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I've learned more here about transphobia than gender dysphoria leftstreet Aug 2013 #1
It's absolutely maddening. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #2
I have learned that being ambiguous about the pronouns is kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #30
Why would you be "ambiguous" about the pronoun? noamnety Aug 2013 #213
I AM NOT WILLFULLY REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY GODDAMNED THING. kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #215
There are good ways and bad ways to respond to these things. noamnety Aug 2013 #224
+1000000 Jamastiene Aug 2013 #226
Sorry, I'm not buying it. You're a veterinarian, right? Heidi Aug 2013 #247
reading and writing comprehension Supersedeas Aug 2013 #256
Must have disheartened you LittleBlue Aug 2013 #3
I hope I'm not included in this Xipe Totec Aug 2013 #4
what's weird for me is that I've only seen one thread. I guess that means I have the right people on liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #5
I just logged on to read the latest. Maybe I was unlucky. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #6
you don't have to. I've seen how some of these posters can get regarding other topics. I can liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #7
All it takes is for an open minded person to meet a transgendered.... alittlelark Aug 2013 #8
i've never met a transgendered person (edited ... opps, wrong, it was no big deal that i forgot it. shireen Aug 2013 #202
I'm sorry for you and your child to have to see this enigmatic Aug 2013 #9
... William769 Aug 2013 #10
sorry u had to see that here at du Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #11
All of us who are trans* Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #12
Hugs Catherina Aug 2013 #126
The BOGers get pretty dirty sometimes when defending the president Doctor_J Aug 2013 #13
Manning will be remembered positively long after Obama has become a mere footnote in history and HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #23
Oh bullshit... trumad Aug 2013 #63
What Manning taught us about our government is no small thing. another_liberal Aug 2013 #77
First off---He is a he.... trumad Aug 2013 #80
SHE. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #83
May she soon be free . . . another_liberal Aug 2013 #87
You are confusing me with others on this string. another_liberal Aug 2013 #90
One more voice for sanity... whathehell Aug 2013 #211
One can be whatever one wants if they need to be free, grandpa. East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #219
In your head, perhaps whathehell Aug 2013 #231
In red areas and your yard. East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #232
Sure.. whathehell Aug 2013 #234
You do understand that she is transgender and that she wants to go through the transition process. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #233
Yes, I do understand that whathehell Aug 2013 #236
Well that is rude. If a person is transgender and has not completely transition you still call the hrmjustin Aug 2013 #237
Well, that is your opinion, not mine. whathehell Aug 2013 #238
If you were in front of a person who is transgender that has not fully transition would you still hrmjustin Aug 2013 #239
If I were in front of that person whathehell Aug 2013 #240
If you had a friend that wanted to be refered to as she and she was not completely female yet would hrmjustin Aug 2013 #241
That's a tough one.. whathehell Aug 2013 #242
What is a delusion? hrmjustin Aug 2013 #244
According to the dictionary, whathehell Aug 2013 #245
I know what the wrod means, I was asking about what you said. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #246
You asked me what a delusion was whathehell Aug 2013 #249
This message was self-deleted by its author hrmjustin Aug 2013 #250
I am going to bed. Had a bus day today. If you wish to discuss further I will can. Good night. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #251
Good night. n/t whathehell Aug 2013 #252
I'll be honest, I alerted on this post for calling transgendered people delusional... Humanist_Activist Aug 2013 #258
Get some education FloridaJudy Aug 2013 #259
You get some education.. whathehell Aug 2013 #261
Two points FloridaJudy Aug 2013 #262
Maybe you belong in Florida after all. East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #218
What Manning taught us is mostly what we already knew. If you were born before 1950 all of these kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #82
I knew some things about how we really conduct our foreign affairs. another_liberal Aug 2013 #86
That is a persistent LIE at DU. bvar22 Aug 2013 #206
this is not about politics DonCoquixote Aug 2013 #124
Agreed. I was responding to the poster who referenced the BOG playing HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #129
That's rich coming from you. great white snark Aug 2013 #67
You really hate BOGers. It shows all over you. DevonRex Aug 2013 #71
I don't think you understand what hate means, LWolf Aug 2013 #95
indeed. I am deeply disappointed in the president and those who Doctor_J Aug 2013 #130
I understand it quite well, thank you so much. nt DevonRex Aug 2013 #181
