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Gaywallet (they/it) ( Gaywallet@beehaw.org ) MA to LGBTQ+ · 6 months ago

I’m Supposed to be Visible Today — But Why?

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I’m Supposed to be Visible Today — But Why?

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Gaywallet (they/it) ( Gaywallet@beehaw.org ) MA to LGBTQ+ · 6 months ago
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Every year I wonder if visibility and joy are the same thing. And every year I am more and more convinced that the answer is no.
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    Dude, I wasn’t saying you aren’t supportive enough. Just, that you are taking up too much space! This day is (was) literally meant to be a celebration of trans people and their struggles and you try to make it about yourself. So yes, it would be exactly the right occasion to for one day validate us. And if you don’t want to, then just shut up.

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        Siiiiiiiiiiiigh

        Why are the cis like this

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          By this logic, anyone who isn’t Black shouldn’t talk for all of Black History Month. It’s an absurd expectation.

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              You’re still saying your supporters have no right to a voice unless they’re exactly like you. That is a very slippery slope, since, ostensibly, the point of a day of awareness is to promote conversation. That’s exactly the sort of argument people make to oppose trans rights in the first place.

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                  Then what are you saying? Because from my perspective, you’re trying to proclaim activism without having taken Activism 098.

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        Your anecdotes are cute but I think you’re kinda missing the point where it’s very explicitly about trans voices.

        With friends like you who needs enemies?

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            Read what I said again, slower, and ask yourself why asking for a space for our voices to be heard feels like an attack to you.

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                🥺 okay then buddy, grow up?

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                    No my thesis is you’re playing the victim card and it’s fucking pathetic.

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        Wtf? Are you trying to berate us how to fight for our rights now?

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        I take back my previous comment about you trying to be an ally. This attitude is hostile to trans people. Wake the fuck up.

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