@mos_8502
I mean, by context I know this wasn’t your intent so please don’t take this as an attack, but it’s hard for me to see this and not trip over the analogy comparing me to an animal.

How about a simpler retort:

“Because trans people are human beings worthy of dignity and respect”

@knbrindle @mos_8502 Visual imagery is a feature of metaphor, not a bug, you can't replace it with an abstraction and claim that it serves the same purpose. Richard the Lionheart was also compared to an animal but I don't think he ever complained.