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
  • 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.