I didn't have the language growing up to know that I am trans, but I knew I was different. I hope my son never has to face what I did.

I don’t know why I was born transgender, but I have no secret agenda. I want my child to live in a world where they are safe and free to be exactly who they are.

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Fewer than 1 in 3 people report personally knowing someone who is transgender. Yet the American public is saturated with viral social media videos and political news stories, largely generated by a well-funded coalition of organizations long dedicated to making it as difficult as possible for LGBTQ+ people to go about their daily lives.

These organizations proudly advocate for the abuse of LGBTQ+ young people through the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion therapy, and they have celebrated their role in influencing Texas to “investigate” parents who’re doing their level best to support their transgender kids.

They’ve succeeded in generating national debates about excluding transgender kids from school sports, banning medically necessary health care and even prohibiting restroom usage – all under a guise of “protecting young people.” But these debates are largely missing the point.

Transgender people are our friends, family members and neighbors. They work in the cubicle next to us at the office, and they pray next to us in our houses of worship.

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  • go_go_gadget@lemmy.world
    3·
    9 months ago

    But sure. Begging is our strength

    I would never suggest anyone beg for their right to live. I have no idea how you got that idea from what I said.

    • melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee
      13·
      9 months ago

      Money is begging. Its saying how much of a good boy you are. It will not save you, even if youre lucky enough to have it, even if the effects of widespread disinheritance and bigotry didn’t mean we statistically have less of it.

      • go_go_gadget@lemmy.world
        2·
        9 months ago

        Money is begging

        I’m not disagreeing with you but I’m having a really hard time grasping this perspective when literally nobody would consider gates, Bezos or musk to be “beggars”.

        • melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee
          13·
          9 months ago

          Oh, so you think peter thiel will save us?

          I think farther discussion here requires an explanation of what money fundamentally is that I’m far too high on all the wrong drugs to give eloquently, and I think you might have strong motivations to not hear anyway.

            • melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee
              13·
              9 months ago

              Edited this while you were responding, but:

              I think farther discussion here requires an explanation of what money fundamentally is that I’m far too high on all the wrong drugs to give eloquently, and I think you might have strong motivations to not hear anyway.

              I don’t think you tjinkmoney will save us though, I think you’re desperate to feel, for whatever possibly very sympathetic (possibly not)reason, to believe it will save you. I’m telling you it wont, but if you want me to explain, ask again when ive had sleep and/or different drugs.