About trans rights:
They're a wedge issue. If you think it's okay to deprive trans people of the right to exist in the public sphere then you're saying human rights are conditional and/or can be withdrawn. Which puts you on a slippery slope to no human rights for anyone.
When you trace the roots of the modern anti-trans movement they boil down to some combination of bigotry and billionaire bullshit— the oligarchs think rights are for the rich.
So: trans-rights are human rights. No exceptions.
@cstross I will admit, I find some of this stuff to be unsettling, but I also think that I have no right to control such things nor does anyone else.
If people want to be trans for example, that isn't my right to control.
No one should get in the way of this.
Not only does it serve nothing worthwhile but humans should be able to decide what they want to be.
And for those conservative nutcases, they should be aware that some people will stick to their beliefs no matter what.
They should know about this given their delusional beliefs of supporting a tyrant and denying reality so much.
Trying to stop people from being who they want to be permanently especially is like trying to make water not wet.
it just aint going to happen.
Btw, I fully expect some people from different beliefs to find my various beliefs strange.
i also heard it said that 20% of people will always be at odds with you.
So there's that.
@skedarwarrior this is such an invalid & naive concept
If people want to be trans
we "chose" to have been born this way in the same way that lefthanders & redheads & green-eyeds "chose" those birth characteristics.
@MsDropbear42 @cstross Think I know why I was confused about this.
When people know they are trans, it happens later in life so unlike having a sexual part, hair color, eye color which happen at birth.
That's prolly why I got confused so much in this issue
@skedarwarrior @cstross um... no. i'm really unsure from where you're getting your info, but it's just not right.
before i go any further, i'd like to clarify this point, to avoid any doubt. i'm not trying to argue with you, but instead am genuinely trying to help you understand, given you expressed some interest in the topic by joining the thread.
that said, atm i'm unsure if you do want to learn more from me or not, so rather than waste my time writing more info that you might not want, pls let me know your preference. if you've had enough, no worries. if you would like to understand the mistakes in your last post, let me know & i'll happily explain more.
@MsDropbear42 @cstross Not sure what else I need to do on this, other than remember what you guys just taught me.
Sadly despite me not being old, I still don't remember as much as I should.
But yeah, that's my main problem on this and other issues.
Charlie Stross
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