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J W's avatar

I'v been blown away by the trans discourse on disabled women like Henrietta. Disabled people have sat quietly by for a number of years now, as the trans community (wrongly) claim to be the most marginalised, most excluded, most powerless people on the planet. It's been galling, but whatever. Disabled people know who they are and aren't looking for public validation for their 'identities'., and have just shrugged along with the whole thing. I did think however that the trans community would have some general respect that other communities may, no matter how quietly they go about it, have some claims of their own to make. But no, TRAs are merciless. No one's needs come before theirs. Not even a women paralysed from the chest down, who requires care for the most basic and intimate of needs The violent misogynist attacks on Henrietta for standing up for her right to same sex care have left me dumbfounded. How did we get here?

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"I did think however that the trans community would have some general respect that other communities may, no matter how quietly they go about it, have some claims of their own to make."

Wishful thinking when it comes to trans activism unfortunately. As you say, nobody's needs come before the activists'. It's the purest expression of narcissism I've ever known.

I desperately want more reasonable trans people to speak up. I know they're out there. I see them on Twitter from time to time, and even chat to them in my comments sometimes. And in person I'v never met a trans peon even a tenth as unreasonable as many are online. But they're terrified of the backlash if they pspeak up. And I've seen first hadn't how nasty it can be.

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J W's avatar

"It's the purest expression of narcissism I've ever known".

Yes, and to see these narcissists capturing institutions like Planned Parenthood and the ACLU is just scary.

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