This community is housed on an instance run by two trans women, focused on the needs of the queer and gender diverse community.
We allowed 196 here because we were promised the community is queer and trans inclusive.
If you’re here it’s because you’re aggressively supportive of trans folk. Not middle of the ground, not “just asking questions”.
If your response to that is, “yes, but…” then this isn’t the instance for you, and by extension, this isn’t the community for you.
tl;dr - Unambiguous support and inclusion, or fuck off somewhere else.
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Edit - I changed the phrase "aggressive support to “unambiguous support”, as there was some confusion over the intent behind my previous phrasing.
TTH4P ( @TTH4P@lemm.ee ) English182•2 years agoAggressive support given!
detectivesniffles ( @detectivesniffles@lemmy.ca ) English65•2 years agoWHATS THAT SORRY I CANT HEAR YOU IM CRANKING THE HOG RIGHT NOW TRANSPHOBES GTFO (DISRESPECTFULLY) 🏳️⚧️
Zoop ( @Zoop@beehaw.org ) English97•2 years agoHELL YEAH 💖
Rozaŭtuno ( @Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English85•2 years ago“Not gay as in happy, but queer as in fuck you!”
TRANS RIGHTS
kopper [they/them] ( @ShittyKopper@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English10•2 years agoafter seeing this for a brief moment i forgot lemmy supported headings in markdown and assumed it started supporting MFM
i’ve been spending too much time on
calckeyfirefish
ombremad ( @ombremad@kbin.social ) 82•2 years agoThank you so much. We need that more than anything right now — where transphobic content tends to be the default on the web.
If this is the time to go full aggressive for our rights, count me in!
(And if you’re here to passive-aggressively complain about how you « don’t care about people’s sexuality » and making everyone notice you’re leaving — let me be very active-aggressive in saying « good fucking riddance » to you.)
akari ( @akariii@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 1•2 years agoheheh, i like this comment
alternative_factor ( @alternative_factor@kbin.social ) 70•2 years agoThere was transphobia in 196? HOW?
Unmarketable Plushie ( @unmarketableplushie@pawb.social ) 42•2 years agoOne of the mods made a post about how this comment being really creepy about trans men’s bodies somehow wasn’t transphobic and then deleted it after people started calling them out lol
LeylaaLovee ( @LeylaaLovee@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 31•2 years agoThank you for providing good context on this thread. The original comment was ass, but not important overall. If the mod hadn’t decided to explicitly defend it, this wouldn’t even be a conversation. This entire discourse would have been avoided if it wasn’t for a shitty mod post.
Nedankinde. This is an issue we all care about, after all.
Aesthesiaphilia ( @Aesthesiaphilia@kbin.social ) 20•2 years agoMost people seem to agree it wasn’t transphobia, but here’s the context: https://lemmy.world/post/1893561
There was some transphobia that came crawling out like usually happens when a trans topic starts getting active, but they got shut down pretty quickly
There was some transphobia that came crawling out like usually happens when a trans topic starts getting active
That is what prompted this post. It happens every single time trans stuff comes up. There is no space for it here.
- Juno ( @Juno@beehaw.org ) English2•2 years ago
I was thinking about this in the context of a conversation I was privy to recently boiled down it was basically “I don’t have a problem with trans people But…sexually assaulting kids is bad But…teaching sexual orientation to 3 year Olds is bad”
I don’t want to have to feel like I need to “just leave”
alternative_factor ( @alternative_factor@kbin.social ) 12•2 years agoThe post seems transphobic in a “chaser” sort of way to me, not trans though.
LeylaaLovee ( @LeylaaLovee@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 22•2 years agoIt seems very “chaser” to me. In other comments, the poster mentioned how he was attracted to “post op trans women and pre op trans men”. Grouping those two demographics together in this way will never be seen as not chaser.
AdmiralRob ( @AdmiralRob@lemmy.zip ) 4•2 years agoWhat does chaser mean?
LeylaaLovee ( @LeylaaLovee@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 15•2 years agoSomeone who fetishizes trans people. You find trans people hot? That’s totally fine, you can have preferences. But grouping post op trans women and pre op trans men sexually is saying that they’re being viewed as women regardless of their identity.
If you wanna fuck a trans person, it should be because you’re attracted to them. Maybe you like boobs and penis together and that’s fine. Maybe you like a masculine chest and a vagina. You can be attracted to a certain intersection, even if that intersection is a straight one. But fucking them because they’re trans and exotic is chasing. If you like women, fuck trans women. If you like men, fuck trans men. But don’t just randomly flip them around like there’s no difference to you.
AdmiralRob ( @AdmiralRob@lemmy.zip ) 2•2 years agoThank you. It was my first time hearing the term.
persolb ( @persolb@lemmy.ml ) English13•2 years agoHonestly I didn’t realize this was a trans community. I thought ‘196’ was just some random number like the ‘4’ in 4chan. 196 just had good content. The fact it’s inclusive is just a bonus.
