GOP & Policies toward/treatment of Transgender & other LGBTQ Americans

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Lando said:
I think when it comes to things like the treatment of trans people. There are a lot of people that rely/relied on religion for community more than belief. As that community became less necessary people drifted away. And as that community became toxic they ran away. The research that the He Gets Us people did showed that the biggest problem their churches face is that many people consider Christians to be jerks (of course their solution is to argue against that rather than stop being jerks). There is a large group that isn't being swayed by anything Hitchens wrote or some change in belief. They just don't want to join the club.
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This is right, and that's why I favor Dems continuing to incorporate religious themes to messaging. Christians, of course, do not have to be jerks. Raphael Warnock is not a jerk. Of all the things you can say about him, being a jackass is simply not one of them. Barack Obama touched everyone when he sang, impromptu, at the Charleston funeral.

To all the people who think Christians are jerks: those are just the loud vocal ones who have a long reach because they have a lot of money because stupid people send it to them. Go to a UCC and see how many jerks are there.
 
superrific said:
This is sadly hilarious. You're using this as a distinguishing factor when this was one of the primary arguments put forth by your side in the gay panic. OMG we can't look favorably upon homosexuality because then you have gay men in locker rooms ogling straight men and assaulting them or harassing them etc. That was the argument. And now you're saying, "well, gay men in locker rooms is perfectly fine, but let's not let trans women into women's locker rooms."

And can't you see the bullshit stacking? What did anti-gay people used to say, when presented with comparisons to racial segregation and discrimination? "Oh, this is different. Skin color doesn't harm anyone, but gay marriage!" Now you're saying, "Gay marriage doesn't harm anyone, but trans!" Cut. The. Bullshit. Everyone can see right through you.

The fact that you now recognize that you were on the wrong side of gay marriage, but continue with this trans stuff -- it's really pathetic. Hey, here's an idea: if your instincts failed you so badly on gay marriage, maybe they are similarly failing you now! I mean, did you learn anything from the experience of being on the wrong side? Did it make you want to, oh i don't know, avoid being on the wrong side again? Apparently not.
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Ogling in a locker room/shower would be a problem if a trans person never walked the face of the earth. Let's take it easy with the straw man.

Since you seemed to have missed the point, here it is again:

What's happening now is that we are supposed to accept males playing in girls sports, males in women's restrooms, locker rooms and showers.
 
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ZenMode said:
Since you seemed to have missed the point, here it is again:

What's happening now is that we are supposed to accept males playing in girls sports, males in women's restrooms, locker rooms and showers.
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Um, I got that point. It's not complicated, and you've said over and over again.

The point being missed is that this has been happening for generations and it never affected anyone. What bathroom do you think transgender people have been using? Have you ever seen a person dressed like a woman in a male bathroom? I never have. And yet there have been "biological males" who dress as women forever. As I've said, it even features in multiple hit rock songs. Like, famous rock songs. Songs still listened to today. About trans people, and trans women in particular. And all this time that people have been aware of trans people, there have been zero incidents of trans women doing anything unseemly in women's bathrooms. Zero. I've never heard of a single incident.

I have heard of creeps who drill peep holes in bathrooms. Wasn't Erin Andrews' stalker doing that? But those are cis straight men.

So the point is that you've accepted "biological males" in women's bathrooms (and biological females in men's rooms) your whole life. You just didn't have outrage about it, because there was no panic about it.

And the other point also remains: the purveyors of discrimination always find some argument as to why the discriminated group is actually harming them, and then seek to justify the discrimination on that basis. And it's always bullshit. Surely we don't need to go through the litany of justifications that white people gave for slavery and Jim Crow and segregation, etc. See, they weren't discriminatory; they were just protecting white women from the savage black men coming to rape them. And then when the right-wingers turned their attention to gay people, same story: this isn't like with race; this is different; we're really being harmed now. And now the right-wingers are trying the same act again.

If you want to know how much right-wingers actually care about women's rights, read about the Equal Rights Amendment. We couldn't pass a constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal rights for women. The exact same people who opposed that are now the ones saying, "OMG we have to protect women from predators OMG"
 
superrific said:
Um, I got that point. It's not complicated, and you've said over and over again.

The point being missed is that this has been happening for generations and it never affected anyone. What bathroom do you think transgender people have been using? Have you ever seen a person dressed like a woman in a male bathroom? I never have. And yet there have been "biological males" who dress as women forever. As I've said, it even features in multiple hit rock songs. Like, famous rock songs. Songs still listened to today. About trans people, and trans women in particular. And all this time that people have been aware of trans people, there have been zero incidents of trans women doing anything unseemly in women's bathrooms. Zero. I've never heard of a single incident.

