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tacocat  ·  1701 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: It's the International Trans Day of Visibility. I'm Trans. Ask Me Questions?

These are all good points. I blew my top at kb over the topic of transness. Besides just trolling on my part I remember him mentioning Kaitlyn Jenner as an example of progress in the wider culture. True I guess. But umm, like, I don't think most trans people would have chosen her as the first trans Vanity Fair cover girl. She's not a great ambassador to the community.





ilex  ·  1701 days ago  ·  link  ·  

On the one hand, she's quite imperfect; on the other, I try not to overly disparage the trans folks who are willing to be vocal and use their resources to push for making things better even if they aren't doing a great job of it. It's the loud pushy folks who make it possible for me to be quieter and unobtrusive and yet still have a decent life.

tacocat  ·  1701 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Your voice is more important than mine and I try to just stay out of the conversation now. Sorry kb. I was very drunk

Bad ambassador or not the south park version of her makes me want to force those dudes to eat dog shit

Apropos of nothing you or anyone interested in queer history might enjoy this

https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net

ilex  ·  1700 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Eh I'm not here to tell you what to think :)

The entirety of south park's "hahaha it's funny when people care about something it's cool to just not give a fuck" really just annoys the shit out of me.