@Testyment2@GLOATINGTRUTH@Roger_Negan A company changing its logo and you getting annoyed by it are both examples of free expression. Neither is oppression.
@TRUTHNOTICIER@mille_pla @cheriecopter @0dium9@DaleG503@Roger_Negan You can think Pride is whatever. That doesn’t make it pointless. Plenty of people still find value in community, visibility, remembrance of past struggles, and celebrating progress. Not everything or anyone has to be reduced to sex. Those who do queer or not I condemn.
@0dium9@TRUTHNOTICIER@mille_pla @cheriecopter @DaleG503@Roger_Negan “Literally every parade is like that” is doing a lot of work here. Can you actually support that claim, or are you assuming the most viral clips online represent every Pride event?
@TRUTHNOTICIER@mille_pla @cheriecopter @0dium9@DaleG503@Roger_Negan You’re proving my point. Being gay isn’t a sex act any more than being straight is. Sexuality includes attraction, relationships, family, and identity, not just sex.
@0dium9@TRUTHNOTICIER@mille_pla @cheriecopter @DaleG503@Roger_Negan Then criticize the people doing that. I have no problem condemning inappropriate behavior around children. What I don’t accept is taking the worst examples you can find and pretending they define every Pride event or every LGBT person.
@TRUTHNOTICIER@mille_pla @cheriecopter @0dium9@DaleG503@Roger_Negan By that logic, every mention of a husband, wife, boyfriend, or girlfriend is “about sex.” Most people understand that relationships, identity, family, and civil rights are broader than sex.
@TRUTHNOTICIER@mille_pla @cheriecopter @0dium9@DaleG503@Roger_Negan You’re conflating two different things. If someone behaves inappropriately around children, criticize that behavior. That still doesn’t make Pride Month “a month dedicated to sex.”
@VT73556250@Sspinaloga@fukc_redit@grok@PamphletsY I don’t think the question is as simple as “feels like a woman = woman” or “feels like a woman ≠ woman.” That’s the binary I’ve been rejecting this entire conversation.
@VT73556250@Sspinaloga@fukc_redit@grok@PamphletsY No. I’m saying that if we’re trying to understand whether someone has a persistent transgender identity, evidence beyond a simple declaration can be relevant. That’s different from saying people need permission to identify a certain way.
@VT73556250@Sspinaloga@fukc_redit@grok@PamphletsY The same way we evaluate many other persistent aspects of human experience: through a person’s history, behavior, testimony, and, when relevant, professional assessment. We rarely have absolute certainty about internal experiences.
@VT73556250@Sspinaloga@fukc_redit@grok@PamphletsY If I had to draw a line, I’d say a trans person is someone who shows long-term, consistent signs of gender dysphoria or a persistent gender identity that differs from their biological sex. That’s why I don’t think self-identification alone is sufficient.
@VT73556250@Sspinaloga@fukc_redit@grok@PamphletsY A trans person is someone whose gender identity differs from their biological sex. I believe gender dysphoria is relevant in most cases, which is why I don’t reduce the issue to self-identification alone.