The concept of being trans is a relatively new thing, by historical timelines.
The historical record for what we would now call transgender people goes back over 4,000 to Ancient Babylon. And that’s just the written historical record.
Yeah, we just called trans folk hermaphrodites or transexuals or some other words than we use now. Language has been fluid but the concept is not new. Hell, I grew up familiar with it and I was pretty naive.
Hermaphrodites are a completely different thing. They are not trans, well I guess they could be but hermaphrodite is not what people used to call trans people.
Ah fuck, I knew someone would be around to pick on that.
Trans rights in Western culture is a new thing we gotta fight for. Fuck me, gay rights is a relatively new thing we still gotta fight for. Didn’t read my post? Were you not around when gay marriage was a sticking point? Like, 15-years ago? I know goddamned well the concept has existed since we were monkeys.
Your comment is a perfect example of why conservatives hate holier-than-thou liberals. Pick up a rifle or STFU.
Sorry, but the attitudes you expressed have directly hurt the trans community in recent years. Hell, in the recent Skremetti case that saw the erosion of trans rights, even the liberal justices were completely ignorant about just how far back in time trans people go. The idea that trans people are a new phenomenon is directly harmful to our rights and safety.
Look, fine if you want to LARP as an armed defender of freedom. But ultimately you’re just playing dress up. You may style yourself a defender of the rights of minorities, but you’re giving advice that is only applicable to someone in your position. 2nd Amendment rights effectively do not exist for members of many minority groups. What you’re allowed to get away with because you’re a middle aged cis white guy will result in members of other groups getting immediately shot by police.
Say fucking what?! LGBT people have been a major gun purchasing demographic since Trump 1.0. Didn’t get the memo? /r/liberalgunowners was flooded with gay and trans folks asking for advice on purchases and training and safety. That’s anecdotal, feel free to find sources on your own. Such articles and stats are an all-you-can-eat buffet.
And yeah, I got privilege, shitloads of it. I know this, so do not fucking dare come at me like I’m sheltered! If I can use that privilege to support the less privileged I’ll do so, with out without your permission. Two seconds after Florida legalizes open-carry, I will be at the protests with a slung AR and my .45 on my belt. Don’t want to do it yourself? I’m 100% fine with that, would not ask that of anyone else. But if we’re at the same event, expect the police to act as a polite peace-keeping force, because of me and people like me.
Yes, being armed in the face of opposition can certainly result in getting killed. They’re going to kill LGBT folks as is. Guessing you weren’t around for the onset of the AIDS epidemic? They purposefully let that shit run buck wild, did nothing, because it was a “gay disease”. If you want to curl up in a ball for fear of your life, get on the trains and beat the rush.
Some of you people are so goddamned insufferable you turn away your own allies, the very people who would stand with you. Always looking for a fight, always looking for ideological purity. Well fuck you in particular, you will not turn me away from human rights.
The historical record for what we would now call transgender people goes back over 4,000 to Ancient Babylon. And that’s just the written historical record.
Democracy was also an old concept. But democracy didn’t get popularized until very recently.
Yeah, we just called trans folk hermaphrodites or transexuals or some other words than we use now. Language has been fluid but the concept is not new. Hell, I grew up familiar with it and I was pretty naive.
Hermaphrodites are a completely different thing. They are not trans, well I guess they could be but hermaphrodite is not what people used to call trans people.
Ah fuck, I knew someone would be around to pick on that.
Trans rights in Western culture is a new thing we gotta fight for. Fuck me, gay rights is a relatively new thing we still gotta fight for. Didn’t read my post? Were you not around when gay marriage was a sticking point? Like, 15-years ago? I know goddamned well the concept has existed since we were monkeys.
Your comment is a perfect example of why conservatives hate holier-than-thou liberals. Pick up a rifle or STFU.
Maybe edit the wording in the post to clarify that instead of writing this response.
I can’t edit my posts. Asked around and no one is sure why. Browser doesn’t matter, it’s my account!
Sorry, but the attitudes you expressed have directly hurt the trans community in recent years. Hell, in the recent Skremetti case that saw the erosion of trans rights, even the liberal justices were completely ignorant about just how far back in time trans people go. The idea that trans people are a new phenomenon is directly harmful to our rights and safety.
Look, fine if you want to LARP as an armed defender of freedom. But ultimately you’re just playing dress up. You may style yourself a defender of the rights of minorities, but you’re giving advice that is only applicable to someone in your position. 2nd Amendment rights effectively do not exist for members of many minority groups. What you’re allowed to get away with because you’re a middle aged cis white guy will result in members of other groups getting immediately shot by police.
Say fucking what?! LGBT people have been a major gun purchasing demographic since Trump 1.0. Didn’t get the memo? /r/liberalgunowners was flooded with gay and trans folks asking for advice on purchases and training and safety. That’s anecdotal, feel free to find sources on your own. Such articles and stats are an all-you-can-eat buffet.
And yeah, I got privilege, shitloads of it. I know this, so do not fucking dare come at me like I’m sheltered! If I can use that privilege to support the less privileged I’ll do so, with out without your permission. Two seconds after Florida legalizes open-carry, I will be at the protests with a slung AR and my .45 on my belt. Don’t want to do it yourself? I’m 100% fine with that, would not ask that of anyone else. But if we’re at the same event, expect the police to act as a polite peace-keeping force, because of me and people like me.
Yes, being armed in the face of opposition can certainly result in getting killed. They’re going to kill LGBT folks as is. Guessing you weren’t around for the onset of the AIDS epidemic? They purposefully let that shit run buck wild, did nothing, because it was a “gay disease”. If you want to curl up in a ball for fear of your life, get on the trains and beat the rush.
Some of you people are so goddamned insufferable you turn away your own allies, the very people who would stand with you. Always looking for a fight, always looking for ideological purity. Well fuck you in particular, you will not turn me away from human rights.