When politicians talk about how trans people are subhuman or deranged or biblically evil, it contributes to trans people being stigmatized and depressed. As a result of this culture of cruelty, many trans people end up committing suicide.
Where are the corporations firing these people? Just because trans teens sometimes commit suicide quietly behind closed doors does not make the violence somehow less terrible.
yes. Fuck transphobes, they’re not welcome here (on my instance, at least)
And what comprises “anti-trans rhetoric” and makes one a transphobe? Let’s say I agree trans people should have rights, be able to use the bathroom that corresponds to their identified gender, compete in the sports league that aligns with their identified gender, etc, but think they should have to inform their sexual partners of their trans status before engaging in sexual behavior with them. Am I a transphobe, spewing anti-trans rhetoric?
The anti-trans rethoric is stuff that harms trans people. Telling their partners they’re trans before sex does not harm trans people, as opposed to HRT being gatekept by a bunch of doctors uneducated on transgenderness.
Plenty of people would disagree with you that insisting trans people divulge their trans status to sexual partners doesn’t harm them, and would point out that it invalidated their gender identity by forcing them to identify not ad a woman/man, but as a trans-woman/man.
Likewise, one could argue that preventing trans people from participating in sports leagues that align with their gender identity prevents harm to cis people in the league.
I don’t think this is as black-and-white as you’re making it out to be.