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Transphobia guidelines (feddit.uk)

submitted 1 week ago by flamingos@feddit.uk to c/feddituk@feddit.uk

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Good day all, in response to the increase in transphobia we've experience since the For Women Scotland v Scotland Supreme Court decision, seemingly a mix of genuine malice and people tripping up with a topic they're unfamiliar with, I've taken the initiative to write some guidelines on how to engage in the topic and clearing up some common misconceptions.

https://guide.feddit.uk/politics/transphobia.html

I'm not all that happy with them, I want something more comprehensive but my time has been pretty taxed lately and I don't want my perfectionism to stand in the way of having these out. If there's any issues, glaring omissions or whatnot, then please let me know or make a pull request here.

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[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's the problem. You're trying to equate being trans, which is something internal, that your mind manifests, with something like being black. A physical trait that is external, that one cannot hide, or run from.

You pervert the nature of the discussion when trying to base truth off false equivalence

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You're trying to equate being trans, which is something internal, that your mind manifests

I thought that's what a lot of it was? Someone who chooses to identify as another gender

If I'm wrong about this, please correct me.

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, being trans is either a choice, or an internal mental manifestation that someone has no control over, but regardless, it's not something others see immediately, unless you choose to draw attention to it

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 6 days ago

It comes from gender dysphoria, doesn't it?

If it's someone making a choice, then why should we respect that in the same way we should respect people with gender dysphoria identifying as their selected gender?