Edit - I changed the phrase "aggressive support to "unambiguous support", as there was some confusion over the intent behind my previous phrasing.

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[–] Darthjaffacake@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's not what I'm talking about and yeah there's no middle ground on the fact trans people should have human rights. I'm not sure how to put this into words but pretty much if you live in a place where you can't see trans people around you (as in trans people not being allowed to be free and safe in public) it's hard for people to just get a grasp on "this person exists and is trans and is a person" thats the big milestone. Getting people recognised as people. A while before i dated her i didn't understand how to feel comfortable with the idea (much of it was through fun memes supporting trans stuff in non-toxic ways). But my point is that showing that trans people exist and are normal is really important for the world right now, we need the people in the middle ground to know that your rights are being violated and something needs to be done because the middle does change that vote the most.

[–] lupuspernox@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah I don't know any trans people irl so everything I know about them is from 196. I was in no way anti-trans before I started lurking. I would have considered myself the "middle ground" because of my unfamiliarity with it, not because I wasn't sure if they should or should not have rights. I really think this whole post needs to be rephrased because it would have turned me away back then.