I am not a fan of that Puglover Aug 2013 #106
Well, I have been banned from LGBT group due to a little skirmish awhile back Doctor_J Aug 2013 #139
Shoot me a PM and I'll chit chat with the other hosts. Puglover Aug 2013 #201
Thank you Puglover. DevonRex Aug 2013 #216
God almighty Devon. Puglover Aug 2013 #221
What has the President got to do with the price of eggs in China? treestar Aug 2013 #120
Are you trying to make up new acronyms on your own? You have to go through the committee dude- snooper2 Aug 2013 #142
BOGer = Birth Only Gender? Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #179
Worst comment I've ever seen here was let stand 3-3 cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #14
I've alerted two posts. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #18
there is something funny going on with SwampG8r Aug 2013 #36
There has to be Aerows Aug 2013 #46
I alerted a transphobic post yesterday and got it hidden and MIRT'ed steve2470 Aug 2013 #61
being a quiet sock would not work totally hfojvt Aug 2013 #94
many of those SwampG8r Aug 2013 #111
You have to be logged in to be selected for jury. For your theory to work ... Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #176
good points SwampG8r Aug 2013 #230
Sad. I had a comment hidden from a non-serious thread for using the word "teleprompter"!! 7962 Aug 2013 #73
Teleprompter? Teleprompter! Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #180
Careful!! 7962 Aug 2013 #185
This may just be the free-flowing nature of DU Doctor_J Aug 2013 #146
juries lean intolerant. I asked Skinner about it CreekDog Aug 2013 #147
I didn't have a problem with it when we found out about Chelsea Hydra Aug 2013 #15
Sadly, not much surprises me anymore. morningfog Aug 2013 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author Cronus Protagonist Aug 2013 #17
met my first transgender person a couple months back dembotoz Aug 2013 #19
Met my first transgender 30 years ago when I shared an office. Everyone was cool about it. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #65
Agreed. I've never met a transgender. That I KNOW of. 7962 Aug 2013 #76
I worked with a transgender gal Skittles Aug 2013 #153
I really Tien1985 Aug 2013 #204
You're right. Sorry about that. I was probably posting too fast, which is a reason, not an excuse. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #210
I wish there were a better suffix than "phobic" thesquanderer Aug 2013 #20
Yup. Transphobia ISN'T a phobia. eggplant Aug 2013 #115
Phobic can also be a suffix for something that is repelled OnlinePoker Aug 2013 #163
And the people who tell off the bigots get posts hidden. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #21
see my reply 36 think about it nt SwampG8r Aug 2013 #37
A pediatric surgeon I knew changed genders... Octafish Aug 2013 #22
I've always believed that people should mind their own business. pacalo Aug 2013 #24
Yep get the red out Aug 2013 #114
I haven't seen a single one, which means I must have all the little piggie transphobes on ignore. Zorra Aug 2013 #25
I risked a hide telling one of the fuckers what I really think. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #100
Yup, first sign of that, and I never have to see them again! It works well for me, too. freshwest Aug 2013 #227
I know this will sound cliche, but I have two dear friends who are transgendered. Flatulo Aug 2013 #26
I agree with you. Myrina Aug 2013 #102
Yeah, I think some people believe that tolerance is enough, and in many cases it is, but Flatulo Aug 2013 #109
One of my good friends from the Malloy board was born with both genders.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #27
The posts here broke my heart! I can not imagine how hurt you must feel. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #28
I hope the world your child grows up to see Ken Burch Aug 2013 #29
Some of us are here for you theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #31
This might help someone out there damnedifIknow Aug 2013 #32
I'm so sorry you and your child endure such bigotry. myrna minx Aug 2013 #33
May we all become educated and compassionate toward all fellow human beings. n/t Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #34
Unlikely, but we can hope. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2013 #122
When Manning released their pictures an OP was made. joshcryer Aug 2013 #35
see reply 36 nt SwampG8r Aug 2013 #38
and I'm not shocked by you continuing your unfounded smear campaign cali Aug 2013 #135
Chance of serving on a Jury: 0% ...looks like that poster has some issues. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #200
I'm not sure that Catherina is homophobic or against transgenders from that OP. Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #143
It was outrage over calling it a mental illness too. Neoma Aug 2013 #148
Did Catherina say that? I'd definitely like to know if so.. Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #157
She posted the article that said it It is at the end of her OP. Neoma Aug 2013 #159
Okay, thanks. This is mis-communication; Catherina is not homophobic but the army is, etc. Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #166
Yeah. Neoma Aug 2013 #167
