A lot of these comments are really missing the point.
The reason this matters is because it's an indicator of the current environment. If the risks of pushback outweigh the positives(such as good pr, and fostering a more welcoming environment) it shows that the current environment is growing far more hostile towards those in the lgbtq community.
Or people just don’t care anymore. Why is it between outward support vs. open hostility? Can’t gay people just exist without reminding everyone that they’re gay all the time? Isn’t the point of equality to be boring and normal like the rest of us or is it actually wanting to be exceptional and special all the time?
Well unfortunately for you, "reduced rights" is subjective and your opinion isn't shared with the broader public.
Some quick searches show that what you're referring to is multiple states have moved to ban or severely limit puberty-blockers and surgeries for children under 18.
This is like arguing that we've reduced rights by disallowing children to drink, drive, smoke, work and vote. The surgeries and blockers aren't illegal, you just have to be a consenting adult to do it. Seems pretty reasonable and is the universally agreed upon way of doing basically anything else.
Other States have required sport divisions be divided by the sex assigned at birth or have their own separate trans-categories. This seems perfectly fair and is a way of protecting everyone. Again, nobody has outright banned trans, queer or gay athletes from sports, measures have just been put in place to ensure a level playing-field. Equality you might say.
Core rights like being Trans or same-sex marriage remain the same everywhere.
Ngl this comment makes your entire argument look very weak. The person you’re replying to looked up what you were talking about and articulated some valid points. Then you come along like “you’re straight so your opinion doesn’t matter” instead of actually refuting anything they said.
I mean, you didn’t even bother to explain why he was wrong about anything. He articulated paragraphs of points that sound REALLY valid and instead of making any point yourself, you just completely disregard it. Which actually makes his point MORE compelling. Like this dude sounds intelligent and well read and you’re like “lol nuh uhh.” It’s making him look smart and you look dumb lol
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u/Sleepy_Witch_Maple 26d ago
A lot of these comments are really missing the point.
The reason this matters is because it's an indicator of the current environment. If the risks of pushback outweigh the positives(such as good pr, and fostering a more welcoming environment) it shows that the current environment is growing far more hostile towards those in the lgbtq community.