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There’s a lot of fearmongering on both sides. I think people already come to the table really amped up quick to throw stones.
Hear, hear on the forums part, though.
This. There’s a difference between asking for respect (I’ll use the name you want) versus fighting to call breastfeeding chest feeding.
Seriously, the world has bigger problems than to debate over language.
If the general public cared half as much about world hunger (or child hunger!) as it did about debating the definition about the word “women” the world would be a better place.
But do they hold more weight to rename how the 99.9% of the population is referred to?
it’s the latter that frustrates people IMO. I think if people focused on simple acceptance of themselves instead of trying to rewrite the social fabric, it would help.
Also, even though Hydrogen and Helium are by far the most common elements, oxygen is still a different element.
Assuming good intentions based on your other comments, but these things can elicit negative responses.
I don’t think most people would argue against medically intersex people identifying outside of traditional norms, which I would imagine is a small subset of people identifying as trans.
You ask questions rather than name call and finger point.
While I personally struggle with these new definitions and their potential cost to certain groups (someone pregnant like the post’s author), I feel like I can actually discuss and learn something new, and feel heard myself.
We need more activists like you.