jessica by the bayDec 19, 2022

This is your year non-trans folks. This is the year

to be the one to call out grandma for misgendering your non-binary cousin,

to point out how fucked up your uncle’s transphobic jokes are, or

to tell your mom that her excuses for deadnaming someone aren’t good enough.

It’s time to make this your problem. How are you going to stand up for trans people this holiday?

Show threadEric McCorkleDec 19, 2022
@rooster I don't know whether this already exists, but I'd be interested in an effort to identify the most effective pro-trans/pro-lgbtq arguments and rhetorical devices.
Show threadjessica by the bayDec 19, 2022
@emc2 I don't know, but I do know we underestimate the power of a well placed "that's a really fucked up thing to say"
Show threadTerrafied Kestrel Dec 19, 2022
@rooster @emc2 Exactly. Also, for older ones, a quick drive-by "Isn't that the same thing they said about gay people in the 80s?" is a heck of a bullet. You don't even have to engage in a full argument. Whatever they come back with is just "It just sounds exactly like what they said about gays in the 80s is all." And then drive on past. (because, hint, it is. And this hits older ones hard because they will remember either fighting that or being that and learning better or giving up.)
Show threadJulia
@terrafiedkestrel @rooster @emc2 I’ve used this one a few times works like a targeted missile for anyone over 40
Dec 20, 2022 at 3:28amWeb