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In reply to the discussion: Today I learned that many people posting here are transphobic. [View all]kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)30. I have learned that being ambiguous about the pronouns is
as great a sin as expressing overt hatred of Trans people. Possibly even worse.
People here need to grow up and stop acting like children just because somebody else is not perfect 100% of the time.
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Today I learned that many people posting here are transphobic. [View all]
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2013
OP
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
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
i've never met a transgendered person (edited ... opps, wrong, it was no big deal that i forgot it.
shireen
Aug 2013
#202
Manning will be remembered positively long after Obama has become a mere footnote in history and
HardTimes99
Aug 2013
#23
You do understand that she is transgender and that she wants to go through the transition process.
hrmjustin
Aug 2013
#233
Well that is rude. If a person is transgender and has not completely transition you still call the
hrmjustin
Aug 2013
#237
If you were in front of a person who is transgender that has not fully transition would you still
hrmjustin
Aug 2013
#239
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
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
I'll be honest, I alerted on this post for calling transgendered people delusional...
Humanist_Activist
Aug 2013
#258
What Manning taught us is mostly what we already knew. If you were born before 1950 all of these
kelliekat44
Aug 2013
#82
Well, I have been banned from LGBT group due to a little skirmish awhile back
Doctor_J
Aug 2013
#139
Are you trying to make up new acronyms on your own? You have to go through the committee dude-
snooper2
Aug 2013
#142
You have to be logged in to be selected for jury. For your theory to work ...
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2013
#176
Sad. I had a comment hidden from a non-serious thread for using the word "teleprompter"!!
7962
Aug 2013
#73
Met my first transgender 30 years ago when I shared an office. Everyone was cool about it.
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2013
#65
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 haven't seen a single one, which means I must have all the little piggie transphobes on ignore.
Zorra
Aug 2013
#25
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
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
May we all become educated and compassionate toward all fellow human beings. n/t
Fire Walk With Me
Aug 2013
#34
I'm not sure that Catherina is homophobic or against transgenders from that OP.
Fire Walk With Me
Aug 2013
#143
Okay, thanks. This is mis-communication; Catherina is not homophobic but the army is, etc.
Fire Walk With Me
Aug 2013
#166
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
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
I happen to think that Skinner, EarlG, and Elad are fucking geniuses. And I don't say that lightly.
msanthrope
Aug 2013
#193
...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
No not most, but plenty are prejudiced against transgendered people and gay people it is
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#84
My child's godfather is TG. 35 years of hell until the surgery was completed. But it still wasn't
freshwest
Aug 2013
#62
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
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 dunno, when one compares hormone treatment to wanting a 50" tv, probably not.
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2013
#117
no. Nor have I ever said that, so I'm wondering why you are persisting in beating this particular
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2013
#195
That's fucked up. You can still go back and alert that. it's TOS. They shouldn't be here.
freshwest
Aug 2013
#229
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
It's a well-known condition, not a choice. See my reply on thread. Doctors at the trial agreed.
freshwest
Aug 2013
#235
I'm starting to feel a bit guilty for attracting bigots to the admin bug zapper.
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2013
#214
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
I've learned more and more that DU is NOT what I used to think it was! DU can be
RKP5637
Aug 2013
#136
Wrong. A person may have female chromosomes and male genitalia. Identity is not genitals or DNA.
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2013
#160
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