[Shared404]

Aww, look at you making a throwaway to respond to my comments, it's cute :3

E: Removed the troll feeding bits.

[bennies4grojnd]

See, you know it doesn't really make any sense to call this hate speech, otherwise you wouldn't have deflected into accusations of trolling.

[Shared404]

Then come back with your real handle and we'll talk. If you're not willing to interact in good faith, it is only safe to assume that you are a troll.

[bennies4grojnd]

You are still deflecting.

[Shared404]

Ugh, fine.

> neither causes harm

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/transphobia#effect...

> Nor dehumanizes

Intentionally causing harm (see above) and pushing for it to be acceptable for others to cause harm is in fact dehumanizing.

I note you still fail to present any argument other than "I feel like you're wrong"

[bennies4grojnd]

So, let's say that someone (like a user of Twitter, or a writer for the Babylon Bee) points out that Rachel Levine, a public figure, is a man.

How does that actually harm him?

He's in an incredibly privileged position, and indeed has enjoyed male privilege for pretty much all of his life.

Should we avoid saying any truth that might slightly upset a public figure, or anyone really, just in case they feel a bit sad if they happen to hear it?

[Shared404]

It continues to drive the narrative that trans people are invalid, and also has knock-on effects for every trans person who reads that post.

> just in case they feel a bit sad if they happen to hear it

I recommend you read that source I provided again.

E: And a couple others -

https://mentalhealthcommission.ca/resource/transgender-peopl...

https://sci-hub.st/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32345113/ Good paper, but here's a sentence from the conclusion. > Findings underscore the importance of risk factors such as emotional neglect within the family, interpersonal microaggressions, and internalized self-stigma

In addition, what reason do you have to not respect a trans persons identity? Biological sex is already much _much_ more complex than just the XY we're taught in middle school. Klinefelter's and intersex people both exist, as do other blurred lines.

There's also nothing inherent about 'sex == gender' - transgender people have existed throughout history:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_history

Now then, unless you provide actually interesting input we're done here until you come back with your main :).