I have heard of creeps who drill peep holes in bathrooms. Wasn't Erin Andrews' stalker doing that? But those are cis straight men.

So the point is that you've accepted "biological males" in women's bathrooms (and biological females in men's rooms) your whole life. You just didn't have outrage about it, because there was no panic about it.

And the other point also remains: the purveyors of discrimination always find some argument as to why the discriminated group is actually harming them, and then seek to justify the discrimination on that basis. And it's always bullshit. Surely we don't need to go through the litany of justifications that white people gave for slavery and Jim Crow and segregation, etc. See, they weren't discriminatory; they were just protecting white women from the savage black men coming to rape them. And then when the right-wingers turned their attention to gay people, same story: this isn't like with race; this is different; we're really being harmed now. And now the right-wingers are trying the same act again.

If you want to know how much right-wingers actually care about women's rights, read about the Equal Rights Amendment. We couldn't pass a constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal rights for women. The exact same people who opposed that are now the ones saying, "OMG we have to protect women from predators OMG"
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Ok, so I've brought up sports, locker rooms and showers multiple times, today and previously when talking about trans women, and every time it gets dropped for reasons that are obvious - it's easy to focus on the least concerning aspect and ignore the ones that are the bigger issues as a way to paint the other side a neurotic and making mountains out of mole hills.

Ultimately, I don't care. I'm just pointing out how differently many Democrats treat the two sides.
 
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ZenMode said:
Ok, so I've brought up sports, locker rooms and showers multiple times, today and previously when talking about trans women, and every time it gets dropped for reasons that are obvious - it's easy to focus on the least concerning aspect and ignore the ones that are the bigger issues as a way to paint the other side a neurotic and making mountains out of mole hills.

Ultimately, I don't care. I'm just pointing out how differently many Democrats treat the two sides.
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Because you're making the fucking Rocky Mountain Range out of an ant hill. The sports issue is the most questionable and affects the fewest people. The other two are nothing. There is less of a threat in either case from a trans woman that a lesbian. You know that. Do women shower together these days, anyway?

Personally, I don't view either as sexual venues and I can't think of a place less discreet except maybe in the middle of the road.
 
finesse said:
Because you're making the fucking Rocky Mountain Range out of an ant hill. The sports issue is the most questionable and affects the fewest people. The other two are nothing. There is less of a threat in either case from a trans woman that a lesbian. You know that. Do women shower together these days, anyway?

Personally, I don't view either as sexual venues and I can't think of a place less discreet except maybe in the middle of the road.
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I'm not talking about a threat from trans women or men. I'm talking about the fact that males in female sports is a legitimate concern for some number of people. I'm talking about the fact that males in women's restrooms is a legitimate, even if minor, concern for some number of people. I'm talking about that fact that males in girl's/ women's locker rooms and showers is a legitimate concern for some number of people.

I'm also acknowledging the trans side of things. They want to use the facilities and play the sports of the gender they associate with.

The difference is how the feelings and concerns of the two sides are treated by the Democrats. The responses in this thread have been virtually nothing but downplaying and demonizing of only one side.

A Dem politician can't express a perfectly legitimate concern about males in female sports without his campaign manager quitting in protest.
 
Only one side is acting like a seminude body is sinful and an irresistible temptation to sex. Mostly, it's because, in the entire scope of problems in our nation, it's not one that deserves much time or attention. It only gets what it gets because of stupid gits.
 
ZenMode said:
I'm not talking about a threat from trans women or men. I'm talking about the fact that males in female sports is a legitimate concern for some number of people. I'm talking about the fact that males in women's restrooms is a legitimate, even if minor, concern for some number of people. I'm talking about that fact that males in girl's/ women's locker rooms and showers is a legitimate concern for some number of people.

The difference is how the feelings and concerns of the two sides are treated by the Democrats. The responses in this thread have been virtually nothing but downplaying and demonizing of only one side.
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Just using the word "legitimate" does not make it so.

What you've written here is almost precisely the position of the white preachers to which Letter From A Birmingham Jail was written. There are two sides with legitimate concerns. We don't want to rush things. Let's cater to the prejudices of the majority.

You're right that we don't treat these feelings the same way. They aren't remotely the same feelings. One of them is irrational hate masquerading as a sudden, out-of-nowhere concern with girls' sports. The other is a plea to be treated with basic dignity. At no point ever in my life will I treat those as equally valid, and I won't apologize for it because it's not wrong to do so. It's in fact right to differentiate hate from love.

It just boggles the mind that you can be aware of white people "concerned" about black people in their schools or pools, and straight people "concerned" about gay people grooming their children, and be aware that these are the same white people, and still characterize those concerns as legitimate.
 
