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"That’s why I’m at such pains to remind myself, and everybody else, that people like Stephanie do not represent the trans community."

Problem is, Steve, they do represent the "trans" community. Maybe they weren't elected to the position but in the same way that Trump Won Republicans represent their party and fundamentalst bigots represent American Christians, people like Stephanie are indeed its public face. They make all the impressions and they arouse the backlash you wrote about, affecting the innocent few who really are dysphoric.

Political progress for gays was held back for at least a generation by lewd separatists who sought and received validation by being as offensive as they could manage, and loud about it too. Yes one can be scholarly and precise enough to point out that the Stephanies don't really represent their community but, well, good luck finding anyone who has any other impression, aside from "woke" people who are every bit as obnoxious, policing everyone else.

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