Yulia ( @ShaggyDemiurge@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English9•2 years agoIt’s not a trans community per se, it’s more of a more trans-friendly shitposting community. Like, I think, even now majority of posters aren’t trans. And majority of content is not trans-themed, it’s not traa. It’s a good place if you don’t want to see only trans-themed memes, but also don’t want to see transphobia
tanja ( @tanja@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English58•2 years ago100% based; Was already worried where this community was headed
BLÅHAJ Lemmy W
Gormadt ( @Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English53•2 years agoHello, Based Department, we’ve got another Based Community here.
Trans rights are human rights!
PersnickityPenguin ( @PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee ) English53•2 years agoDamn
straightqueer.I’m just your run-of-the-mill white cismale dude, but I know several trans people in real life including an old friend of mine and a 7-year-old kid across the street from me. Everyone deserves respect and dignity of life.
tetraodon ( @tetraodon@feddit.it ) English21•2 years agoEveryone deserves respect and dignity of life.
That’s it. Nothing to add.
Signed: another run-of-the-mill cismale dude
GrapefruitDoggo ( @GrapefruitDoggo@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English47•2 years agoMaking all the transphobes come out of the woodwork to get banned with this one~ Appreciate everyone’s unambiguous support <3
Rhabuko ( @Rhabuko@feddit.de ) English47•2 years agoI’m mostly just a lurker in this community but here I go: Trans rights are human rights 👍
Lionir [he/him] ( @Lionir@beehaw.org ) English47•2 years agoSad to hear that’s been happening on Blahaj. Full and unambiguous support from me! 🐝
It hasn’t been happening on Blahaj as such. The transphobes come from other instances, but have been posting their BS here
Lionir [he/him] ( @Lionir@beehaw.org ) English25•2 years agoRight, that’s what I imagined. If there’s anything I can help with or if you just want to vent, feel free to DM at any time on Matrix
Nyla Smokeyface ( @Nyla_Smokeyface@beehaw.org ) English43•2 years agoIt’s comforting to know that this community is intolerant of transphobia
Milk ( @Milk_SDF_Possum@lemmy.sdf.org ) English2•2 years agoAnd intolerant of anyone who doesn’t agree with all they say.
agent_flounder ( @agent_flounder@lemmy.one ) English13•2 years ago“agree”… bruh. This doesn’t concern you. Just let them be and keep it shut ffs. You don’t have to tell them how you don’t “agree” with them. What’s not to agree with anyway? You going to disagree with ADHD when you don’t have it and don’t know shit about it? Maybe walk a mile in someone’s shoes before you decide you’re the arbiter of their experiences. Or better maybe realize there are other perspectives and experiences and the world is better when you listen and learn and stow it?
Baut [she/her] auf. ( @BautAufWasEuchAufbaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English12•2 years ago“They”
mask off moment
thisbenzingring ( @thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org ) English36•2 years agoI don’t subscribe to this community but I found your post in the top of my feed. And want people to know, you have my support. I think it’s awesome that you’re able to build this community.
I’m not going to be aggressive in any online discussion but I am very sensitive to the situation. My brother was a gay man who had lots of difficulties and ultimately took his own life. I will always wonder if society was different, if he’d still be here.
So I will never shy away in real life. I promised the memories of my brother to always be that change that is needed. I will be that cis dude who takes the time to try and change people who show me their bigotry.
I know people in real life who have transitioned. It’s a very difficult process and anyone who feels that they need it, they should have access to it. The look of being comfortable in one’s own skin afterwards is absolutely observable. I can only do what I can do but you will always have an ally in me.
such_lettuce7970 ( @such_lettuce7970@kbin.social ) 8•2 years agoI’d hug you right now if I could.
detectivesniffles ( @detectivesniffles@lemmy.ca ) English36•2 years agoWHAT THE FUCK (RESPECTFULLY) FUCK UNAMBIGUOUS SUPPORT AGGRESSIVE SUPPORT TILL THE DAY I DIE MOTHERFUCK*R 🏳️⚧️
Both are welcome, but unambiguous is the minimum requirement. You’re more than welcome to go above and beyond :)
agent_flounder ( @agent_flounder@lemmy.one ) English36•2 years agoTrans people are regular, real people. Like my college friend. Or my wife’s HS friend. Or that one kind soul I worked with once.
I’m so god damn sick of all the hatred and lies and bullshit and murder and sadistic laws against trans people.
I loudly applaud any space that actively supports trans people and gives them a place free from hatred and assholes.
- EremesZorn ( @EremesZorn@beehaw.org ) English12•2 years ago
The fact that they need a space away from everyone else, and the fact that this post even had to be made, is a testament to mankind’s inhumanity to man. People are people, but there’s an unsettling amount of people that can’t see past creed, color, sexuality, and so on.
I’d say it’s a monument to our own hubris as well. We’re the most advanced civilization that we know exists, but still can’t seem to treat members of our own society right.