Mulberry Heel said:
No doubt they're missing the point, and no doubt there are no easy answers in reality, but we all know that to Trumpers and the athletes complaining about this issue that it is indeed a very simple issue, and they don't care about the complexities or how it looks or if it is a step backwards for women's sports. They want transgenders barred from playing in women's sports, period, and won't be satisfied with anything else. And given where we are politically right now it's very likely that they're going to get their way, both in red states and probably even at the national level if our GOP President, GOP Congress, and GOP Supreme Court wants to push it, which given the effectiveness of attacks on transgenders in the presidential campaign they likely will.
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I doubt the Trumplicans and right-wing culture warriors want trans women banned from women’s sports.

Similar to the “border crisis,” “immigration crisis,” and the “fentanyl/opioid smuggling crisis,” the Trumplicans and right-wingers want trans women in women’s sports and the above crises as on-going urgent “problems” to rail against.
 
ZenMode said:
"The fuss is made up."

According to who?

While restrooms are probably the least concerning, you aren't in a position to speak for probably more than a couple of women, much less all women.

As I said originally, and as you reinforced with your "fuss" comment, there seems to be concern for the feelings and comfort of only one side of the issue on the Democratic side. I'm sure there are more Seth Moulton's that see the other side, but it seems to be rarely expressed in public or on TV/social media/chat forums, etc.

Yes, politics drives people to exaggerate and grandstand .
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The other side didn't care until they figured out how to make it a political issue and use the fear to drive people to hate all LBGTQ people.

Trans people have been going to the bathroom of their choice as long as there have been trans people. Why is it suddenly a concern? Why, because the right sees this as a way to get people who would normally be for individual rights to hate trans people by planting seeds of a fake fear and outrage that really isn't there.

These stupid fucking laws do nothing but hide the true agenda of the right, to outlaw LGBTQ people, by inciting fear in something that based on numbers and data is basically never going to occur.

Even with these stupid laws, how is one really going to tell if someone is a trans woman or just a woman that doesn't look overly feminine?

I've read of many more women being harassed for looking trans than actual trans women harassing cis women.

And don't bring up cis males who are pervs and pretending, that's not trans women's fault.

Those men are the problem, but I don't see the outrage toward them, wonder why?
 
ZenMode said:
Yes, Republican politicians are maximizing the rage for political benefit. That can be true and it can also be true that there is legitimate concern among voters on the right, center and left regarding biological men in women's areas. A lack of acknowledgement for that legitimate concern is an issue, IMO.
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Where does this "legitimate concern" come from?

Where is all the data supporting trans women assaulting women in public restrooms?

If there were data to support this, then you might have an argument. But since there really isn't, it's more that the right is pushing the fear than a real concern.
 
superrific said:
Just using the word "legitimate" does not make it so.

What you've written here is almost precisely the position of the white preachers to which Letter From A Birmingham Jail was written. There are two sides with legitimate concerns. We don't want to rush things. Let's cater to the prejudices of the majority.

You're right that we don't treat these feelings the same way. They aren't remotely the same feelings. One of them is irrational hate masquerading as a sudden, out-of-nowhere concern with girls' sports. The other is a plea to be treated with basic dignity. At no point ever in my life will I treat those as equally valid, and I won't apologize for it because it's not wrong to do so. It's in fact right to differentiate hate from love.

It just boggles the mind that you can be aware of white people "concerned" about black people in their schools or pools, and straight people "concerned" about gay people grooming their children, and be aware that these are the same white people, and still characterize those concerns as legitimate.
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"It just boggles the mind that you can be aware of white people "concerned" about black people in their schools or pools, and straight people "concerned" about gay people grooming their children, and be aware that these are the same white people, and still characterize those concerns as legitimate."

You're only making my point and are now escalating with ridiculous stereotyping. It's truly amazing the Democrats, like you, think that all Trump supporters are just a bunch of white, backward, racist, transphobic, xenophobic, homophobic hicks whose concerns are based in bigotry. It explains what I've been saying about how the feelings and concerns of the two sides are treated so differently, but doesn't make it any less amazing.

No skin off my back if the Democratic Party continues to try to burn itself to the ground by being so judgemental and out of touch with a significant portion of the country.
 
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finesse said:
A legitimate concern? Maybe. However, if this ever negatively affects .5% of people in the US directly and not because of feigned political outrage, I'd be surprised. I could start on the other million or so things that affect more people more directly but everybody can see it and you won't admit it. I don't expect good faith arguments from you so I seldom take you seriously. It's not like you offer much in the way of support of your positions other than anecdotes and a few heavily sanitized or out of context statistics.

