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Transphobia is a problem. Trans denial, gender essentialisim, chromosome blaming, Female-to-Male erasure, and comparisons to dolphins abound. We're here to fight the bigots, transphobes, and TERFs of the world~

This subreddit is where people link instances of transphobia on Reddit (or elsewhere on the internet), for the expressed purpose of politely educating either the person linked, or the people who could be reading their misinformation.

Transphobia is a problem. Trans denial, gender essentialisim, chromosome blaming, Female-to-Male erasure, and comparisons to dolphins abound. We're here to fight the bigots, transphobes, and TERFs of the world~

This subreddit is where people link instances of transphobia on Reddit (or elsewhere on the internet), for the expressed purpose of politely educating either the person linked, or the people who could be reading their misinformation.

Happy Hunting!

Note: Please do not vote in linked threads, aside from in comment chains you're directly participating in. Doing otherwise misrepresents the views of the community being linked, and if anything hides transphobia problems where they exist - which isn't exactly productive. Thanks!

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HI

who is still active in this group?

2 Comments
2019/11/02
04:24 UTC

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Daily Stormer promotes myth that children will be forced to become trans, and that mosgendering shouldn't be a crime.

https://donotlink.it/ZvLN

For now, the hags are simply encouraging gender dysphoria by promoting it in the culture and in the schools, but they’re not forcing the kids to switch genders. And as of now, all the cases seem to have at least one parent who decides to put the kid on hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Most of the time, the father objects and we get a situation where it’s taken to the courts and the courts gag the dad.

Because gender affirmation works! https://genderanalysis.net/2018/04/what-michael-laidlaw-gets-wrong-about-transgender-youth/

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2019/04/30
21:57 UTC

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TERFs are awful. Here are some hateful quotes I received from them when I argued against transphobia on the subreddits r/detrans and r/GenderCritical

WARNING!!! SEVERE TRANSPHOBIA DOWN BELOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Trans activism comes with a cost. TERFs are now harassing me and I don’t know what to do.

I thought that “detrans” was a subreddit without GC-theory and hate, but turns out it is ruled by angry and transphobic GC-theorists and TERFs. The mods over there even blocked me when I posted a list of hateful comments I got from their allies aka people from the subreddit r/GenderCritical.

I am currently suffering from severe gender dysphoria, depression and anxiety. The hate I have received yesterday and today has definitely made things worse. Everything just feels so horrible right now and therefore I now ask you for your support and encouragement to continue.

And btw, I am a living proof that TERFs are making trans people suicidal, anxious and depressed. They are evil and Reddit staff need to act against them before it is too late. This goes especially for the subreddit r/GenderCriticial. Someone on that subreddit wrote a post about me and how awful I am for being a questioning AMAB and trans person. And in the comment section over there people misgender me and threats me. This is horrible. Apparently this is what you get when you try arguing against transphobia.

Here are some of the hateful comments about me on r/GenderCritical:

“Yes, you ARE A SEXUAL FETISHIST, ONE STEP AWAY FROM PEDOPHILIA.”

“If I see you come out of a Women’s bathroom I will kick your face in :), it’ my human right.”

“Trans is a cult.”

“Trans is mental illness.”

“You are mentally ill.”

“You need help before you shoot up a school.”

“I must say I really hate you and the bs you have come here to spout.”

“Just shut your fucking mouth already, you ignorant fuck.”

“No, you can kindly go fuck yourself.”

“You think God is ok with liars? No wonder your worldview is so fucked up. You are a man. I am a speaker of truth.”

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2019/01/03
19:23 UTC

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"One Of Us" | High School LGBT Short Film

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2018/04/18
12:31 UTC

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Got 5 golds for defending transgender children in r/news

9 Comments
2016/06/25
01:10 UTC

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TW Favorite YouTuber crossed the line and I'm devastated.

Hey, I'm not really sure if this is the right place to do this, but I just watched one of my favorite YouTuber's newest videos and it had some pretty blatant transphobia in it that made me sick. He instantly became my favorite because of his personality, and has slowly and gradually become somebody I look to every single day for a bit of happiness.

I unfortunately have to click unsubscribe. He started with fat shaming, which has increasingly gotten worse, and has now moved on to the "chicks with dicks" stuff. I literally loved him and his content, and for once I thought I'd give it a shot and not instantly go off of my gut with it.

Here's the thing, I don't want to shame him, I don't want to put his name out there because even though I know he's ignorant, I think it's just that: ignorance. Maybe somebody else knows who I'm talking about? He reacts.

Anyway, I didn't know where else to post and I'm actually heartbroken, over a youtuber for fucks sake lol.

