J.R. said:
I have a very good friend who would be referred to as Trans. Anatomically female , but identifies as "they". No surgeries . One of the best hearted human you can meet. Why some of you sweat the small stuff is baffling to me. (fear) If people would actually take the time to meet and have discussions with someone who identifies as Trans you may have a better understanding of their situation. It changed my perception. Not all Trans folks want their pecker cut off and wants to participate in women's sport (which I'm aginn). We have bigger fish to fry in this country.
I would turn your own argument around and ask you: if we have bigger fish to fry, why does the radical left think this is THE hill to die upon? Why is men competing against women so important to the left? Why is exposing children to gay porn THE hill to die upon?
The problem we have currently is the gap between what I call legitimate people with gender dysphoria and men cosplaying as women. Virtually all legitimate trans people want to be left alone to live their lives not bothering anyone and not seeking attention.
What we have currently is a political-cultural phenomenon driven by two factors:
1. The money - once gay marriage was universally passed and generally accepted, the Gaystapo needed a new issue to stay relevant and keep fundraising. The "trans" was a convenient issue to keep the party going.
2. The culture - once being gay was no longer controversial, attention seeking people needed to stay relevant and be different, so becoming "trans" was an easy way to do that. Today, being gay is just so 1990s and boring, so the attention seekers need a new thing.
The "fake trans" rights movement is silly, anti-scientific, and irrational. There is a huge gap between treating folks with gender dysphoria with respect and love and pretending anyone that randomly declares himself "trans" is an actual woman and should be treated like a woman, especially when it harms real women and real girls. I is degrading to science, intellect, and the culture overall. It is exacerbated by the fact that Big Pharma and Big Trans is obsessed with mutilating children.