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Re:Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeti... by mock-possum on Thursday August 11, 2022 @01:38PM (#32429227)
that's exactly the kind of divide-and-conquer approach that queer solidarity is a bulwark against though - whether you're gay, straight, bisexual, or trans, we all face a very particular kind of oppression having to do with sex and gender, and our best bet for countering that oppression is to have eachother's backs: if you're coming after trans people you're going to have to get through the rest of us first.

That's not dishonest, that's a strategic show of strength.

Re:Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeti... by jaywalk on Thursday August 11, 2022 @01:52PM (#32429413)
I'm not saying there's anything dishonest about LGBT people all banding together to show strength. I'm saying that it's dishonest to say that an LGB person who doesn't want to be lumped in with the T people is "anti-LGBT."

I'm not LGBT, but I do personally know LGB people who don't like the Ts being lumped in with them. They aren't anti-trans by any means, but they see it as a different thing that tends to distract from the LGB and causes more strife. I also know LGB people who share your philosophy and are perfectly happy to have the Ts onboard.

I'm just explaining my POV as an outsider.