2 Comments
2016/05/19
00:31 UTC

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"College Kids Say the Darndest Things: On Identity"

2 Comments
2016/04/21
03:09 UTC

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Old Gregg and Transphobia/Racism

Hello, all. I'm a beginner cosplayer and I've been a fan of the Mighty Boosh character Old Gregg for some time now. I wanted to cosplay as him until a friend I'd spoken to about it advised me that the character is both transphobic(the mangina part, especially) and racist(the green face paint, big red lips, voice, et cetera.)

I would still like to do the cosplay because of the time and money I spent putting it together, but if I'm going to wind up walking around like a living parody of real issues, I'm not so sure. I am a white, heterosexual male and have no issues with people of any sexuality or gender identity, so the last thing I want to do is make someone that doesn't know me feel that I'm mocking them for this reason or the other.

Is it possible to wear this cosplay and somehow not come off like an absolute jackass for doing so?

2 Comments
2016/03/21
18:05 UTC

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Pink News comments never used to be this TERFy

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2015/09/05
11:41 UTC

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Catholics on Catlyn Jenner. TW

5 Comments
2015/06/09
15:23 UTC

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Pretty much this entire thread. Someone in a comment chain even called homosexuality a mental illness.

7 Comments
2015/05/19
19:46 UTC

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Transphobe gets gender and sex backwards, retaliates by talking about beating up trans kids

6 Comments
2014/11/06
22:49 UTC

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Fallon Fox, a MMA fighter and a trans woman won her latest fight. They're discussing her gender status over on r/MMA

0 Comments
2014/09/15
09:57 UTC

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Roseanne Barr retweeting TERFs...

This got a RT from Roseanne:

Please note the membership in the @WomensLibFront is for female-born women only. Please respect our intention and our desire to mobilize.

Screenshot of thread for those interested in not visiting it, color coded censorship for an easier read.

I don't follow her, just checked it out because someone pointed me to it. I don't know how to even attempt to help here. Roseanne is followed by a quarter million accounts (I won't say people as it could be bots) and thankfully the only ones replying to it are against the exclusion. I can't grasp what she means here:

Any type of social justice movement is USELESS w/out paying attention to the needs of specific GROUPS of people. Women, LGBT, etc

And it's good that you think unity is great, but that avoids any discussion of power/privilege w/regard to race, class, sex, etc

I'm not sure how a woman born male is experiencing any privilege from being out...

3 Comments
2014/08/13
10:05 UTC

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A message I sent to the feedback form for a chain of truck stops.

I'm gonna keep the name of this truck stop chain private pending a reply to the message.

Department: Customer Service
Thank you for contacting [chain]. Here is a copy of the request you made.
Name:
Ms. Kristy [redacted]
Address:
[redacted]
City:
[redacted]
State:
[redacted]
Zip:
[redacted]
Email:
[redacted]
Phone:
[redacted]
Date of Visit:
7/5/2014 10:00:00 AM
Location Visited:
[redacted]
Comments:
I'm a transgender woman, a truck driver, and a local resident. Today I came home on home time and parked my truck at the [truck stop] in [city], which is closest to home. I went inside and went into the women's bathroom. While I was waiting in line to use the restroom, a female employee came in and escorted me out of the restroom, then told me that I was not allowed to use the restroom. When I asked her why, she said that I was making everyone uncomfortable. She did not offer any alternative. I then bought a refill and a hotdog, returned to my truck to get my laptop, and went to the [fast food] restaurant inside the [truck stop] to sit down and use the Internet. While I was in [restaurant], the manager of the restaurant came and explained what had happened. On my last home time, someone or some people complained about me using the ladies' room. The lady who spoke to me about it was supposed to offer me the use of a shower room when I needed to use the bathroom, but that is not an offer I find acceptable. I refuse to be segregated from other women because I am transgender. For what it's worth, the [restaurant] manager was sympathetic, but has no power over what goes on in the [truck stop].

I spend a lot of money at truck stops. I have no control over where my company tells me to fuel up, but when it comes to my own money I spend more at [this truck stop] than at any other truck stop in the country. All I ask is to be able to use the restrooms without harassment or discrimination, without being segregated or being told I can't use the restroom because I "make everyone uncomfortable." I expect the employees of [the truck stop], and the management and executive levels of the company, to stand behind me as a human being who does not deserve to be discriminated against.

I wish I had gone over this a bit more because I found some wording that I'd change, but I'm not going to edit it here except to remove identifying information.

EDIT: formatting

6 Comments
2014/07/05
19:04 UTC

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This is why we can't have nice things. I've already messaged the mods, so PLEASE do not brigade this.

0 Comments
2014/06/20
20:55 UTC

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I had a run-in with a TERF (details in comments)

6 Comments
2014/06/06
09:46 UTC

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"...enough to send me into sobbing fits like a triggered genderqueer member of tumblr. "

The commenter is talking about asian horror movies vs western ones.

Seriously? So identidy issues are laughing matter? And don't get me started on the trigger warning attitude most of Reddit has.

1 Comment
2014/05/31
23:20 UTC

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