I'm just always wondering about then being pro trans and pro-governement that is very anti-queer, I just can't.
MeanwhileOnGrad
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Meanwhile On Grad
Documenting hate speech, conspiracy theories, apologia/revisionism, and general tankie behaviour across the fediverse. Memes are welcome!
What is a Tankie?
Alternatively, a detailed blog post about Tankies.
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Tankies and typical extremists always think they'll be spared, or considered 'one of the good ones'
Never, under any circumstances, use the phrase "you people" unless you're in the mood for everyone in the universe to act like you just lost the argument.
Imagine not being able to tell the difference between "I don't believe half of their users are trans" and "I don't believe in their users being trans".
Demographics isn't transphobic. Using trans people as a shield from criticism is.
EDIT: I looked over the October survey. The graphs aren't the cleanest but the data is there: 15% of all asked identified as trans, with another 9% as trans non-binary. A sample size of 600 to the 2300 monthly users is also really good, so the data ought to be very representative.