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I'm a pretty firm supporter of adult LGBT stuff.
I've been confronted about it here too.
But something else from that Lazerpig diatribe stood out.
I will try to be gentle, but there's no real way to candy-coat it.
Trans folks, if you're looking in the mirror and the face you see doesn't match your self image you've got a wiring problem.
Where I differ from a lot of the conservative folks is what to do about it. I prefer compassion, they prefer trauma.
But it's a mental illness. A mental sickness. A mental condition.
Those all mean the same thing.
Saying, "it's not a sickness, it's a condition!" as he does, is a non-sequitur.
You didn't redefine it. You rephrased it.
"She's not pretty as Hell, she's hot as fuck!" is the same sort of thing.
"I'm not stupid, I'm dumb," is as well.
Stating that there have been transgender people leading secret lives for centuries doesn't really bolster your argument. Yes, and?
Weaseling around it doesn't do your side any good.
Especially since, most of the time, it makes no never mind.
But I can see the corrosive effect that the Lazerpigs are having on my position. The loudest advocates are tending to be the craziest. I want to be against the craziest and be supportive of the people trying to be normal as they can be.
It's getting more and more difficult and I don't like it.
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