We should only be concerned about those who don't let all kinds of different people exist.

We should rename homophobia or transphobia to "Judgingthatdiscriminates"

Because that's often what it is. It's not people seeing a homosexual going "HELP!! IT'S A TRANS Person! RUN!!"

Or "I HATE TRANS! I HATE TRANS" protests chasing after trans people with fire and chop sticks.

It's. The favourite teacher who always compliments her students. The expert surgeon who has saved thousands of lives. The everyday polite office worker. The mom bestie. The children's book worldwide famous author.

And the same good people say: "Others are transphobic, but not me, I'm just concerned / disliking / dissaporoving / against / not a fan of / having some opinions"

I can have so many things in common with people and they can have hundreds of good qualities that I look up to, but then they are discriminating and fearing an entire group of people who had fought for centuries to be able to exist and be respected just like you and me.

And those concerns, dislikes, or opinions, are in fact, discriminating a group of people who whether or not you understand it, exists like the rest of us.

That is what transphobia and homophobia is. Now I know some will feel targeted, I'm not here to judge. I'm here to inform. According to my experience most transphobia is just misinformation. Someone have been told rumors or made up stats and it made them fear /judge the trans community.

You don't have to do that anymore.

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BlueVeins · 22-25

@helsbels blocked me lol

some people are just so scared of empirical reality

Queendragonfly · 31-35, F

@BlueVeins Then I know her stance. She don't care to learn. She just wanna stay phobic.

Queendragonfly · 31-35, F

@BlueVeins I should have reported her comments yesterday when she compared transgender people to dogs being in the same room as cats, to "naming a label on yourself" and to "making up a religion" since it's hateful and harassments. I forgot that. But she is reported for what she has said here.

helsbels · 31-35, F

@Queendragonfly Do you recognise the person who wrote the things on this thread?

Are they transphobic opinions?

https://similarworlds.com/thoughts/unpopular-opinion/4635025-JK-Rowling-Whats-your-opinion-about-her

helsbels · 31-35, F

@Queendragonfly

But she is reported for what she has said here.

👍 I'll let you know how that goes

Queendragonfly · 31-35, F

@helsbels Why did you block the people who showed you clear arguments on why you are transphobic, and basing your entire view on an innocent group of people, on fears?

helsbels · 31-35, F

@Queendragonfly Because I don't want to spend the rest of my day having a conversation about this. He's already unblocked tbh because I was just frustrated.

helsbels · 31-35, F

@Queendragonfly He is saying the same thing as me, which is what is annoying. We have segregation by sex for a reason, and tw and tm cause a problem, for their own safety and rights and those of others. But raising that point, objecting, asking a question gets shouted down as hate.

Queendragonfly · 31-35, F

@helsbels Then don't. We don't expect people who's terrified of transgender people to ever wake up any time soon.

This post isn't for you. It's for those who mean well but was insecure and believed in misinformation making them judge / be concerned about trans people's impact on this world. I was such a person. I believed JK Rowling wasn't transphobic. I didn't have all the information. But now I do.

If I can overcome my fears. So can others. That's who this post is for.

helsbels · 31-35, F

@Queendragonfly Why do you not answer any of my direct questions, as I have done for yours? What specifically have I said that is harrassing and hateful of transpeople?

What do you think of your own comments you made, like the one where you laughed and agreed with my 'dog and cat' analogy that you seem to be offended by now?