Hence the conversation-starters :) Communication, not reaction. Thanks! Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #169
josh, that is simply not fair. Concern for the ramifications of that photo's release from segments hlthe2b Aug 2013 #144
Just when I think you may have a decent bone in your body. Bonobo Aug 2013 #149
I think you misunderstood Catherina's post maddezmom Aug 2013 #150
But the prosecution didn't release it....the defense did. The fact that she refused to acknowledge msanthrope Aug 2013 #177
I thought the defense used the pictures at the trial but the Army posted it....regardless maddezmom Aug 2013 #189
The Army is under a FOIA order, filed by the press and supporters of Manning, who wished msanthrope Aug 2013 #190
Thanks for the info maddezmom Aug 2013 #192
I happen to think that Skinner, EarlG, and Elad are fucking geniuses. And I don't say that lightly. msanthrope Aug 2013 #193
The only problem is some maddezmom Aug 2013 #194
They are soooooooo clever....nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #199
Dude, you're just way out of line. Neoma Aug 2013 #161
your post is disgusting and purposely misleading. nt xchrom Aug 2013 #174
...and then there is a mass of your self deleted posts ...to avoid getting them hidden? n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #196
That seems to be a blatant misrepresentation of the situation, to put it mildly. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #203
I got the impression it wasn't transphobia, but poor fact checking... Violet_Crumble Aug 2013 #260
Can you give it a rest? Yesterday was enough as evidenced by the snappyturtle Aug 2013 #209
K&R from a gay man. nt livingwagenow Aug 2013 #39
I must be truly gifted. I haven't seen a single hurtful post here. Half-Century Man Aug 2013 #40
Absolute ignorance - off the chart with some outright shameless bigotry imo lunasun Aug 2013 #41
I do not believe most members of DU are transphobic. branford Aug 2013 #42
No not most, but plenty are prejudiced against transgendered people and gay people it is Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #84
wish things were different Chaco Dundee Aug 2013 #43
Thank you, Warren Stupidity, for telling it like it is. Heidi Aug 2013 #44
It is utterly shameful to see - Hell Hath No Fury Aug 2013 #45
Yeah Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #47
+1 TomClash Aug 2013 #48
I did not see one thing Blecht Aug 2013 #49
You only learned that today? Recursion Aug 2013 #50
I could see it coming so I avoided DU most of today...nt uriel1972 Aug 2013 #51
It has been very disillusioning madaboutharry Aug 2013 #52
There is a long history of transphobia and homophobia here. Jamastiene Aug 2013 #53
Theres really a homophobia/transphobia contingent on DU? Of all places? 7962 Aug 2013 #81
Yes there is. NealK Aug 2013 #225
I'm so sorry Warren, that you've had to endure Emit Aug 2013 #54
Oh man! another_liberal Aug 2013 #75
Alert abuse on your jury results notice. Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #92
+1 freshwest Aug 2013 #228
Anyone transphobic should be instabanned Starry Messenger Aug 2013 #55
Who are we to judge. Phlem Aug 2013 #56
with respect to right wingers Phlem Aug 2013 #60
I finally read some of it. Blecccccchhhhh! Morning Dew Aug 2013 #57
The internet is a hateful place mockmonkey Aug 2013 #58
a lot of people have had little exposure to transgender people. Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #59
My child's godfather is TG. 35 years of hell until the surgery was completed. But it still wasn't freshwest Aug 2013 #62
i just want to hug you barbtries Aug 2013 #254
Thanks, I'm having to go back and edit because it still makes me so upset I can't say it right. freshwest Aug 2013 #255
We have a crowd with all the decency and warmth of a Vogan payday loan company. TheKentuckian Aug 2013 #64
l think a lot of people need more exposure RudynJack Aug 2013 #66
There is a difference between slipping in conversation - Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #96
I think that is right davidpdx Aug 2013 #112
My BNL, who I refer to above, was a person who made sure we referred to him as a 'he' long before freshwest Aug 2013 #191
I'm sorry... RudynJack Aug 2013 #243
No problemo. BNL = Brother-In-Law; SAS = Sexual Assignment Surgery. freshwest Aug 2013 #248
Thank you. RudynJack Aug 2013 #253
... xchrom Aug 2013 #68
Everyone in this country has the right . . . another_liberal Aug 2013 #69
Soidarity undergroundpanther Aug 2013 #70
I too have no tolerance Harmony Blue Aug 2013 #85
Can you oppose Manning and not be transphobic? davidpdx Aug 2013 #72
I agree. My opinions were formed well before I knew of his gender identity. 7962 Aug 2013 #74
Please either changes your gender pronouns, Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #88
Actually you responded to the wrong post davidpdx Aug 2013 #93
No - follow the links on the right corner of the post. Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #98
Gender, not sex - Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #89
Has nothing to do with that davidpdx Aug 2013 #99
It isn't twisting words - Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #101
I admit I don't know much about it so I'll use Google and learn davidpdx Aug 2013 #104
