Nex Benedict died one day after a fight in a school bathroom. Their mother Sue Benedict tells Bevan Hurley that the gender fluid teenager endured more than a year of abuse simply for being who they were
  • helenslunch@feddit.nl
    241·
    9 months ago

    so it’s okay for trans people to use the bathroom of their gender as long as they don’t look like they’re trans.

    LOOOOLOLOL That was your argument, not mine.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      252·
      9 months ago

      No it wasn’t. At all. I think trans people should use the bathroom of their gender period.

      But then I don’t think being trans is a choice.

      You didn’t answer my question- is being gay a choice?

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
          202·
          9 months ago

          Sorry… are you now saying that being trans is a choice because some people pretend to be trans? Also, how exactly do you take advantage of women by pretending to be trans?

          This is some weird TERF shit.

          • helenslunch@feddit.nl
            221·
            9 months ago

            You didn’t answer my question-What was your argument if not that women would be uncomfortable because he looked like a man? That’s some weird TERF shit.

            • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
              201·
              9 months ago

              Women wouldn’t be uncomfortable because he looks like a man.

              He is a man.

              Women would be uncomfortable because a man would be forced to use their bathroom.

              I’m not sure why this isn’t clear to you. Oh, wait, yes I do, because you think being trans is a choice, like so many bigots before you.

            • HopeOfTheGunblade@kbin.social
              12·
              9 months ago

              Sorry, can you unpack exactly what you think being trans is, please? You’ve gestured in a couple of directions this thread, but I’d rather have a direct explicit answer than trying to infer it and possibly be wrong.

        • BreakDecks@lemmy.mlEnglish
          103·
          9 months ago

          No. But people don’t go around pretending to be gay to take advantage of women.

          Oh, you’re just a bog standard conspiratorial TERF. It’s all making sense now.

          • helenslunch@feddit.nl
            111·
            9 months ago

            Sure bud, just slap labels on people and ignore them. I suppose that’s much easier than having a conversation about protecting children.

    • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      32·
      9 months ago

      just dont go around pretending like bathroom rules got this kid killed.

      Had they been allowed to use the other bathroom they wouldn’t have been beaten to death by girls in the girls bathroom, would they?

      • helenslunch@feddit.nl
        28·
        9 months ago

        They were a trans girl. 🤦‍♂️ And they could have been beaten anywhere.