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Re:MIT Faculty Votes for Statement on Freedom of Expression ... by rented_mule on Monday December 26, 2022 @01:53PM (#34140567)
> they may not agree with different life choices

I don't know what you intended, but phrasing it that way is a literal denial of the existence of trans people. Transitioning is a realization of who the person has always been, not a "life choice" to suddenly be someone different.

Denying the existence of something and not wanting something to exist are not exactly the same thing, but there is a lot of overlap. Again, I don't know what you intended, but many people pointedly use the word "choice" around this topic. Your phrase would be more accurate if it said "they may not agree with different life experiences" or "they may not agree with different lived realities". Those are decidedly more cutting than the phrasing you used.

Re:MIT Faculty Votes for Statement on Freedom of Expression ... by sixQuarks on Monday December 26, 2022 @05:39PM (#34142698)
Phrasing it the way you are is a literal denial of the existence of conservative people, because having conservative viewpoints is a realization of who the person has always been, not a life choice.
Re:MIT Faculty Votes for Statement on Freedom of Expression ... by roflyear on Monday December 26, 2022 @07:58PM (#34143695)
The person has always been a trans person. Like a gay person has always been gay. If conservatives don't believe that, them being wrong isn't a denial that conservatives exist.