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In reply to the discussion: Yo, DU. I think we all need to take a deep breath, just for a moment, to remember [View all]Ms. Toad
(33,992 posts)or the life of someone you love, it IS personal.
When you are being told that your closest friend, who transitioned recently in her 5th decade of life is still male because she hasn't surgically removed the boy bits and pieces she was born with, it IS personal.
When you accepted a foster child into your home following a suicide attempt, and listened to him spending nearly every night banging his head against a pole in your basement - trying to make the male voice inside vanish from the female body it inhabited, it IS personal.
And being told to "chill" because "Corporate Oligarchs LOVE to see {divisive, reciprocally disrespectful, culture warfare} on progressive websites" is hurtful, and patronizing. It is the equivalent of being told to get to the back of the bus because the scene you're causing is attracting too much attention.