Imagine if there were people who kept saying, "I'm not homophobic, but I think gay men should be kept out of locker rooms so they don't assault straight men. And I also think gays and lesbians shouldn't be allowed to marry because that takes away from from straight marriages. Also I think they're converting the youth. Still, I support gays' right to exist."
And the mainstream press was like, "SEE? They're not homophobic. They even said so." That's where we are now with trans people.
@gocu54 @charliejane I don't think it's ever wrong to accept that you don't understand something.
It's also okay to ask others if you want or need help understanding, and that applies to anything. As long as you're making an effort to treat people with kindness and decency, I don't see any problems.
@gocu54 @charliejane I should clarify that I am cis-male (far from straight though), and not trans.
I'd like to hope that most of the LGBTQ+ community would agree with my comment. It's one of my firmest beliefs that as long as your treating people respectfully, that asking questions when you encounter something you don't understand is perfectly human and nothing to be ashamed of.
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