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I think the key word here is respect. Just because others don’t agree with a certain stance doesn’t mean they should be victimised (and that’s on both sides).
Opinions help create a dialogue, and dialogue helps understanding and compassion.
Your agreement is not required. They are people. Also they are trans. It isn’t a stance. It’s a fact. Whether someone doesn’t understand it or doesn’t agree with it is absolutely irrelevant. It’s not about them and your personal opinion doesn’t get to ever override someone else’s life.
If you “don’t agree” with trans folks then you’re still a disgusting transphobe and I will hit you.
This is same as homophobes “disagreeing” with gay people, or the gay “lifestyle”. It was nonsense then, it is still nonsense now.
Here’s some dialogue: Punch transphobes
Punch your local Nazi too
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What’s the other side in the “both sides” here?
One side is fighting to exist so the other side is…
Lol, what ViCtImIzAtIoN are the LGBT doing to conservative assholes who hate them? Existing??
Calling this a BoTh SiDeS issueis stupid, and pretending that there are two legitimate sides to the issue, and not one legitimate side and a bunch of fuckers who hate them for existing is next level braindead.
Hey everyone look, it’s the Enlightened Centrist doing fascist apologia again!
Generally that would be true. The issue comes from the difference between opinion vs fact. “LGBTQ+ people are humans and deserve the same respect as everyone else” is a fact. And as long as some people can’t accept that fact, there can’t never be both sides.
Let’s say there are two kids, Adam and Brad.
Adam bullies Brad. He will hit Brad, destroy his belongings, and make mean spirited jokes about him.
When Brad tries to deal with Adam peacefully, it does not end well for him. Ignoring the jokes does not make them stop. Asking nicely for Adam to stop destroying his things does not work, nor does trying to hide his stuff or asking him to stop sternly. Trying to deescalate, walk away, or defend himself does not stop the beatings.
Brad asks authority for help. Authority tells him that Adam has a hard home life and to cut him some slack. They tell Brad that Adam will eventually stop on his own.
Adam does not stop after Brad tries his best to keep the peace. One day, when Adam hits Brad, Brad hits back.
Adam goes to authority and tells them that Brad hit him. Brad is now in trouble and gets punished by authority.
I do not believe this is fair. Brad was just existing and Adam did everything he could to make Brad’s existence pain. Brad did what he could to make Adam leave him alone, and it was necessary to eventually fight back. This is not “both sides.”
The problem with what you are saying is that there are many people that are fighting for trans people to not have the care they need, not have access to normal services, and not be safe in their day-to-day lives. While these are US-centric, similar things are happening in other countries too.
The trans folks are not fighting for a difference in opinion, they are fighting just to live their lives. Their asking politely, voting, and peaceful protests have not stopped their systemic stripping of their rights. If they ignore orders, such as using a restroom they are banned from, they might even go to jail or get murdered. The threat is not just staying, it is also growing. It cannot be ignored. I agree that peacefully resolving conflicts is the best, and ignoring conflicts that just don’t matter is preferable. But when it does matter and peace is not working, it is time to escalate.
“You should respect people who are of the opinion you shouldn’t exist” 🤡🤡🤡🤡
There is no “both sides” here. There is no opinion worth considering on the other side of someone’s right to exist.