worried. Those detransitioners are people who have already been preyed upon by one cult-like ideology... I worry that they lack the self-esteem and boundary-setting capabilities, such that if they encounter radfem homophobia, they'll just accept it as normal and lose even more self-esteem. I say this, having almost been one of those people myself... that near-miss type of experience has put me on edge about any similar type of ideology. And radical feminism has some pretty significant similarities to transgender ideology. That's sort of where I'm coming from, if that makes sense.