Continue on, last thread here https://tattle.life/threads/gender-discussion-22.27721/page-51
It's a fetish or a paraphilia rather than dysphoria - 98+% of trans men (men who pretend they are women) will never have any surgery - they like to be 'girls' - Eddie Izard says he is in 'girl' mode some days - they just dress up as they think women should - usually like '50s starlets or hookersTo go back to the Stonewall definition on the previous thread - how can a person be transgender without gender dysphoria? I'm genuinely curious, how can you transition from one gender to another without feeling like you were born the wrong gender in the first place?! I can't make sense of it at all
I used to be on the TumblrInAction subreddit in about 2015 (back when it was mostly just for laughing at people who identified as anime characters and thought fitness requirements for firefighters were sexist and fatphobic), and a fair proportion of the users were medically transitioned people who were pissed off at all the 'stargender demigirls' on tumblr making them look ridiculous. Whatever your opinion on the cause and validity of identifying as trans, I think we can all agree that it sucks for anyone who's just trying to quietly get on with their life that the loudest voices claiming to represent them are these obnoxious AGP freaks.@Jayceedove just wanted to say I've found your posts interesting and thanks for being respectful. I've come across many what transsexuals over the years who have not once made a fuss or demanded to be included in women's spaces and it's sad to see where we're at now.
That's not the point though and never has been. A man being allowed to compete in women's sports is wrong. End of. What are people not understanding? Is it because they don't want to upset or offend anyone, is it willful ignorance? Because all I'm seeing is a man taking advantage and elbowing his way into women's sports and I've seen it time and time again - they want access to women's toilets, changing rooms, prisons, hospital wards, groups.. Its never going to be enough, is it?
Funny how this argument doesn't apply the other way, isn't it? Maybe Thomas should be competing in the biological males category despite having lower testosterone levels, because some people are always going to be at a disadvantage and "that's sports, buddy"That's not the point though and never has been. A man being allowed to compete in women's sports is wrong. End of. What are people not understanding? Is it because they don't want to upset or offend anyone, is it willful ignorance? Because all I'm seeing is a man taking advantage and elbowing his way into women's sports and I've seen it time and time again - they want access to women's toilets, changing rooms, prisons, hospital wards, groups.. Its never going to be enough, is it?
Exasperating honestly.Oh my...this person is insane. I am lost for words!!
It's ridiculous. Their argument never applies to Paralympic athletes (and nor should it) - oh, you've lost a leg? Well, you should still compete with athletes who have two legs because "that's sports, buddy!"Funny how this argument doesn't apply the other way, isn't it? Maybe Thomas should be competing in the biological males category despite having lower testosterone levels, because some people are always going to be at a disadvantage and "that's sports, buddy"
That's a point. If biological men can compete as women because it's how they identify, surely allowing people with BIID to start competing in the amputees categories follows the exact same logic?It's ridiculous. Their argument never applies to Paralympic athletes (and nor should it) - oh, you've lost a leg? Well, you should still compete with athletes who have two legs because "that's sports, buddy!"