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

I think it'll take some brave people-- especially those in the US-- in positions of power to start publicly speaking out against transgender ideology. Speaking of: did you see the Bill Maher video?? That's awesome! I think if we could get at least a few more mainstream people like him, then we'll hit a critical mass in the US and these issues will start to be talked about more openly. JK Rowling is doing a great job with this in the UK, but in the US we really need an outspoken and culturally relevant ally like that. I think this is especially important because a lot of other countries follow the US's lead on cultural issues and policies; if things change over here for the better, then some other countries will be likely to follow.

That's just my 2 cents. Already there has been some pushback on the legislative front, fortunately. It's just being spun by news outlets as "hatred towards trans people!!" when really it's safeguarding of children...

[–]Kai_Decadence[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

So sorry for the really late response, I have been so busy in my personal life LOL I believe you're right that it's gonna take those in power who speak out against the ideology where we will truly see the pendulum shift back to sanity. I hadn't seen that Bill Maher video but holy fuck YES, can count on him to not hold punches and sprinkle some reality in his show. I'm not surprised he hasn't be fully swept up by the ideology, he always seemed like more of a free thinker type from what I've seen of him. And very aware of JK Rowling, she's been doing a great job holding her ground though tbh, she needs to stop giving slight tow to trans-identified people by saying things like "I support trans-identified people's rights" because all that does is put a target on her back and people to call her a hypocrite. She needs to just own being called a "transphobe" because in reality, the word is meaningless. But aside from that, she's doing a smashing job.

Hopefully we will see more push back as the years go by.

[–]reluctant_commenter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I hope so, too. The "Cass report" is the next upcoming big thing in the UK, I think-- they're doing a super-thorough investigation on the Tavistock gender identity clinic. And Allison Bailey's trial concluded recently, I'm not sure when the final verdict comes out but maybe sometime later this year?

No worries, take as long as you need to reply! Hope everything's going well in your life :)

[–]Kai_Decadence[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Ah okay, I'm not in the UK but I know that they are a bit more sane (compared to America) when it comes to this so hopefully we see some more push back when The Cass Report comes up.