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frizzled

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5. Gay man here. Men are not women, even if they think they are.

Reply to JI7 (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 04:54 AM

Feb 2016

It's ironic this article claims people skeptical of "trans" must be homophobic considering all the coherent criticism of the concept comes from those with intimate personal experience with breaking sex stereotypes - women and homosexuals.

I think "transgender" does harm to gay people, as 'gender identity' has no other meaning than reinforcing sex stereotypes. Homosexuals have the right to love the same sex, which the concept of 'gender identity' undermines. The trans crowd would have me believe a woman who claims to be a man has the right to demand sex from gay men.

I have had people try to tell me that, as a woman, I am essentially just a body part (or pair of body parts), but never until now has that person been a feminist!

The author needs to learn what a definition is.

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Nothing Feminist about Bigots [View all] JI7 Feb 2016 OP

Thankfully, the TERF are a relatively small group and not widely respected. Behind the Aegis Feb 2016 #1

i think some of them were never really feminists either but suddenly bring it up as a way JI7 Feb 2016 #2

Totally agree with you there! Behind the Aegis Feb 2016 #3

TERFs are only slightly more numerous than NAMBLA members Gormy Cuss Feb 2016 #17

Interesting analogy. Behind the Aegis Feb 2016 #20

Here, let me be more clear: TERFs essentially are mythical creatures Gormy Cuss Feb 2016 #22

Except they aren't. Behind the Aegis Feb 2016 #23

"They are both used to dismiss legitimate causes" --exactly. Gormy Cuss Feb 2016 #26

I'd never met any TERFs or NAMBLA members. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2016 #25

K&R Solly Mack Feb 2016 #4

Gay man here. Men are not women, even if they think they are. frizzled Feb 2016 #5

nobody has a right to demand sex from anyone JI7 Feb 2016 #6

You are a bigot, gay or not. And I despise anyone who even thinks there exists a right to demand sex Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #7

The article doesn't say that people skeptical of transgender must be homophobic. Brickbat Feb 2016 #8

Wut Oneironaut Feb 2016 #9

The trans crowd would not have you believe any such thing. Iggo Feb 2016 #10

Wow, so not only are you grossly wrong about race relations but also ignorant of gender identity... Humanist_Activist Feb 2016 #11

interesting. i notice there is no response to all the replies JI7 Feb 2016 #14

This same poster argued for segregation and against laws... Humanist_Activist Feb 2016 #18

I'm thinking it could be a troll JI7 Feb 2016 #19

My gay friend who is transitioning begs to differ KamaAina Feb 2016 #12

Do you understand that there is a different between sex and gender? Adrahil Feb 2016 #13

Transphobic and in favor of housing discrimination gollygee Feb 2016 #15

could it be a JI7 Feb 2016 #16

I thought so and EarlG, well... Behind the Aegis Feb 2016 #21

Well at least you got the 500+ posts in before the flameout. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2016 #24