However, you do amuse me so carry on.
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Exactly, the numbers don't support this legitimate concern.
 
ZenMode said:
It's truly amazing the Democrats, like you, think that all Trump supporters are just a bunch of white, backward, racist, transphobic, xenophobic, homophobic hicks whose concerns are based in bigotry.
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At no point did I say anything like that. There's plenty of bigotry to be found in respectable country clubs full of rich educated elites.

As for this discussion -- I mean, if the shoe fits, wear it. I've pointed out that this anti-trans bullshit is in fact bullshit and yet another chapter in a long line of "concerns" about minorities wreaking harm on majority populations who are not at all threatened. You have basically no answer to that.

And so then you go back to the hissy fit. Waah! You're not giving respect to my irrational bigotry! Waah! This is why you lose elections! Because people like me are so insecure about our own opinions, that when you point out our bigotry , we have no option but to vote for a bunch of grifting con men who expressly promise to destroy most of the national infrastructure that makes America what it is.i

Well, hissy fit away. You broke it, you own it. And when Trump runs the country into the ground, the liberals will again take power and we're still not going to respect your bigotry or acknowledge it as legitimate. Sort of like the gay marriage thing you now admit to having been wrong about. I'm confident you died on that hill just like you're going to die on this one.
 
UNCatTech said:
Where does this "legitimate concern" come from?

Where is all the data supporting trans women assaulting women in public restrooms?

If there were data to support this, then you might have an argument. But since there really isn't, it's more that the right is pushing the fear than a real concern.
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Again, it's not about just restrooms, though it seems pretty clear why posters want to bring it back to that.

It's also not just about the potential for assault. It's about women not wanting to change around strange males, walk around naked in front to strange males or shower next to strange males. There's apparently a limitless supply of concern for trans women's feelings and comfort and apparently none for the feelings and comfort cis women.

It's about people not being ok with men punching women in the face in the Olympics. It's about parents not wanting their daughters competing against males who have a clear strength, speed and athletic advantage.
 
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ZenMode said:
"It just boggles the mind that you can be aware of white people "concerned" about black people in their schools or pools, and straight people "concerned" about gay people grooming their children, and be aware that these are the same white people, and still characterize those concerns as legitimate."

You're only making my point and are now escalating with ridiculous stereotyping. It's truly amazing the Democrats, like you, think that all Trump supporters are just a bunch of white, backward, racist, transphobic, xenophobic, homophobic hicks whose concerns are based in bigotry. It explains what I've been saying about how the feelings and concerns of the two sides are treated so differently, but doesn't make it any less amazing.

No skin off my back if the Democratic Party continues to try to burn itself to the ground by being so judgemental and out of touch with a significant portion of the country.
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If you support these things, then all be it, vote for trump or the next maga installation.

If it's such a concern then you must vote for them, after all they are the ones telling you that there is so much concern, where's the actual data showing that trans women routinely attach people in the restroom? Where's the data showing that all immigrants coming across the southern border are murders and rapist?


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superrific said:
At no point did I say anything like that. There's plenty of bigotry to be found in respectable country clubs full of rich educated elites.

As for this discussion -- I mean, if the shoe fits, wear it. I've pointed out that this anti-trans bullshit is in fact bullshit and yet another chapter in a long line of "concerns" about minorities wreaking harm on majority populations who are not at all threatened. You have basically no answer to that.

And so then you go back to the hissy fit. Waah! You're not giving respect to my irrational bigotry! Waah! This is why you lose elections! Because people like me are so insecure about our own opinions, that when you point out our bigotry , we have no option but to vote for a bunch of grifting con men who expressly promise to destroy most of the national infrastructure that makes America what it is.i

Well, hissy fit away. You broke it, you own it. And when Trump runs the country into the ground, the liberals will again take power and we're still not going to respect your bigotry or acknowledge it as legitimate. Sort of like the gay marriage thing you now admit to having been wrong about. I'm confident you died on that hill just like you're going to die on this one.
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Thanks again for helping prove my point. Like I said...all the concern for the feelings, comfort and rights of trans women and basically none for cis women or parents of females.

Keep the fire going. Burn it down, buddy.
 
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ZenMode said:
Again, it's not about just restrooms, though it seems pretty clear why posters want to bring it back to that.
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Yea, some people keep bringing us back.

I was responding to this, There are two sides to the trans/bathroom/locker room /shower issue. The only concern I see expressed is concern for the side of the incredibly small minority (trans). How it makes them feel. How they want to feel comfortable, I didn't bring up the topic again.

And pretty much anything I've said is true for bathroom/locker/shower.
 
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