Something rotten at the heart of Reddit. Reddit hired an admin who is trans, and zir husband has posted some wild pedo stuff. That admin apparently is deleting articles that even vaguely mention zir, which has caused a Streisand Effect. The best explanation I’ve found so far is by Graham Linehan.

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[–]Keznen 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

zir

Anyone who uses fake pronouns like that are not actually trans. They are transtrending tumblrinas.

[–]wristaction 15 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 0 fun16 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Nothing trans is 'actual'.

It's a false dilemma, this "true trans"/"poseur trans" thing you propose. It's not as if a "true trans" merits respect or has any dignity.

[–]h56hh56h54y5y 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

There is a huge difference between suffering from a mental illness, and faking a mental illness for clout.

[–]wristaction 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

But if your mental illness is to cultivate a false persona ...