The cynic in me says some people are better off coming back as a flag though. I have met people where honestly the best thing they could do is die for their country but that's not a nice thought.
i have a bleeding heart but i also like career advancement
TaraDactyl
21:59
can't speak to that, but I think that's a really awesome gig
Dkk
21:59
Depends on the rights they advocate for. Gotta save the time you throw yourself into the fire for something you believe in cus you usually only get one shot.
Dkk
22:00
Honestly with the Trump administration, it's probably not the right time based on what I know about your beliefs.
TaraDactyl
22:00
Or it's the most important time to do so.
Dkk
22:02
That's another factor. If you have a cause you have to keep momentum up with the cause. Your choice wasp.
I think the whole trans rights movement has really overplayed their hand in the last 8 years or so. I think people are fed up with that and several other things. The whole movement is gunna be dead for at least 12 or so more years.
dk trans people are one of the most vulnerable populations in society and respecting their rights is a watershed moment for what equality looks like in america maybe for the next century
TaraDactyl
22:05
dkk... i'm going to assume you're cisgender and have very little idea what's happening in queer politics/lives. but you really could not be more wrong
Dkk
22:05
Things are gunna just be as they are for a while. Law is going to be passed and it's going to take many years to get the laws removed.
TaraDactyl
22:08
i certainly hope not. anti-trans laws kill.
Dkk
22:09
It matters less what actually is happening. It matters more what people perceive and they do not perceive the trans rights movement in a positive light. I do think trans people should have the right to affirm their gender but their is too much stuff with children, too many people who want to create a third gender, and too much publicity about it. It is good to have publicity but it's too much talking about it. It has to be a third tier issue for a while and then it can come back. It's not going to work as an issue on the same level as like the border or spending or abortion right now. Especially when the Abortion issue has not been worked out.
TaraDactyl
22:11
Just by the way you speak about a "third gender," I can tell you really don't know anything about the trans rights movement. You're actually proving your point about public misconception, just not in the way you meant to.
TaraDactyl
22:12
Anyways, while you're pretending trans rights have to sit on the backburner, I'm working with queer kids every day so they don't off themselves.
No, something more localized. I run queer support projects for the district I teach in
TaraDactyl
22:13
I would LOVE to work with the trevor project though
Dkk
22:14
Sure, it's fine if you disagree with my opinion. Again, I hate this habit of yours of just assuming other peoples intent or that they don't know what they are talking about. Sure you can say I don't know what I am talking about because I am cis or whatever but it's completely immature, doesn't make sense, and is annoying.
TaraDactyl
22:15
Can't be more annoying than a rando on the internet saying your rights aren't important.
Dkk
22:15
I never said that. Again. I hate how you mischaracterize.
TaraDactyl
22:15
*says offensive thing about oppressed group* HOW DARE YOU CALL ME OUT FOR THAT
Dkk
22:17
You are offended by me talking about what I perceive the situation is. This is why the trans movement is failing.
TaraDactyl
22:17
Because your perception is flawed and shows that you're willing to talk about something you've put no effort into understanding. There's mansplaining, I guess now there's cis-splaining
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