And that is a valid point. Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #107
I dunno, when one compares hormone treatment to wanting a 50" tv, probably not. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #117
Do you think everyone who opposes what Manning did thinks that? davidpdx Aug 2013 #182
no. Nor have I ever said that, so I'm wondering why you are persisting in beating this particular Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #195
I wasn't beating it, just looking for an answer davidpdx Aug 2013 #222
That's fucked up. You can still go back and alert that. it's TOS. They shouldn't be here. freshwest Aug 2013 #229
That's the result of having... 99Forever Aug 2013 #78
Not only that, I had a post deleted calling out the ugliest bigotry I have ever seen here. The Link Aug 2013 #79
Skinner's House is always hateful during such times and should be avoided by good people Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #91
so true. nt La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2013 #178
First, you must de-humanize "the enemy". nt Romulox Aug 2013 #97
Manning's punishment has nothing to do with being transgender. MjolnirTime Aug 2013 #103
So you don't think he should receive medical care in prison? The Link Aug 2013 #105
He is not sick. If he does get ill, he will be treated. MjolnirTime Aug 2013 #108
First - care for trans* individuals does not necessarily involve surgery. Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #119
Oh, I think he might have been sick. Orsino Aug 2013 #127
No she is not sick but she has a medical condition maddezmom Aug 2013 #128
It's a well-known condition, not a choice. See my reply on thread. Doctors at the trial agreed. freshwest Aug 2013 #235
BYE! alp227 Aug 2013 #183
I'm starting to feel a bit guilty for attracting bigots to the admin bug zapper. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #214
My dear Warren, I wish I could absorb your pain away Catherina Aug 2013 #110
Yes indeedy they are, and also have issues with HC for all, and numerous other mytsifying... Safetykitten Aug 2013 #113
A lot of it is about power. It is easy to bully on the internet. Righteous bullying. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #116
Phobic or Intolerant? NashuaDW Aug 2013 #118
In its general usage it also covers bigoted assholes. nt. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #171
It's a learning curve that people will be going through. Kablooie Aug 2013 #121
k&R n/t lupinella Aug 2013 #123
Hope for the change I see in post on inmate rape duhneece Aug 2013 #125
Well, untill... bobclark86 Aug 2013 #131
Yep! Shameful isn't it? There's quite a few of them on this board. Little Star Aug 2013 #132
So sorry you had to witness that. City Lights Aug 2013 #133
So many bigoted slugs, and not enough salt... backscatter712 Aug 2013 #134
I've learned more and more that DU is NOT what I used to think it was! DU can be RKP5637 Aug 2013 #136
I understand, I've seen it too loveandlight Aug 2013 #137
Many being 1 out of 10, 1 out of 20, 1 out of 50? snooper2 Aug 2013 #138
What percentage would you find acceptable? The Link Aug 2013 #140
just asking for a definition of "many" snooper2 Aug 2013 #145
Most of them are transignorant. KamaAina Aug 2013 #141
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #151
Wow blogslut Aug 2013 #154
Genitalia is NOT the same as gender MadrasT Aug 2013 #155
You are ignorant. Educate yourself, please. n/m Morning Dew Aug 2013 #156
Alerted. Why is this bigotry tolerated on DU? n/t backscatter712 Aug 2013 #158
Wrong. A person may have female chromosomes and male genitalia. Identity is not genitals or DNA. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #160
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Who cares if it is fabricated! You must hate veterans who have fabricated limbs! You have no logic! Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #164
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BOOYAH! Pizza has been served! backscatter712 Aug 2013 #175
Who was it? L0oniX Aug 2013 #197
A low-post-count Beavis & Butthead troll. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #207
Consider that phobia Newest Reality Aug 2013 #152
This country needs to grow up felix_numinous Aug 2013 #168
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #170
Gender is defined by the brain. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #173
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #184
K&R. Call Me Wesley Aug 2013 #186
I must admit, I'm ignorant when it comes to transgender. DrewFlorida Aug 2013 #187
It seems like Tien1985 Aug 2013 #205
Gender is determined in the brain, not between the legs. n/t backscatter712 Aug 2013 #208
Some People Just Lack Any Kind Of Empathy For Anyone. colsohlibgal Aug 2013 #188
That's the definition of a sociopath. n/t totodeinhere Aug 2013 #217
Thank you for your heartfelt OP grantcart Aug 2013 #198
People fear what they don't understand tavalon Aug 2013 #212
Honestly, its not something I think about easily bhikkhu Aug 2013 #220
I'm sorry you've had to experience this sort of bigotry thucythucy Aug 2013 #223
Here's a nice historical explainer... eggplant Aug 2013 #257
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