[pwdisswordfishd]

There's not really a unified "anti-trans movement", as different people have different reasons for opposing this.

Like for instance you mention homophobia:

> that the previous anti movement (homophobia) has effectively failed

But one of these reasons for rejecting the ideology of "trans" is because it's homophobic.

Consider the conventional understanding of homosexuality: a sexual orientation directed exclusively towards others of the same sex. The "trans" belief system overwrites this definition to instead be those who are attracted only to others with the same "gender identity".

This means that a "trans woman" (male sex) who is only interested in "cis women" (female sex) would be a lesbian by this new definition - which effectively erases homosexuality in its original understanding, by including heterosexuals. In this case straight males.

In the past few years, LGB organizations have been springing up to counter this new type of homophobia. Often driven by or allying with feminists, who have their own set of reasons to be critical of "trans".

[pstuart]

> There's not really a unified "anti-trans movement", as different people have different reasons for opposing this.

Sure, lots of factions there but the GOP makes trans fear-mongering a cornerstone of their platform: over 600 anti-trans laws in the past 10 years (https://translegislation.com/learn). I haven't bothered to check but, I wager that virtually all of them were put forth by politicians with an R by their name.

> But one of these reasons for rejecting the ideology of "trans" is because it's homophobic.

Ideology of trans? Is it like a mutation of the communist virus?

And speaking of mutations, bravo on twisting my statement on homophobia into some squirrelly critique that justifies your fears.

Regardless, my statement stands that this fear of yours (and others) has been weaponized and politicized very effectively but is ultimately on the wrong side of history.

Again, I have no literal or figurative skin in this game, other than living in a world where ignorance and hate have been weaponized.

[pwdisswordfishd]

The Republican aversion to "trans" is the type that's built around promoting conservative gender roles, and is only a small part of the bigger picture of opposition.

It's different in other countries. In the UK, for instance, most of the pushback has been from grassroots feminist organizations who point to the misogyny and sexism that's been enabled and promoted by "gender identity" beliefs being woven into policy and law.

We do see it being challenged in this way the US too, from the left, e.g.

- https://karadansky.substack.com/p/why-i-think-were-much-furt...

> Ideology of trans?

The regressive belief that women and men are defined as "gender identities" rather than based upon the material biological reality of sex.

> And speaking of mutations, bravo on twisting my statement on homophobia into some squirrelly critique that justifies your fears.

It's not fear, this is reality. A couple of examples of this homophobia:

- https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/04/03/trans-activists-shu...

- https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-57853385

> but is ultimately on the wrong side of history.

I doubt it. The right side of history surely cannot be one that destroys every female space and erases homosexuality in the name of "progress".